Survey of Simulation Tools for Sensor Networks

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Survey of Simulation Tools for Sensor Networks

• Presentation 3
• 24/07/2006
• Shaoping,Yuan
• Next presentation06/11/2006 1400-1700

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TOSSIM

• Fidelity captures TinyOS behavior at a very low
  level
• Models provides abstraction of certain
  real-world phenomena (bit error)
• Realisation builds directly from TinyOS code.
• Authority should not be considered as an
  end-point of evaluation

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Setup and run a simulation

• Installation download and install TinyOS from
  http//www.moteiv.com/
• CVS update http//sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id2
  8656
• Install cygwin/x http//x.cygwin.com/
• Compiling and running a simulation
• Enter an application directory (e.g.
  /apps/Blink), type make pc to compile a
  simulation of the application
• run the blink simulation by typing the
  order run build/pc/main.exe 7
• Viewing the result of simulation in tinyviz
• enter the directory /net/tools/java/sim,
  type make, to compile the tinyviz
• type tinyviz directly under the directory
  to open the GUI

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TinyViz
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TinyViz

• Plugin helps the user to implement individual
  model
• Advantage add some mobility to TOSSIM, change
  the topology dynamically
• Disadvantage only can be changed manually

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Tython scripting TOSSIM

• Completes TinyVizs visualization by adding a
  scripting interface to TOSSIM
• Advantage Can repeat the exact simulation every
  time

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Scenario description Firefighter

• Place South part of Etage 2, NW1, Uni Bremen
• Description There is a fire, a firefighter moves
  in from the entrance in order to search for
  survivals.
• Model a moving node is creating new nodes in a
  certain topology, all nodes should communicate
  with the gateway at the entrance and the moving
  node.
• Physic and MAC protocol 802.15.4

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Scenario description Firefighter
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TOSSIM
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TOSSIM
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To be continue...

• TOSSIM example with mobility
• TOSSIM simulation with specific scenario
• PtinyOS
• ...

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Reference

• TinyOS tutorial
• http//www.tinyos.net/tinyos-1.x/doc/tutorial
  /lesson1.html
• TOSSIM A simulator for TinyOS networks
• Philip Levis and Nelson Lee
• CVS update
• http//sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id28656
• Tython
• http//www.tinyos.net/tinyos-1.x/doc/tython/ma
  nual.htmlsecintro