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Test-beds for Opportunistic Communication Experiments
Author(s):
- Riccardo M. Scopigno, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella - ISMB, Turin, Italy
- Rui Rocha, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Luis Pedrosa, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
- Andres Kassler, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan, Karlstad, Sweden
- Anna Brunstrom, Karlstad University, Universitetsgatan, Karlstad, Sweden
- Francesco Fileppo, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella - ISMB, Turin, Italy
- Maurizio Spirito, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella - ISMB, Turin, Italy
- Mirko Franceschinis, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella - ISMB, Turin, Italy
Source: Presented at the NEWCOM++ - ACoRN Joint Workshop (NAW09), March 2009
- Riccardo M. Scopigno, Rui Rocha, Luis Pedrosa, Andres Kassler, Anna Brunstrom, Francesco Fileppo, Maurizio Spirito, Mirko Franceschinis; "Test-beds for Opportunistic Communication Experiments", presented at the NEWCOM++ - ACoRN Joint Workshop (NAW09), March, 2009
Abstract:
This poster describes the test-bed facilities of partners involved in the Experimental Joint Research Activity (JRA) of NEWCOM++’s WPR11 – Opportunistic Networking, showing their potentialities and commonalities and putting into perspective the possible joint experiments that can be carried out on these test-beds, not only as stand-alone approaches but also as a support to other WPR11 research activities. Two types of test-beds are considered: i) those supported on powerful wireless nodes organized as a mesh or in an ad-hoc fashion and capable of running traditional user-centric applications and; ii) those supported on a mesh of small wireless nodes, having limited resources and able to perform ambient interaction through specialized sensor devices, usually known as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN).
Presently, the partners are planning to use these test-beds to address several challenges, from which the following are highlighted: i) The use of opportunistic nodes to improve packet forwarding and routing in a mesh structure; ii) Routing based on a fixed or semi-fixed infrastructure where the opportunistic connection is gained on a mesh router acting as a base station or “bridge”; iii) Routing based on a mobile infrastructure where some mobile nodes act as mobile data collectors; iv) Comparative analysis of the effectiveness of several current opportunistic routing and forwarding algorithms and of the use of typical non-opportunistic network architectures, within an opportunistic setting, when in the presence of an opportunistic bundle layer. v) Characterization of opportunistic contacts (e.g. duration, packet loss patterns, etc.) using multiple mobility models.
Copyright:
© Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Instituto Superior Técnico - Technical University of Lisbon, and Karlstad University, 2009
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