Interference Generator Software

 

 

This interference generator is used to generate arbitrary interference patterns. It can be used to "jam" a particular wireless channel in order to observe packet loss on that channel or on nearby channels. It is useful when trying to perform experimental work that models the behavior of other users in the network. This interference generator can create different patterns to simulate different types of environments with varying levels of interference.

The difference between the “finterference” and “interference” programs is that the “finterference” program uses a file to generate any kind of pattern while the “interference” program generates a pattern which has a constant burst length (number of packets that are sent back-to-back) and a constant idle time between bursts.


Summary of Page

 

File List:
       Contains the interference files and documentation on how they were designed.
File Members:
       Contains links to specific function and MACRO documentation.
How To:
       Explains how to install and use the programs, and how to benchmark the interference generator.
Downloads:
       Contains a .tar file with all the interference programs.

 

 

Comments

 

Please note that the software is completely unsupported and without any guarantee of being bug-free. At the current time we do not have sufficient resources to support or modify the implementations. However, feel free to make any new modifications and notify us at contact@einstein.seas.upenn.edu.

 

 

Developers

 

Marc Blanco

Eric Pierce

 

 

Acknowledgment

 

This work was supported by NSF grants ITR-0085930, CNS-0435306, and NCR-0238340.

 

 

Disclaimer

 

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.