In this study, we propose a reconfigurable sensor network emulator (ReSNE) that realizes a virtual large-scale sensor network environment by combining pseudo sensor/network devices and real ones. This is necessary as it is difficult to evaluate nationwide sensor networks using a real environment because of the need for a large number of real sensor nodes and related devices such as base stations, in addition to a large dedicated communication network. To emulate sensor network traffic, we also use a sensor data generator that generates sensed data packets in the network based on specific user-defined parameters. Furthermore, we develop an autoconfiguration tool to enable us to set up the environment quickly. Here, we discuss details of the proposed ReSNE architecture and present some of the evaluation results obtained.
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