2015/11/03 by Torsten Braun, Braun, Torsten, Coluson, Geoff +2
Computer Science · #Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks #Mobile Ad Hoc Networks #Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks
paper · doi:10.14279/tuj.eceasst.37.505
openalex publication_date 2024/04/05 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/01
We present a design that accommodates ‘virtual mobility’ in a wireless sensor network testbed. Virtually-mobile nodes can be physical, simulated or emulated, and virtual mobility for all three types is treated uniformly by embedding the nodes in a virtual space. In operation, the traffic of virtually-mobile nodes is intercepted and redirected to a mobility model from where it is selectively forwarded to other nodes that are virtually in range. We present a distributed implementation architecture that potentially allows the simulation/emulation of large-scale wireless sensor networks with large numbers of virtually-mobile nodes.