Research Article
MininetE: A Lightweight Emulator for Space Information Networks
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-69069-4_5, author={Tao Lin and Fa Chen and Kanglian Zhao and Yuan Fang and Wenfeng Li}, title={MininetE: A Lightweight Emulator for Space Information Networks}, proceedings={Wireless and Satellite Systems. 11th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2020, Nanjing, China, September 17-18, 2020, Proceedings, Part I}, proceedings_a={WISATS}, year={2021}, month={2}, keywords={Space Information Networks Emulation Linux namespace DTN}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-69069-4_5} }- Tao Lin
Fa Chen
Kanglian Zhao
Yuan Fang
Wenfeng Li
Year: 2021
MininetE: A Lightweight Emulator for Space Information Networks
WISATS
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-69069-4_5
Abstract
With the continuous development of Space Information Networks (SIN), there is an increasing demand for a cost-effective and high-fidelity tool to carry out research on related networking technologies. Neither the real testbed which is expensive nor the simulators which lack realism can meet our requirements. Therefore, this paper introduces MininetE to emulate space networking allowing relatively high-fidelity experiments that can run on the constrained resources of a single laptop. MininetE enhances the well-known Mininet emulator with adequate isolation and implements dynamic topology control with the original SDN capabilities. The validity of MininetE is verified by results of a Delay-/Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) experiment.
