Towards Comparable Simulations of Cooperating Objects and Wireless Sensor Networks
Ref: HURRAY-TR-090707 Publication Date: 29, Jul, 2009
Towards Comparable Simulations of Cooperating Objects and Wireless Sensor Networks
Ref: HURRAY-TR-090707 Publication Date: 29, Jul, 2009Abstract:
Simulators are indispensable tools to support the development and
testing of cooperating objects such as wireless sensor networks
(WSN). However, it is often not possible to compare the results
of different simulation tools. Thus, the goal of this paper is the
specification of a generic simulation platform for cooperating objects.
We propose a platform that consists of a set of simulators
that together fulfill desired simulator properties. We show that to
achieve comparable results the use of a common specification language
for the software-under-test is not feasible. Instead, we argue
that using common input formats for the simulated environment
and common output formats for the results is useful. This again
motivates that a simulation tool consisting of a set of existing simulators
that are able to use common scenario-input and can produce
common output which will bring us a step closer to the vision of
achieving comparable simulation results.
Thiemo Voigt
Anis KoubâaDocument:
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Record Date: 29, Jul, 2009