[Tinyos-devel] RE: TinyOS Testbeds working group

[Matt Welsh]

Jan,

I'd like to create a working group focused on large testbeds. I'd  
like to keep the effort focused and not branch out to too many  
peripheral areas. If you want to focus on single-node issues or base  
stations, you are certainly welcome to separate working group for that!

Matt

On Dec 5, 2006, at 5:42 AM, Jan Beutel wrote:

> matt,
>
> i like the charter. two issues:
>
> - focussing on "significant" scale is fine, but it should really be  
> an open
> discussion starting at the single node. at least that is where the
> development and testing starts. one node (the compile test), two  
> nodes (the
> connectivity test), ten nodes (the maybe it works test) and XXXX  
> nodes mixed
> in and outdoor ... (yes - we really nailed the thing...)
>
> - often, infrastructure and services needed to run a testbed are  
> similar to
> "base-station" infrastructure on real deployments, e.g. you have an  
> access
> node, a more powerfull computing entity and some server/DB  
> backend... so we
> should make clear where the "testbed ends" and where the real  
> deployment
> starts. or is this is a fluid boundary?
>
>
> best,
>
> jb
>
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>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Matt Welsh [mailto:mdw at eecs.harvard.edu]
>> Sent: Samstag, 2. Dezember 2006 00:02
>> To: tinyos-devel at Millennium.Berkeley.EDU
>> Cc: j.beutel at ieee.org; Chad Metcalf; Rodrigo Fonseca;
>> lepreau at flux.utah.edu; Geoff Werner-Allen
>> Subject: TinyOS Testbeds working group
>>
>> Hi all:
>>
>> I would like to revive the TinyOS testbed working group. A
>> bunch of groups out there have deployed TinyOS-based sensor
>> net testbeds and it seems we stand to gain much through some
>> interaction. If you are interested in joining the working
>> group (we will expect regular
>> participation) please let me know.
>>
>> I would like to propose the following charter for the WG.
>>
>> The TinyOS Testbed Working Group will work to provide
>> software tools and documentation for designing, deploying,
>> managing, and communicating with testbeds of TinyOS-based
>> motes. The focus will be on open testbeds of significant
>> scale (hundreds of nodes or larger) that provide access to
>> many users via the Internet. The working group will also
>> address issues of federating multiple testbeds.
>>
>> Once we have a small number of members signed up I'll request
>> official recognition from the TinyOS Steering Committee.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Matt
>>
>>
>
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