A Dynamically Reconfigurable Wireless Sensor Network Testbed for Multiple Routing Protocols

Table 1

A comparison of WSN testbeds.

Testbed	Nodes and scales	Primary features	Multiprotocol support
MoteLab [7]	190 TmoteSky motes	Aiming at programming environment, communication protocols, system design, and applications	Single protocol
SignetLab [8]	48 EyesIFXv2 motes	Software to control motes and dynamically creating architectures	Single protocol with variable network architectures
Sensei-UU [10]	TelosB motes and mobile robots	Smart phone support and repeatable experiments are at different locations	Single protocol
NetEye [11]	130 TelosB motes	Web-interface to create and schedule experiments	Single protocol
EasiTest [9]	EZ271 and EZ521 motes	Heterogeneous multiradios to support various speed rates	Single protocol
IOT-Lab [12]	Over 2700 motes and mobile robots	Heterogeneous platform, mobility support, and different APIs	Single protocol with programmable routing layer