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Real-Time FANET Mesh Routing Protocol Testbed: Design and Implementation of a Switch-Based Platform for Mesh Routing Protocol Evaluation with a B.A.T.M.A.N. V case study

Translated title

Real-Time FANET Mesh Routing Protocol Testbed

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Term

4. semester

Education

Electronic Systems, Master

Publication year

2026

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Abstract

Mesh networks let devices connect by passing data from one device to another (multi-hop) without depending on fixed infrastructure like radio towers. This is valuable in fast-changing settings such as FANETs (networks of flying devices), but there is limited research on how well mesh routing protocols work in dynamic, multi-hop conditions with real hardware. This project designs and builds a switch-based test platform to evaluate routing protocols for mesh networks (the rules devices use to choose paths for data). We demonstrate the platform with a B.A.T.M.A.N. V case study and show that real-time, multi-hop communication can be achieved with physical devices on a switched network, while highlighting routing behavior in non-static scenarios. The platform is validated with B.A.T.M.A.N. V and can support future studies of that protocol and others.

Mesh-netværk gør det muligt for enheder at forbinde sig ved at sende data videre fra en enhed til den næste (multi-hop) uden at være afhængige af fast infrastruktur som radiomaster. Det er nyttigt i hurtigt skiftende miljøer som FANETs (netværk af flyvende enheder), men der findes begrænset forskning i, hvor godt mesh-routingprotokoller fungerer i dynamiske, multi-hop situationer med fysisk udstyr. Dette projekt designer og bygger en switch-baseret testplatform til at evaluere routingprotokoller for mesh-netværk (de regler enheder bruger til at vælge ruter for data). Vi demonstrerer platformen med et B.A.T.M.A.N. V-casestudie og viser, at kommunikation i realtid over flere hop kan realiseres med fysiske enheder på et switchet netværk, samtidig med at vi belyser routingadfærd i ikke-statiske scenarier. Platformen er valideret med B.A.T.M.A.N. V og kan bruges i fremtidige studier af både denne og andre mesh-routingprotokoller.

[This abstract has been rewritten with the help of AI based on the project's original abstract]

Keywords

FANET ; Mesh ; Drone ; Wireless ad hoc mesh networks ; Routing ; B.A.T.M.A.N. ; Routing protocol ; Network evaluation ; Network monitoring ; Real-Time Networks

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