Developing wireless sensor network applications in a virtual environment

We describe our “holistic” platform for developing wireless ad hoc sensor networks and focus on its most representative and essential virtualization component: VUE 2 (the Virtual Underlay Emulation Engine). Its role is to provide a vehicle for the authoritative emulation of complete networked applic...

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Published in:Telecommunication systems 2010-10, Vol.45 (2-3), p.165-176
Main Authors: Boers, Nicholas M., Gburzyński, Paweł, Nikolaidis, Ioanis, Olesiński, Włodek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Artificial Intelligence
Business and Management
Computer Communication Networks
Electric communication systems
IT in Business
Mathematical models
Networks
Operating systems
Platforms
Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
Programming
Sensors
Software
Studies
Telecommunications systems
Virtualization
Wireless communication
Wireless networks
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Summary:We describe our “holistic” platform for developing wireless ad hoc sensor networks and focus on its most representative and essential virtualization component: VUE 2 (the Virtual Underlay Emulation Engine). Its role is to provide a vehicle for the authoritative emulation of complete networked applications before physically deploying any wireless nodes. The goal is to be able to verify those applications exhaustively before programming the hardware, such that no further (field) tests are necessary. We explain how VUE 2 achieves this goal owing to several facilitating factors, most notably the powerful programming paradigm that our platform adopts. As implied by the holistic nature of the discussed system, our work touches upon operating systems, simulation, network protocols, real-time systems, and programming methodology.
ISSN:1018-4864
1572-9451
DOI:10.1007/s11235-009-9246-x