A Dot Net framework based physical testbed for ad hoc network routing protocols

This paper proposes a novel physical implementation model for mobile ad hoc routing protocols, in the form of a Dot Net framework based testbed architecture, which follows the OSI model and is extensible enough to support different protocols at each layer. Our architecture can be used to deploy and test ad hoc routing protocols on real wireless devices such as Laptops, PDAs, or any other device supporting the Dot Net framework. An AODV-based implementation of this architecture is provided and validated through experiments using Laptops and Windows Mobile 5 devices.