A System for Calibrating and Validating Military Ad-Hoc Network Models

Author

Green, David B. ; Reddy, Ranga

fYear

2006

fDate

23-25 Oct. 2006

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

In this paper, we describe various methods for calibrating and validating mobile ad-hoc network (MANET) models, outline the difficulties in validating these models, and propose a method for validation via an RF emulator. We describe possible designs of RF emulators and weigh the pros and cons of the competing designs. We describe the types of tests designed for both the simulation environment and the emulator and we describe how to compare the output of these tests to validate the simulation model. We will conclude with a case study in the use of an actual RF emulator to validate aspects of models for DARPA

Keywords

ad hoc networks; calibration; military communication; mobile radio; DARPA; MANET; RF emulator; calibration; military network; mobile ad-hoc network model; Ad hoc networks; Calibration; Mobile ad hoc networks; Mobile communication; Probability distribution; Protocols; Radio frequency; Software testing; Statistical analysis; System testing; Mobile Ad-hoc Networking (MANET); Modeling and simulation; calibration; performance evaluation; validation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Military Communications Conference, 2006. MILCOM 2006. IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0617-X

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0618-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MILCOM.2006.302397

Filename

4086640