On real world experiments with wireless multihop networks [Elektronische Ressource] : design, realization, and analysis / vorgelegt von Wolfgang Kiess

On Real-World Experimentswith Wireless Multihop Networks—Design, Realization, and AnalysisInaugural-DissertationzurErlangung des Doktorgrades derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨atder Heinrich-Heine-Universit¨at Dus¨ seldorfvorgelegt vonWolfgang Kiessaus Kunz¨ elsauApril 2008Aus dem Institut fur¨ Informatikder Heinrich-Heine-Universit¨at Dus¨ seldorfGedruckt mit der Genehmigung derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakult¨at derHeinrich-Heine-Universit¨at Dusse¨ ldorfReferent: Prof. Dr. Martin MauveHeinrich-Heine-Universit¨at Dusse¨ ldorfKoreferent: Prof. Dr. Stefan ConradHeinrich-Heine-Universit¨at Dusse¨ ldorfTag der mundlic¨ hen Prufung¨ : 03.06.2008AbstractInwirelessmultihopnetworks(WMN),nodescooperatetoforwarddatapacketsforeachother. This forwarding works without infrastructure, being a huge advantage if no suchinfrastructureisavailable,e.g. becauseithasbeendestroyedbyadisaster. Furthermore,this networking paradigm is also promising in the context of vehicular safety and trafficefficiency applications. After years of simulation-based research, the next step in thedevelopmentofthisparadigmisitsevaluationunderreal-worldconditions. However,dueto the distributed nature of such a network in combination with the complex effects ofelectromagneticwavepropagation, itisextremelydifficulttoperformtheseexperimentssystematically. In this thesis, we tackle the fundamental problems of the control andanalysis of such experiments.