Title :
The Programmable Network Prototyping System
Author :
Cieslak, R. ; Fawaz, A. ; Sachs, S. ; Varaiya, P. ; Walrand, J. ; Li, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Programmable Network Prototyping System (PNPS), which is a rapid-prototyping tool used for emulating a wide variety of communication networks, is discussed. There are two parts to the PNPS hardware: the reusable hardware modules and the control and observation system. The reusable hardware modules consist of a channel emulator and a collection of node emulators. The channel emulator can be programmed to behave like a variety of network topologies, and each node emulator is configured to behave like a node on a network under study. The control and observation system links these modules together for configuration, experimentation, and monitoring purposes. There are three phases to using PNPS. first, the various components of a proposed network are designed. Next, the components are combined and run on the hardware while its behavior is monitored. Finally, the monitoring data is analyzed in order to evaluate the network design. A menu-driven user interface guides the user through the various tools of the system
Keywords :
telecommunication networks; telecommunications computing; Programmable Network Prototyping System; channel emulator; communication networks; control and observation system; hardware modules; menu-driven user interface; node emulators; Communication networks; Communication system control; Control systems; Hardware; Monitoring; Network topology; Power system interconnection; Protocols; Prototypes; Software prototyping;
Conference_Titel :
INFOCOM '89. Proceedings of the Eighth Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies. Technology: Emerging or Converging, IEEE
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, Ont.
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-1920-1
DOI :
10.1109/INFCOM.1989.101479
