Mobile Ad Hoc Network Emulation Environment

Abstract

To support research in wireless mobile ad hoc networks the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have worked jointly to establish an advanced emulation environment. A key component is a Mobile Ad-Hoc Network emulation test bed where algorithms and applications can be subjected to representative wireless network conditions. The test bed is based on a version of the "MANE" (Mobile Ad hoc Network Emulator) software originally developed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). Consulting & Engineering Next Generation Networks (CENGEN) has enhanced MANE by implementing a modular, extensible architecture which allows advanced modeling methods and computing technologies to be incorporated into the environment. This paper discuses the current capabilities of Mobile Network Emulation for conducting empirical evaluation and demonstration of MANET technologies and is organized into 5 sections: (1) introduction to the role of emulation in network modeling, (2) mobile network emulators background (3) emulation system components (4) future plans and (5) conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA532321

Entities

People

  • Brian Adamson
  • Brian Rivera
  • Natalie Ivanic

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ad Hoc Networks
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Department Of Defense
  • High Performance Computing
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mesh Networks
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Reliability
  • Wireless Networks

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Networking
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.