3rd International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities (TridentCom)

Research Article

SPHERE – A Simulation Platform for Heterogeneous Wireless Systems

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444672,
        author={J. Goz\^{a}lvez and D. Mart\^{\i}n-Sacrist\^{a}n and M. Lucas-Estan and J.F. Monserrat and J.J. Gonzales-Deliciado and D. Goz\^{a}lvez and M. Marhuenda},
        title={SPHERE -- A Simulation Platform for Heterogeneous Wireless Systems},
        proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities (TridentCom)},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
        year={2008},
        month={2},
        keywords={Heterogeneous Access Networks Simulation Platform System Level Common Radio Resource Management},
        doi={10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444672}
    }
    
  • J. Gozálvez
    D. Martín-Sacristán
    M. Lucas-Estan
    J.F. Monserrat
    J.J. Gonzales-Deliciado
    D. Gozálvez
    M. Marhuenda
    Year: 2008
    SPHERE – A Simulation Platform for Heterogeneous Wireless Systems
    TRIDENTCOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/TRIDENTCOM.2007.4444672
J. Gozálvez1,*, D. Martín-Sacristán2, M. Lucas-Estan1, J.F. Monserrat2, J.J. Gonzales-Deliciado1,*, D. Gozálvez2, M. Marhuenda2
  • 1: Signal Theory and Communications Division, University Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain
  • 2: iTEAM Research Institute, Mobile Communication Group, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
*Contact email: j.gozalvez@umh.es, jomondel@dcom.upv.es

Abstract

This paper presents SPHERE, a Simulation Platform for HEterogeneous wiREless systems, and describes its motivation, methodology and implementation approach. This advanced system level simulation platform emulates simultaneously the transmission of GPRS, EDGE Multi-slot, HSDPA and WLAN at the packet level, which allows conducting novel investigations on common radio resource management for beyond 3G systems or on the optimization of radio resource management techniques. This paper presents the simulation platform, validates it and introduces its research potential.