Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of Tutorials/g0WmLTE/Tutorial2

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Jul 3, 2012, 11:00:26 PM (12 years ago)

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jeffrabi

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 == Background Information ==
 
-Experiments performed on ORBIT (specifically) and all GENI wireless test-beds are managed by what was once called the ORBIT Management Framework, now simply known as [http://mytestbed.net/projects/omf/wiki/OMF_Main_Page OMF]. (For background information on frameworks, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework Wikipedia].) Simply put, a framework provides programs which perform all the generic functions a programmer would otherwise need to code at a given ''layer'' to obtain functional applications. This includes programs that check various paths, run subprograms, collect data, check validity, sanitize inputs, and more. 
+Experiments performed on ORBIT (specifically) and all GENI wireless test-beds are managed by what was once called the ORBIT Management Framework, now simply known as [http://mytestbed.net/projects/omf/wiki/OMF_Main_Page OMF]. (For background information on frameworks, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_framework Wikipedia].) Simply put, a framework provides programs which perform all the generic functions a programmer would otherwise need to code at a given ''layer'' to obtain functional applications. This includes programs that check various paths, run subprograms, collect data, check validity, sanitize inputs, and more. Together with its sister program, formerly known as the ORBIT Measurement Library (now known as OML), OMF is used to run experiments from start to finish.
 
+But how is an experiment defined? At ORBIT, the aforementioned OEDL is used to mark up a script describing an experiment. Instead of having to manually define every subject and action, though, the framework (OMF) "knows" how to generically do most tasks. The experimenter simply uses OEDL functions and syntax to delineate a specific experiment. The script is then loaded onto a testbed and executed using OMF. 
 
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