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Cellular Data Network Simulator is dedicated WiFi network to monitor network usage and simulate network link conditions for mobile applications. It uses well established technologies: OpenWrt, tc, iptables and CloudShark.
Read more at Polidea Blog
- Easy to use web and mobile interface
- Simulate: bandwidth, delay, loss, corruption, occasional loss of signal
- Can capture the traffic and send it to CloudShark
- Apply limits per-device
- Works well in environment with multiple devices and multiple testers
- Works well as virtual machine bridged with separate wireless network
- OpenWrt device running on Barrier Breaker - can be router or virtual machine
- Two network interfaces - one for WAN and one for WIFI/LAN
The are a few simple steps to install Cellular Data Network Simulator:
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Install cdns:
opkg update opkg install http://polidea.github.io/Cellular-Data-Network-Simulator/cdns_0.5-3_all.ipkInstallation of Cellular Data Network Simulator replaces default Luci webpage. The Luci can be accessed using: http://ip-address/index-old.html
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Configure:
vim /etc/config/cdnsBy default there are 5 profiles: Full, HSDPA, Edge, GPRS and Disabled.
In order to support packet capture uploads to Cloudshark, you must edit the cloudshark_api_token parameter. You must create an account at https://www.cloudshark.org and retrieve your API token from the Preferences / API Tokens drop-down menu.
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Start the service:
/etc/init.d/cdns enable /etc/init.d/cdns startThat simply enables and starts the service,
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Start the uhttpd daemon:
/etc/init.d/uhttpd enable /etc/init.d/uhttpd startIf you didn’t do it before you have to enable and start the uhttpd daemon.
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Start using:
Simply open: http://ip-address/.
/etc/init.d/cdns stop
opkg remove cdns
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Download sources:
git clone <repo-path> -
Build the package yourself:
make -
For more options view help:
make help
BSD 2-Clause License
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To fix problems with displaying web page execute from router's commandline:
grep -lir "<html>" /tmp/testing/events*.cfg | xargs rm
- v.0.5-0: First public release (25.11.2013)
- v.0.5-1: Bug fixing (12.02.2014)
- v.0.5-2: Fixed Cloudshark URL and added CA bundle (25.03.2014)
- v.0.5-3: Fixed #5 (18.09.2014)