Two emulation based methods for evaluating mobile adhoc network middleware

摘要

In this paper we propose two emulation methods for evaluating software for mobile ad hoc networks(MANET). The behaviors of software for MANET are effected by the changes of the network topology caused by the movements of nodes and obstacles. Although evaluating of such software requires the changes of the topology of ad hoc network, it is a hard task in practical environments. Our emulation methods are based on i) controll of the strength of electric wave, ii) a topology emulation station. These methods lighten the load to change the topology on practical wireless MANET. We confirmed the practicality of the former method by fundamental experiments.