A flexible software framework for real-world experiments and temperature-controlled testbeds

Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Publikationsdatum
2018-10-01
Sprache
English
Author
Hartung, Robert 
Kulau, Ulf 
Lichtblau, Niels 
Wolf, Lars 
TORE-URI
http://hdl.handle.net/11420/10861
Start Page
30
End Page
37
Citation
Proceedings of the Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking, MOBICOM: 30-37 (2018-10-01)
Contribution to Conference
12th ACM International Workshop on Wireless Network Testbeds, Experimental Evaluation and Characterization, WiNTECH 2018, co-located with ACM MobiCom 2018 
Publisher DOI
10.1145/3267204.3267207
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85061506939
Publisher
ACM
Both reliability and robustness are required for applications in the field of wireless sensor networks and the internet of things. Testbeds are a usefool tool to verify both hardware and software concepts under realistic conditions. However, existing testbeds often are fitted to specific use cases. This paper presents a software framework to build testbeds for various applications and scenarios. The module architecture of our framework approach is presented in detail. Communication is based on MQTT which fulfills both the need to be flexible, but also to scale well for larger testbeds. Key requirements are derived from our existing use cases, an outdoor scenario and an indoor, temperature-controlled testbed. We present our temperature-controlled chambers in detail and compare their performance to existing testbeds.
DDC Class
004: Informatik
600: Technik
Funding Organisations
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) 
More Funding Information
This paper is part of the REAP project and the research was partially funded by the German Research Council (DFG) under the grant no. BU 3282/2-1.