2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities

Research Article

Virtual distributed testbed for optimisation and coexistence of heterogeneous systems

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649161,
        author={Jonathan Rodriguez and A.  Gameiro and C.  Politis and G.  Kormentzas and Nicolas  Ibrahim},
        title={Virtual distributed testbed for optimisation and coexistence of heterogeneous systems},
        proceedings={2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
        year={2012},
        month={3},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649161}
    }
    
  • Jonathan Rodriguez
    A. Gameiro
    C. Politis
    G. Kormentzas
    Nicolas Ibrahim
    Year: 2012
    Virtual distributed testbed for optimisation and coexistence of heterogeneous systems
    TRIDENTCOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/TRIDNT.2006.1649161
Jonathan Rodriguez1,*, A. Gameiro1, C. Politis2, G. Kormentzas3, Nicolas Ibrahim4
  • 1: Instituto de Telecomunicações/Univ. Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
  • 2: CCSR, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH Surrey, UK
  • 3: National Center for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’, 15310, Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, POB 60228, Athens, Greece
  • 4: FTR&D, 38/40 rue du Général Leclerc, 92794 Issy les Moulineaux, France
*Contact email: jonathan@av.it.pt

Abstract

The renown beyond 3G scenario depicts a diverse wireless networking world of "network-of-wireless-networks" accommodating a variety of radio technologies and mobile service requirements in a seamless manner. The achievement of this vision raises significant research challenges in view of system coexistence, system scale, interoperability, and evaluation tool design to provide a framework for cost-effective assessment of optimisation algorithms within a heterogeneous system environment. The UNITE (virtual distributed testbed for optimisation and coexistence of heterogeneous systems) platform aims to address the aforementioned research challenges by implementing an efficient, accurate and scalable virtual distributed testbed to support cross-system, and cross-layer optimization of heterogeneous systems in a unified manner. Through the use of the virtual testbed, cross-layer and cross-system interactions between next generation wireless systems and protocols can be investigated, without neglecting important real-system details.