A scalable architecture for emulating dynamic resource allocation in wireless networks

Abstract

With the increasing size and complexity of emerging military communication networks, low footprint emulation methods are required to evaluate protocols, algorithms and user performance. In this paper we describe a new emulation architecture that is scalable, modular, and responds to real-time changes in topology and link characteristics. We use this scalable emulation testbed to evaluate system performance in a simple Satcom network topology, and enhance it to emulate dynamic resource allocation using distributed software architecture.