Orbit Visualization

Summer Internship

Group Members:

Vrajesh Vyas

Hrishikesh Bakshi

Mentor: Gautam Bhanage

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

Tasks involved as a part of this project are

1. Determining useful metrics for visualization and control.

2. Devise appropriate means for data collection from a broad range of wireless devices

3. Design network views for users, system administrators and visitors and implement various elements of management and control.

Wifi devices

Wifi devices

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

tcpdumptcpdump

Run experimentRun experiment

Parse DataParse DataUsing grep and awkUsing grep and awk

Map IP to MAC address

Map IP to MAC address

Fetch the Node #Fetch the Node #

Display the data flow from 1 node to another

Display the data flow from 1 node to another

List of mac addr. &nodesList of mac addr. &nodes

Delay 30secDelay 30sec

FLOWCHART:

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

1. Performed experiments on ORBIT

2. Used tcpdump as a sniffer. Parsing data through the log files.

3.Study of some scripting languages like and their functionality

4. Used the parsed data to fetch the node number.

5.Updated the web page :

a. Displaying topology of network

b. Displaying flow of traffic

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

FLOWCHART:

Run ExpRun Exp

Kismet fileKismet file

MAC addr.MAC addr. InventoryInventory

Node ValNode Val

Display Display

Mac, carrier, channelMac, carrier, channel

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

1. Started work on a permanent sniffer on the GRID

1. Setup sniffing and parsing mechanism

2. Display the channel on which a node is working

3. Display the topology for the network

2. Updated the display for the filtered nodes

3. Added the link to the live image of ORBIT room

Further

Orbit VisualizationSummer Internship

Future Goals

1. Display information for various wireless devices like Wimax. Bluetooth, zigbee.

2. Bring isolation in multi user environment and find ways to display.

3. Enhance the display features and add animations to visualization.