98 | | === Reserve resources === |
99 | | |
100 | | Reservations will have been created ahead of time for the temporary tutorial credentials used in the [wiki:GEC15Agenda/ExperimenterDropIn Experimenter Drop-in Help Session] at GEC15. But for future reference, you may visit the following links (using the account you have set up on a GENI WiMAX testbed) to reserve WiMAX resources: |
101 | | |
102 | | * [https://www.orbit-lab.org/schedule/ Reservations at WINLAB]. Detailed instructions for using this reservation system are available [http://www.orbit-lab.org/wiki/Documentation/Scheduling here]. |
103 | | * [http://witestlab.poly.edu/index.php/reservations/make-a-reservation.html Reservations at NYU-Poly]. Detailed instructions for using this reservation system are available at [http://witestlab.poly.edu/index.php/tutorial.html?start=2 here]. |
104 | | |
105 | | '''See more information about the [#Resources resources] at each site.''' |
106 | | |
107 | | == Experiment Design == |
108 | | |
109 | | === Resources === |
110 | | |
111 | | A GENI WiMAX testbed includes a number of components (pictured below): |
112 | | |
113 | | * A '''console''' that runs a set of services that help you manage and execute your experiment |
114 | | * A WiMAX '''base station''' |
115 | | * A set of '''nodes''', which may include laptop computers, Android phones, or special PCs colloquially referred to as "yellow boxes." |
116 | | |
117 | | [[Image(http://witestlab.poly.edu/images/stories/testbed.png, 60%)]] |
118 | | |
119 | | You can read more about the specific resources available on each testbed at the following links: |
120 | | * [http://witestlab.poly.edu/index.php/wimax/testbed.html NYU-Poly testbed] |
121 | | * [http://www.orbit-lab.org/status/orbit/ WINLAB testbed] |
122 | | |
123 | | NB: The WINLAB facility includes multiple testbeds. WiMAX nodes are available on the following testbeds: |
124 | | * grid (make a reservation for '''grid''' and '''wimax''') |
125 | | * outdoor (make a reservation for '''outdoor''' and '''wimax''') |
126 | | * sb6 (make a reservation for '''sb6''' and '''wimax''') |
127 | | * sb7 (make a reservation for '''sb7''' and '''wimax''') |
128 | | * sb8 (make a reservation for '''sb8''' and '''wimax''') |
129 | | * sb4 (make a reservation for '''sb4''' - you do not need to also reserve '''wimax''', because sb4 has its own base station that is reserved automatically). |
130 | | |
131 | | The NYU-Poly facility only has a single testbed. When you make a reservation at NYU-Poly, you have reserved the entire testbed, including all nodes and the WiMAX base station. |
132 | | |
133 | | |
134 | | |
135 | | |
136 | | There are also several libraries available to help you instrument your own applications for use with OML: |
137 | | * For C and C++ - install [http://mytestbed.net/projects/oml/wiki/Installing_OML_packages liboml2-dev] and use it as described [http://mytestbed.net/projects/oml/wiki/Client_Programming here] |
138 | | * For Ruby - use the [https://rubygems.org/gems/oml4r oml4r] gem |
139 | | * For Python - use the [http://pypi.python.org/pypi/oml4py/ oml4py] module |
| 96 | = Run a WiMAX experiment = |
| 97 | In order to run your first WiMAX experiment you will need to : |
| 98 | 1. [ Get your WiMAX accounts] |
| 99 | 2. [ Reserve |