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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorBinh Quang Nguyen
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A method and apparatus for creating virtual topologies for a mobile ad hoc network comprising generating at least two nodes representing transmitters and/or receivers in the network; each of said at least two nodes having parameters (which may be for example, location, direction, velocity, receiving/transmitting capability); generating a bidirectional or unidirectional link between two nodes when appropriate; storing the specifications of the topology of the network in memory; whereby the stored topologies are adapted to be inputted into a test-bed system capable of emulating a mobile ad-hoc network. Optionally, the images of the nodes and links are displayed on a display and/or may be stored on a programmable storage medium.
A method for creating topologies for a virtual mobile network comprising:
A method for creating and configuring virtual topologies for a mobile network comprising:
A method for creating topologies for a virtual mobile network performed on a computer comprising a graphical display, the method comprising;
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1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to networked communications such as ad-hoc networks, and, more particularly to mobile ad-hoc networks (MANET).
2. Description of the Related Art
The embodiments herein will be better understood from the following detailed description with reference to the drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a graphical illustration of an on-screen menu for choosing the option to create arbitrary links.
FIG. 2 is a graphical illustration of an on-screen window showing icon images for creating/representing nodes and links and a graphical illustration of the Append button for adding a network topology to the scenario being designed.
The embodiments herein and the various features and advantageous details thereof are explained more fully with reference to the non-limiting embodiments that are illustrated in the accompanying drawings and detailed in the following description. Descriptions of well-known components and processing techniques are omitted so as to not unnecessarily obscure the embodiments herein. The examples used herein are intended merely to facilitate an understanding of ways in which the embodiments herein may be practiced and to further enable those of skill in the art to practice the embodiments herein. Accordingly, the examples should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiments herein.
The embodiments herein provide a technique for designing topologies for emulating a MANET. The present invention is intended primarily for use in laboratory environments, however, its use is not limited to laboratories and may be expanded beyond its primary use as a research tool. The present invention was primarily designed to support two different types of emulation test beds: the TEALab and the MANE testbeds. However, the principles of the present invention can be practiced in a variety of other types of test beds.
The main function of an emulation test bed is to create virtual dynamic network topology using a stationary network. Both the TEALab and MANE test beds are functionally equivalent, but architecturally different and require different inputs. The TEALab employs a packet-filtering system tool to control the incoming data packet at a given network interface of a test node to determine network connectivity using a set of textual network topology definitions, specifying which node is connected to which node.