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The high bandwidth available at millimeter-wave frequencies allows for very high data rates, and the latest wireless technologies, such as IEEE 802.11ad, are already exploiting this part of the radio spectrum to achieve rates of several GBit/s. ...

Radio level integration (RLI) architectures such as LTE Wi-Fi aggregation (LWA) and LTE Wi-Fi integration with IPSec tunnel (LWIP) are gaining momentum in the context of Multiple Radio Access Technology (Multi-RAT) connectivity in 5G. It is unclear ...

While the work on architectural and algorithmic solutions for 5G has reached a good maturity level, the experimental work lags behind, in particular on the development of open source solutions. In this paper, we describe our implementation experiences ...

To support next generation services, 5G mobile network architectures are increasingly adopting emerging technlogies like software-defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV). Core and radio access functionalities are virtualized ...

Current IEEE 802.11ad millimeter-wave consumer devices use phased antenna arrays with a fixed set of pre-defined beam patterns. Such an approach has the advantage of being very low complexity and easy to implement. However, custom beam patterns adapted ...

Both reliability and robustness are required for applicationsin the field of wireless sensor networks and the internet ofthings. Testbeds are a usefool tool to verify both hardwareand software concepts under realistic conditions. However,existing ...

Experimental validation of novel network solutions, protocols, and applications gains increasing importance. The complexity of today's network systems makes evaluations in physical testbeds mandatory to capture real-world effects. However, this causes ...

When developing new approaches in networking research, one of the most important requirements is to evaluate the degree of improvement of a new approach both realistically and cost-effectively. Wireless networks and their adequate emulation play an ...

Experimentation is an essential step for realistic evaluation of wireless network protocols. The evaluation methodology entails controllable environment conditions and a rigorous and efficient experiment control and orchestration for a variety of ...

We describe a demonstration run on R2lab, an open wireless testbed located in an anechoic chamber at Inria Sophia Antipolis. The demonstration consists in easily deploying a Wi-Fi mesh network. The nodes provisioning, configuration and the scenario ...

We present a hardware platform for performing experimental studies of energy storage devices for low power wireless networks. It is based on a low-cost custom card that can apply fine-grain synthetic loads ? both charge and discharge ? to a set of ...

Testbeds have become a common method to test systems under real conditions. However, testbeds are often specialised and designed for a specific purpose. We have developed a generic software framework to help building and extending testbeds. This demo ...

Transparent solar cell is an emerging solar energy harvesting technology that allows us to see through these cells. This revolutionary discovery is creating unique opportunities to turn any mobile device screen into solar energy harvester. In this paper,...

LoRa, an abbreviation of Long Range, is a Low-Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) radio technology that has quickly gained popularity as a communications means for the Internet-of-Things (IoT). LoRa is typically used together with the MAC protocol LoRaWAN ...

We present Dedalus, a software platform for setting up, executing, and monitoring complex wireless networking experiments running jointly multiple experimental protocols. Although Dedalus can be used for experimentation in a variety of settings, the ...