This paper focuses on the design of a simple Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) signaling structure for the Link Dependent Adaptive Radio (LDAR) prototype wireless radio communication system to meet the timing requirements of the iNET standard. Built for aeronautical telemetry, LDAR adapts its modulation and coding scheme based on the channel condition in real time. In this paper, a simple protocol for transmission of Command Message and Data Message between Ground Station and Test Article is discussed. This protocol includes all analysis for the continuous adaptation of modulation scheme and coding rate to maximize throughput while ensuring a minimum level of link quality. This project was a collaborative effort between Morgan State University and Georgia Tech Research Institute and is a continuation of our previously published work on LDAR.

The growth of network-based systems in flight test will present performance problems within the community. Legacy instrumentation systems are not capable of meeting the high-bandwidth, low latency data processing requirements of these next generation data acquisition systems. Ongoing research at Southwest Research Institute is exploring the use of a variety of commodity components, such as Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) and multicore Central Processing Units (CPUs), in ways that can be applied to both the small embedded components as well as the larger ground systems. This paper will explore an open, scalable Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) approach to bridge the gap and minimize changes to the legacy systems. Current results from this approach will be presented at the conference.

The integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) radios provide a two-way telemetry link that interconnects the airborne instrumentation system with ground-based systems. This capability brings the flight test telemetry domain into the realm of the more classic mesh networks in a mobile ad-hoc environment. The underlying radio frequency (RF) communication protocols defined in the iNET standards support a variety of classic networking protocols. The scheduling algorithms between Link Managers and radios can operate as a collision network, like classic Ethernet. This paper describes the communication protocols and scheduling algorithms of the iNET radios, and it provides results of their use in a self-scheduling algorithm such as a classical token ring network.

The aim of this Thesis is giving information about the network simulating system OMNeT++ and its extension INET framework and explore possible solution to implement missing protocol RIP. OMNeT++ is a discrete-event simulation environment. Source code is available and free for teaching and research purposes. Its primary application area is the simulation of communication networks, but because of its generic and flexible architecture, is successfully used in other areas like the simulation of complex IT systems, queueing networks or hardware architectures as well. The first part of Thesis decribes RIP protocol operations and conception of OMNeT++. At the second part of Thesis the implementation design and discussion of created modules and component is presented here. The final part of the Thesis was creating the laboratory problem on the basis experience gained. Implementation is realized in C++ programming language.

Support of multicast routing and its implementation is one of the main goals in nowadays computer networks. Adapting new technology could be often challenging and connected with difficulties. For this reason its better to try it in some simulating enviroment and implement it only after successful results of tests and simulations. The aim of this diploma thesis is to familiarize the reader with the multicast routing, describe the possibilities of network testing in OMNeT++ and come up with new multicast routing framework for this discrete simulation tool.

This diploma thesis deals with OMNeT++, a simulation tool for network traffic simulations. It describes its installation, basic functions and its use together with an extension INET framework. Further it shows construction of a simple simulation, its parts and analysis of the traffic output. Briefly it explains Quality of Service, which is further practically implemented in visual simulations. The paper further contains two laboratory exercises with model protocols.

This thesis deals with modelling and simulation of management protocols on the data-link layer in OMNeT++ tool. Namely protocol CDP, LLDP and ODR routing. These protocols are described in the first thesis' half and in the second half is described their design and implementation in ANSA project. Correctness of implementation is verified by comparison between simulated and real network examples. Also dependencies on module DeviceConfiguratoru were removed from ANSAINET library.

Software Defined Networks (SDN) constitute the new communication paradigm ofprogrammable computer networks. By decoupling the control and date plane the networkmanagement is easier and more flexible. However, the new architecture is vulnerable to anumber of security threats, which are able to harm the network. Network monitoringsystems are pivotal in order to protect the network. To this end, the evaluation of a networkmonitoring system is crucial before the deployment of it in the real environment. Networksimulators are the complementary part of the process as they are necessary during theevaluation of the new system’s performance at the design time. This work focuses on providing a complete simulation framework which is able to(i) support SDN architectures and the OpenFlow protocol, (ii) reproduce the impact ofcyber and physical attacks against the network and (iii) provide detection and mitigationtechniques to address Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks. The performance of the designedmonitoring system will be evaluated in terms of accuracy, reactiveness and effectiveness.The work is an extension of INET framework of OMNeT++ network simulator. / Software Defined Networks (SDN) utgör den nya kommunikationsmodellen av programmerbara datornätverk. Genom separation av kontroll- och dataplanet blir administrativ hantering av datornätverk enklare och flexiblare. Arkitekturen öppnar emellertid upp nya säkerthets hot, övervakningssystem är därför väsentliga för att skydda datornätverk. Till följd av detta är utvärdering av övervakningssystem kritiskt innan driftsättning i produktionsmiljö. Nätverkssimulatorer är den kompletterande delen i processen då de är nödvändiga för utvärdering av systemets prestanda under design fasen. Detta arbete fokuserar på att tillföra ett komplettet simulations ramverk vilket är kapabelet till; (i) ge stöd för SDN arkitekturer och OpenFlow protokollet, (ii) reproducera skadegörelsen av cyber- och fysiska attacker mot datornäterk och (iii) förse sätt att upptäcka och mildra Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacker. Prestanda av det designade övervakningssystemet är utvärderat i form av exakthet, responstid och effektivitet. Arbetet är en utvidgning av INET ramverket, som är del av OMNeT++ network simulator.

ITC/USA 2006 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Second Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 23-26, 2006 / Town and Country Resort & Convention Center, San Diego, California / In a quest to provide networked communication to test assets at all of the Major Range and Test Facility Bases (MRTFB), the integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) Program was formed. A study was accomplished outlining five environments that encompass the work of these MRTFBs. The first of these environments to be advanced towards networked communication is the Aeronautical Environment. In order to develop these technologies, a test platform is proposed, realized, and tested. This airborne test platform will be used for concept and product testing and validation of the three portions of the Telemetry Network System (TmNS); the vehicle network, vNET, the radio frequency network (RF), rfNET, and the interface to the ground network, gNET. This paper will present the baseline system configuration, describe its operation, and detail RF link testing results.

ITC/USA 2009 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Fifth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 26-29, 2009 / Riviera Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada / Incorporating network-based telemetry components into a flight test article creates new types of network-based data flows between a test article and a telemetry ground station. The emerging integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) Standard defines new, network-based data delivery protocols which can produce various network data flows. Augmenting existing Serial Streaming Telemetry (SST) data flows with these network-based data flows is crucial to enhancing current flight test capabilities. This paper briefly introduces the network protocols referenced in the iNET Standard and then identifies the various data flows generated by network-based components which comply with the iNET Standard. Several combinations of SST and TmNS data flows are presented and the enhanced telemetry capabilities provided by each combination are identified. Identifying time intervals of unused telemetry network bandwidth explicitly for reallocation to other test articles is also addressed.