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BeHop: A Testbed for Dense WiFi Networks

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ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review, Volume 18, Issue 3

Pages 71 - 80

https://doi.org/10.1145/2721896.2721912

Published: 13 January 2015 Publication History

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We present BeHop, a wireless testbed for dense WiFi networks often seen in residential and enterprise settings. BeHop aims to provide insights on the operation of dense deployments, and evaluate how different WiFi management strategies affect user experience and network behavior. It has sufficient flexibility to let us try different management techniques and setups (e.g. residential or enterprise, client or infrastructure-driven operation). It is deployed at a university dorm, where it acts as the main network for a diverse set of users and devices, exposing practical insights and implications on the operation of the network. In this paper we discuss the design and implementation of BeHop, and share our early experience over a five-month period.

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cover image ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review

ACM SIGMOBILE Mobile Computing and Communications Review Volume 18, Issue 3

July 2014

89 pages

ISSN:1559-1662

EISSN:1931-1222

DOI:10.1145/2721896

Editor:
Eyal de Lara
University of Toronto

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