Symphony: Simulation, emulation, and virtualization framework for accurate WSN experimentation

Abstract

We have developed a simulation framework for testing and validation of WSN applications which closely resembles processes happening inside real equipment including hardware and software induced delays. The core of the framework consists of a virtualized operating system and an emulated hardware platform integrated with a general purpose network simulator ns-3. Besides an ability of experimenting with the real code base as in the real deployments our framework allows testing the boundary effects of different hardware components on the performance of distributed applications and protocols. All in all the presented framework allows to substantially shorten the development cycle of WSN applications.