1st International Conference on Integrated Internet Ad hoc and Sensor Networks

Research Article

A testbed and methodology for experimental evaluation of wireless mobile ad hoc networks

  • @INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/TRIDNT.2005.5,
        author={Erik  Nordstrom and Per  Gunningberg and Henrik  Lundgren},
        title={A testbed and methodology for experimental evaluation of wireless mobile ad hoc networks},
        proceedings={1st International Conference on Integrated Internet Ad hoc and Sensor Networks},
        publisher={IEEE},
        proceedings_a={TRIDENTCOM},
        year={2005},
        month={3},
        keywords={},
        doi={10.1109/TRIDNT.2005.5}
    }
    
  • Erik Nordstrom
    Per Gunningberg
    Henrik Lundgren
    Year: 2005
    A testbed and methodology for experimental evaluation of wireless mobile ad hoc networks
    TRIDENTCOM
    IEEE
    DOI: 10.1109/TRIDNT.2005.5
Erik Nordstrom1,*, Per Gunningberg1,*, Henrik Lundgren1,*
  • 1: Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University
*Contact email: erikn@it.uu.se, perg@it.uu.se, henrikl@it.uu.se

Abstract

Wireless mobile ad hoc network experimentation is subjected to stochastic factors from the radio environment and node mobility. To achieve test repeatability and result re-producibility such stochastic factors need to be controlled or assessed in order to obtain conclusive results. This has implications on the design of testbeds. We present a methodology that addresses repeatability and describe how it has guided us in the design of our Ad hoc Protocol Evaluation (APE) testbed. Finally, by using APE, we present side-by-side routing protocol comparison results and show a radio phenomena that is not visible in simulations.