Network-control cosimulation framework for NCS

Abstract

In this work a new test platform to develop control/network codesign solutions for NCS's is presented, based on the NS-2 network simulation suite, and focused in the transport layer. Simulation results with the test platform are presented to know network and control relationships from a network point of view, using TCP/IP shared networks. Interesting remarks have been made, and concluded that a transport protocol with fairness, best-effort and flow-control features, correlated with some NCS data selection scheme can improve the performance of the NCS and simplify its design.