NDLI: Mapping link SNRs of real-world wireless networks onto an indoor testbed

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Lei, J. Yates, R. Greenstein, L. Hang Liu
Copyright Year	2002
Abstract	Network simulation packages such as NS-2 and OPNET have been shown to be a limited option for cross-layer experimentation in wireless networking because they cannot faithfully capture the propagation and interference characteristics of wireless channels. Recent research on network cross-layer optimizations further raises this concern due to the close interaction between physical layer feedback and higher layer protocols. To overcome this shortcoming, wireless testbeds have been used wherein novel protocols and application concepts can be assessed in a realistic environment under controlled and repeatable conditions. Since average signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) often determines the performance of a wireless link, our goal is to seek link SNR mapping methods that replicate real-world link SNRs onto an indoor testbed. Specifically, we devise and assess link SNR mapping methodologies for two different applications: hierarchical networks with a fixed access point (AP), and mesh networks. For the AP-based networks, we employ the minimum weight matching algorithm to minimize the root-mean-square (RMS) mapping error between the testbed and real-world SNRs. For the mesh networks, to avoid the technical difficulties inherent in ldquoforward mappingrdquo, we develop a ldquoreverse mappingrdquo method by which we turn a testbed configuration with specified link SNRs into a real-world configuration. By inducing the link gain difference between the testbed and the real-world distance-dependent path loss to have a log-normal distribution, a very close approximation to real-world shadow fading is achieved. We present results for a variety of indoor and outdoor real-world scenarios to demonstrate the generality of our method.
Starting Page	157
Ending Page	165
Page Count	9
File Size	705551
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15361276
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-01-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Wireless networks Testing Mesh networks Packaging Interference Physical layer Feedback Wireless application protocol Signal to noise ratio Signal mapping normality test Mesh network testbed constrained optimization
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Applied Mathematics Electrical and Electronic Engineering Computer Science Applications

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