Nodes

City Campus

Most of the nodes of the CityLab testbed are located at the City Campus of the University of Antwerp.

Central Rooftop Locations

Node 1 on top of the 'Studentenhome' tower.

Node 2 on top of the 'Universitas' building.

These nodes are located on the rooftops of buildings located between the M-Building and the Prinsstraat. Because of their location, these nodes have a larger range but offer little to no street coverage.

Student Home (node1)

• JFed ID: node1
• Location: Koningstraat, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the rooftop of the 14-storey 'Student Home' building in the city center near the Prinsstraat. It has Line-of-Sight to node2 and node33 on the inner square of the City Campus.

Universitas (node2)

• JFed ID: node2
• Location: Princesstraat 16, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the highest rooftop of the 4-storey 'Universitas' building. It has Line-of-Sight to node1, node4 and (quite a bit further away) node3.

De Meerminnen

Node 3 in the Sint-Jakobsstraat.

Node 4 near the entrance of the 'Meerminnnen' building.

Node 5 in the Princesstraat.

Three nodes are deployed near Building M (Meerminnen) of the University of Antwerp. Together these three nodes cover the Sint-Jakobstraat and part of the Princesstraat. A (WiFi) connection to other nodes is also possible.

Lange Nieuwstraat (node3)

• JFed ID: node3
• Location: Lange Nieuwstraat 55, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located at the far-end of the M Building (Meerminnen) at the City Campus and is placed approximatively 4 meters above the street and has a direct Line-of-Sight to node4 and further away node2.

Meerminnen (node4)

• JFed ID: node4
• Location: Sint-Jacobsstraat 2, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located near very the front entrance of the M Building (Meerminnen) and is placed approximatively 4 meters above the street. It has a direct Line-of-Sight to node3, node5 and further away node2.

Princesstraat (node5)

• JFed ID: node5
• Location: Princesstraat 48-50, 2018 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located in the Princesstraat, approximatively 40 meters away from [[#node4|node4]. It is installed roughly 3 meters above the ground above the exit of a garage. It has Line-of-Sight with node4.

Grote Kauwenbergstraat

Node 7 in the Grote Kauwenbergstraat.

Node 8 near the passage to the Inner Square.

Node 12 underneath the 'UAntwerpen' sign.

Grote KauwenBerg (node7)

• JFed ID: node7
• Location: Grote KauwenBerg 32-34, 2018 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the Grote Kouwenbergstraat in between node2 and node8. It is placed approximatively 4 meters above the street and has a direct Line-of-Sight (and WiFi connection) to [[#node12|node12]. Although it is located within 20 meters of node8 it does not have a WiFi connection to that node because there are a few concrete walls in the way.

Gebouw D (node8)

• JFed ID: node8
• Location: Grote Kouwenbergstraat, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed at the street-side of the passage leading from the Grote Kouwenbergstraat to the Inner Square of the City Campus. It is installed roughly 5 meters above street level and has a direct Line-of-Sight to node9 and node12. Since the entrance to the Inner Square is closed at night using a large metal fence, the wireless connection between node8 and node9 (located at the other side of the passage) may deteriorate during the closing hours of the University.

Agora (node12)

• JFed ID: node12
• Location: Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed underneath the large 'Unversity of Antwerp' sign near the rear-entrance of the University and the Agora Café. It has a direct line of sight to node9 and node7. Moreover it is located within 15 meters of node16 and should therefore be able to establish wireless connections to that node as well.

City Campus Inner Square

Node 9 on the Inner Square near the passageway to the Grote Kauwenbergstraat.

Node 33 in the South-West corner of the Inner Square.

Node 34 in the North-West corner of the Inner Square.

Node 35 in the North-East corner of the Inner Square.

Node 36 in the South-East corner of the Inner Square.

There are five nodes located on the inner square of the City Campus: one node in every corner plus one near the passage to the Grote Kauwenbergstraat. These nodes are located 60 to 80 meters apart and (mostly) have line of sight to one another. Because of the trees on the square, the quality of the links may vary with the season.

UA Inner square 1 (node9)

• JFed ID: node9
• Location: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed at the edge of the Inner Square of the City Campus near the passage leading to the Grote Kouwenbergstraat. It is installed roughly 4 meters above street level and has a direct Line-of-Sight to node8, node33 and node34. Since the entrance to the Inner Square is closed at night using a large metal fence, the wireless connection between node9 and node8 (located at the other side of the passage) may deteriorate during the closing hours of the University. Because of the trees on the square, the quality of the links to the other nodes on de square may vary with the season.

UA Inner square 2 (node33)

• JFed ID: node33
• Location: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed located at the south-west corner of the City Campus' Inner Square, roughly 5 meters high. It has a direct line of sight to the other nodes deployed at the Inner Square, but because of the trees on the square, the quality of the links may vary with the season.

UA Inner square 3 (node34)

• JFed ID: node34
• Location: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed located at the north-west corner of the City Campus' Inner Square, roughly 5 meters high. It has a direct line of sight to the other nodes deployed at the Inner Square, but because of the trees on the square, the quality of the links may vary with the season.

UA Inner square 4 (node35)

• JFed ID: node35
• Location: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed located at the north-east corner of the City Campus' Inner Square, roughly 5 meters high. It has a direct line of sight to the other nodes deployed at the Inner Square, except for node9. Because of the the trees on the square however , the quality of the links may vary with the season.

UA Inner square 5 (node36)

• JFed ID: node36
• Location: Prinsstraat 13, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed located at the south-east corner of the City Campus' Inner Square, roughly 5 meters high. It has a direct line of sight to the other nodes deployed at the Inner Square, except for node9. Because of the the trees on the square however , the quality of the links may vary with the season.

Agora Passage

Nodes 10 and 11 on the roof of Building B.

Node 13 against the wall of Building C.

Gebouw B 1 (node10)

• JFed ID: node10
• Location: Vekestraat 50, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed on the roof of Building B next to node11 and within line-of-sight of node13.

Gebouw B 2 (node11)

• JFed ID: node11
• Location: Vekestraat 50, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed on the roof of Building B next to node10 and within line-of-sight of node13.

Gebouw C (node13)

• JFed ID: node13
• Location: Vekestraat 50, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed above the entrance to Building C and it has line-of-sight to nodes 10, 11 and 15

Agora Roof

Node 14 on the roof of the Agora Café.

Nodes 14 and 15 on the roof of the Agora Café.

Node 16 on the roof of the Agora Café.

Roof Agora 1 (node14)

• JFed ID: node14
• Location: Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed on the roof of the Agora Café. It has a direct line of sight to nodes 15 and 17.

Roof Agora 2 (node15)

• JFed ID: node15
• Location: Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed on the roof of the Agora Café. It has a direct line of sight to nodes 13, 14 and 16.

Roof Agora 3 (node16)

• JFed ID: node16
• Location: Grote Kauwenberg 2, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed on the roof of the Agora Café. It has a direct line of sight to 15. Moreover it is located within 15 meters of node12 and should therefore be able to establish wireless connections to that node as well.

Building K

Nodes 17, 18 & 19 at the Parking Entrance of Building K.

Node 20 on the Roof of Building K.

The nodes deployed near Building K form a multihop WiFi path between the nodes at the Agora Café and those deployed near Building R. Nodes 17, 18, and19 are used to 'bounce' the WiFi signal though the passage between the Vekestraat and the Inner Square of building K. Because of the odd angles and the amount of concrete (and metal rebar) used to build this passage, this requires three nodes. Node20 (located on the rooftop of Building K) is then used to link the Square of Building K to the nodes on the roof of Building R.

Parking Entrance Building K 1 (node17)

• JFed ID: node17
• Location: Vekestraat 37, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located at the street-side of the Parking Entrance of Building K, roughly 5 meters above street level.. It has a line of sight to node14 and node18 but is unlikely to have wireless connectivity to other nodes.

Parking Entrance Building K 2 (node18)

• JFed ID: node18
• Location: Vekestraat 37, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed at the center of the passage between the Vekestraat and the square of Building K and is located roughly 5 meters above street level. It has a line of sight to node17 and node19 but is unlikely to have wireless connectivity to other nodes.

Square Building K (node19)

• JFed ID: node19
• Location: Kleine Kauwenberg 14-20, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located 5 meters above street level on the Square outside Building K next to the passage to the Vekestraat. It has a line of sight to node18 and node20 but is unlikely to have wireless connectivity to other nodes.

Roof Building K (node20)

• JFed ID: node20
• Location: Kleine Kauwenberg 14-20, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is on the roof of Building K. It has a line of sight to node19 and node21.

Buiding R

Node21 on the roof of the R building.

Node22 on the roof of the R building.

Node23 on the roof of the R building.

Node24 on the roof of the R building.

Node25 on the roof of the R building.

Node26 on the roof of the R building.

Node27 mounted against the 'Annex' Building.

Node287 mounted against the 'Annex' Building.

There are a total of 8 nodes deployed near Building K. Six of these (nodes 21 to 26) are located on top of the R-Building, the other two are located opposite the main entrance of Building R.

Roof Building R 1 (node21)

• JFed ID: node21
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the roof of Building R. It has a direct line-of-sight with nodes 22 and #node23 and node20 on the roof of Building K.

Roof Building R 2 (node22)

• JFed ID: node22
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the roof of Building R near the main entrance. It has a direct line-of-sight with nodes 21, 23, 24 and, a bit further away, node25. It would also have a line of sight to node27 and node28 if there weren't a few trees in the way.

Roof Building R 3 (node23)

• JFed ID: node23
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the roof of Building R near the center on the north side of the building. It has a direct line-of-sight to all other nodes on the roof of building R.

Roof Building R 4 (node24)

• JFed ID: node24
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the south-side of the roof of Building R near the Parking. It has a direct line-of-sight to nodes 22, 23, 26.

Roof Building R 5 (node25)

• JFed ID: node25
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the roof of Buildig R near the north-east corner of the building. It has a direct line-of-sight to nodes 22, 23 and 26.

Roof Building R 6 (node26)

• JFed ID: node26
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is located on the south-side of the roof of Building R near the south-east corner of the building. It has a direct line-of-sight to nodes 23, 24 and 25.

Annex 1 (node27)

• JFed ID: node27
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed near the north corner of the 'Annex' building opposite the main entrance of Building R. It is located toughly 5 meters above ground level and should have line of sight to node22 and would have line of sight to node28 if there were no trees in the way.

Annex 2 (node27)

• JFed ID: node27
• Location: Rodestraat 14, 2000 Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: no

This node is deployed near the south corner of the 'Annex' building opposite the main entrance of Building R. It is located toughly 5 meters above ground level and would have line of sight to node22 and node28 if there were no trees in the way.

Middelheim Campus

Node6 in the Server room at the 2nd floor of Building G.

Nodes 70 to 74 on the 2nd floor of Building G.

A number of nodes have been deployed indoor at the Middelheim campus of the University. These nodes are placed in close proximity to one another to allow testbed users to test & fine-tune their setup before running their tests on the nodes at the City Campus. Since these nodes are mainly for testing purposes, testbed users are allowed to run WiFi tests during the day. Do bear in mind however that there are students working (and studying) in the same area where the nodes are located and that they too would like to be able to use WiFi during the day. Therefore please act responsibly and don't perform any tests that will keep the channel busy for a long time (such as running iperf for hours on end).

Server Room UA CMI (node6)

• JFed ID: node6
• Location: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: yes

Library UA CMI 1 (node71)

• JFed ID: node71
• Location: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: yes

Library UA CMI 2 (node72)

• JFed ID: node72
• Location: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: yes

Library UA CMI 3 (node73)

• JFed ID: node73
• Location: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: yes

Library UA CMI 4 (node74)

• JFed ID: node74
• Location: Middelheimlaan 1, 2020, Antwerpen (Show on Map)
• WiFi tests during the day allowed: yes