RFC 2041 (rfc2041) - Page 1 of 27
Mobile Network Tracing
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Network Working Group B. Noble
Request for Comments: 2041 Carnegie Mellon University
Category: Informational G. Nguyen
University of California, Berkeley
M. Satyanarayanan
Carnegie Mellon University
R. Katz
University of California, Berkeley
October 1996
Mobile Network Tracing
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo
does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of
this memo is unlimited.
Abstract
Mobile networks are both poorly understood and difficult to
experiment with. This RFC argues that mobile network tracing
provides both tools to improve our understanding of wireless
channels, as well as to build realistic, repeatable testbeds for
mobile software and systems. The RFC is a status report on our work
tracing mobile networks. Our goal is to begin discussion on a
standard format for mobile network tracing as well as a testbed for
mobile systems research. We present our format for collecting mobile
network traces, and tools to produce from such traces analytical
models of mobile network behavior.
We also describe a set of tools to provide network modulation based
on collected traces. Modulation allows the emulation of wireless
channel latency, bandwidth, loss, and error rates on private, wired
networks. This allows system designers to test systems in a
realistic yet repeatable manner.
Noble, et. al. Informational