Wireless Network Topology Emulator (WNTE)

What is WNTE?

WNTE is a software tool that helps testing or demonstrating wireless multi-hop networks that consist of Linux-based nodes. WNTE emulates a multi-hop topology by configuring the nodes that are in fact in transmission range of each other with IPtables MAC-filter rules. Thus, packets received from certain neighbors are not given to the network layer, but are discarded instead. The topology to be emulated can be set and visualized with a Qt-based GUI (see figure below). To apply the topology, WNTE configures the MAC-filter rules of all nodes via a secure shell login.

WNTE was developed within the project IPonAir by members of the Intitut für Telematik, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Germany.

Download

WNTE is available for download at Sourceforge. SourceForge.net Logo

Last modified: Tue Nov 9 16:26:17 CET 2004