Making the best of two worlds: a framework for hybrid experiments

Authors:
Razvan Beuran;Shinsuke Miwa;Yoichi Shinoda
Affiliations:
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Ishikawa, Japan;National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Ishikawa, Japan;Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan
Venue:
Proceedings of the seventh ACM international workshop on Wireless network testbeds, experimental evaluation and characterization
Year:
2012

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Abstract

In this paper we present the design and implementation of a framework for hybrid experiments that integrates a real-world wireless testbed with a wireless network emulation testbed. The real-world component of the framework, that we call "physical realm", can be used for those experiment aspects that are difficult to perform through emulation, such as real-life communication conditions under the effect of perturbations and weather conditions. Correspondingly, the emulated part of the framework, that we call "emulated realm", can be used for those characteristics that are difficult to address in the real world, such as technologies that are not yet available, large-scale mobility, or for reasons of financial cost. The paper includes a series of proof-of-concept experiments that demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed technique.