The ARL Topodef Tool-Concept and Usage

Abstract

This report describes the functional features of the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Topodef tool, a graphical tool and method for custom-designing network topology of a mobile ad hoc network to support emulation. The tool is also known as a scenario-generator capable of generating a set of mobility traces or a set of textual definitions of a dynamic network topology. The tool is being used to edit a set of existing mobility traces to meet a research requirement. Instructions for using the tool are documented in this report. The tool is now being used at government and industrial laboratories. Known users of the tool include the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Telcordia Inc., and Sparta Inc.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA508580

Entities

People

  • Binh P. Nguyen

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Computer Networks
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Mobility
  • Navigation
  • Network Topology
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Python Programming Language
  • Radio Transmission
  • Xml

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Computer Networking
  • Database Systems and Applications