The IBBT w-iLab.t: A Large-Scale Generic Experimentation Facility for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

Stefan Bouckaert; Bart Jooris; Pieter Becue; Ingrid Moerman; Piet Demeester

Testbeds and Research Infrastructure. Development of Networks and Communities. 8th International ICST Conference, TridentCom 2012, Thessanoliki, Greece, June 11-13, 2012, Revised Selected Papers

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The IBBT w-iLab.t: A Large-Scale Generic Experimentation Facility for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks

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    author={Stefan Bouckaert and Bart Jooris and Pieter Becue and Ingrid Moerman and Piet Demeester},
    title={The IBBT w-iLab.t: A Large-Scale Generic Experimentation Facility for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks},
    proceedings={Testbeds and Research Infrastructure. Development of Networks and Communities. 8th International ICST Conference, TridentCom 2012, Thessanoliki, Greece, June 11-13, 2012, Revised Selected Papers},
    proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
    year={2012},
    month={12},
    keywords={experimentation wireless sensor mesh Wi-Fi cognitive testbed},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-642-35576-9_4}
}

Stefan Bouckaert
Bart Jooris
Pieter Becue
Ingrid Moerman
Piet Demeester
Year: 2012
The IBBT w-iLab.t: A Large-Scale Generic Experimentation Facility for Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
TRIDENTCOM
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-35576-9_4

Stefan Bouckaert¹^,*, Bart Jooris¹, Pieter Becue¹, Ingrid Moerman¹, Piet Demeester¹

1: IBBT - Ghent University

*Contact email: stefan.bouckaert@intec.ugent.be

Abstract

The w-iLab.t is a large-scale generic wireless experimentation facility. Over 260 wireless nodes are installed at two different locations. Every single wireless node is equipped with multiple wireless technologies, namely IEEE 802.15.4, Wi-Fi a/b/g(/n), and on some devices also Bluetooth. Additionally, w-iLab.t provides access to software defined radio platforms and also uses them to characterize the wireless environment during an experiment. The w-iLab.t flexibility and its tools enable experimenters to design and schedule a wide range of wireless experiments, and to collect and process results in a user-friendly way.

Keywords: experimentation wireless sensor mesh Wi-Fi cognitive testbed

Published: 2012-12-06

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-35576-9_4