A Low-Cost, IP-Based Mobile Network Emulator (MNE)

Abstract

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Mobile Network Emulator (MNE) is a low-cost, flexible wireless mobile internetwork protocol (IP) test environment that provides flexible, dynamic topology control and manipulation for testing of both IPv4 and IPv6 dynamic network scenarios. Direct and indirect software support for network node motion modeling is supported. We describe the emulation design and various software and hardware support components. We also provide a case example of how the mobile emulation system has been applied with a set of ancillary visualization tools, motion generators, and network analysis tools. Finally, we discuss how such an emulation environment provides a valuable engineering tool supplementing more abstract simulation studies and costly, time-consuming field trials of mobile network systems and software.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA464904

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Weston
  • Joseph P. MacKer
  • William Chao

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cellular Networks
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Emulation
  • Network Protocols
  • Network Topology
  • Operating Systems
  • Simulations
  • System Software
  • Visualizations
  • Wireless Communications
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Software Engineering.