WiPal and WScout, two hands-on tools for wireless packet traces manipulation and visualization

ABSTRACT

In this demonstration paper, we present an overview of WiPal and WScout, two tools to handle IEEE 802.11 packet traces. WiPal embeds several programs to manipulate IEEE 802.11 packet traces, while WScout is a visualizing program designed for large packet traces. WiPal includes an IEEE 802.11 trace merger and tool for obtaining a number of statistics on the trace under analysis. WScout's main characteristic is its ability to open traces that are much larger than the ones handled by existing visualization tools.

REFERENCES

• 1: "CRAWDAD wireless data and tools," http://crawdad.cs.dartmouth.edu/.
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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.3 Network Operations

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.2 Network Protocols

General Terms:
Experimentation, Measurement

Keywords:
ieee 802.11, merging, synchronization, trace, wireless