An Exploratory Study of Experimental Tools for Wireless Sensor Networks (Report‪)‬

1. Introduction Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) employ a large number of miniature disposable autonomous devices known as sensor nodes to form the network without the aid of any established infrastructure. In a WSN, the individual nodes are capable of sensing their environments, processing the information locally and sending it to one or more collection points through a wireless link. Research activities in the area of WSNs need expositive performance statistics about scenario, systems, protocols, gathered data and applications. There are various experimental tools for fulfilling these requirements, someone are in practical use while others are in literatures.