Geometric mesh partitioning: implementation and experiments
IPPS '95 Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Parallel Processing
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach
The Node Distribution of the Random Waypoint Mobility Model for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing
A quantitative evaluation of the MeshTest wireless testbed
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Testbeds and research infrastructures for the development of networks & communities
Delay-tolerant network experiments on the meshtest wireless testbed
Proceedings of the third ACM workshop on Challenged networks
Validation of a miniaturized wireless network testbed
Proceedings of the third ACM international workshop on Wireless network testbeds, experimental evaluation and characterization
On topology creation for an indoor wireless grid
Proceedings of the third ACM international workshop on Wireless network testbeds, experimental evaluation and characterization
On the fidelity of 802.11 packet traces
PAM'08 Proceedings of the 9th international conference on Passive and active network measurement
Design considerations for a multihop wireless network testbed
IEEE Communications Magazine
Flow-based partitioning of network testbed experiments
Computer Networks: The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking
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The MeshTest wireless testbed allows users to conduct repeatable mobile experiments with real radio hardware under controlled conditions. The test-bed uses shielded enclosures and a matrix switch of programmable attenuators to produce multi-hop scenarios and simulate the effects of mobility and fading. Previous work focused on the theory and performance of a single-switch testbed. Connecting more than 16 nodes requires multiple matrix switches and introduces theoretical and practical challenges. In this paper we examine, in theoretical and practical terms, two potential designs for a scalable version of the MeshTest testbed, and identify one design that seems to provide the most promising test environment. For this type of multi-switch system, performance improves a great deal if nodes that are close together in the physical scenario are also connected to the same RF switch. Rather than restrict the mobility of the nodes, we show how software virtualization can be used to migrate running node images from one switch to another to maintain the proximity of the nodes attached to each RF switch and improve testbed performance. We also describe our new testbed control architecture, that is an important part of making MeshTest scalable.