Title :
TestbedProfiler: A validation tool for wireless sensor network testbed deployment
Author :
Metcalf, C.S. ; Camp, Tracy ; Colagrosso, Michael ; Chase, Oliver
Abstract :
We present TestbedProfiler, a wireless sensor network application suite developed to help guide the installation of WSN testbeds. TestbedProfiler can be used to assist the deployment of a WSN testbed by evaluating proposed mote locations in terms of connectivity and signal strength. We developed TestbedProfiler and used it to evaluate the Casino Lab and the Edgar Mine testbeds owned by the Colorado School of Mines. We found TestbedProfiler to be instrumental in understanding how the motes communicate and how the testbeds could be improved. We believe that TestbedProfiler can improve testbed deployments, leading to improved real-life wireless sensor network applications.
Keywords :
quality of service; wireless sensor networks; Casino Lab; TestbedProfiler; connectivity strength; signal strength; validation tool; wireless sensor network testbed deployment; Capability maturity model; Educational institutions; Hardware; Servers; Software; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; WSN testbed; WSN testbed deployment; wireless sensor network testbed;
Conference_Titel :
Local Computer Networks (LCN), 2010 IEEE 35th Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8387-7
DOI :
10.1109/LCN.2010.5735697
