Proto2Testbed: Towards an Integrated Testbed for Evaluating End-to-End Security Protocols in Satellite Constellations

Ottens M, Deutschmann J, Hielscher KS, German R (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Publisher: IEEE

City/Town: New York City

Pages Range: 1-8

Conference Proceedings Title: 2025 12th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 18th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC)

Event location: Sitges ES

DOI: 10.1109/ASMS/SPSC64465.2025.10946051

Abstract

There are many approaches to testbed systems in computer networks, but especially when evaluating or developing new security protocols and testing their behavior when used via satellite networks, many challenges remain that no existing system has fully addressed.With Proto2Testbed, we present an approach for a new testbed system that relies on isolated virtual machines. Once a specific testbed is defined, many steps of a typical testbed lifecycle, like testbed setup and experiment coordination, are fully automated. The testbed can be used in multiple ways; one example is the integration of a satellite mega-constellation simulation, thus turning the testbed system into a complete end-to-end emulation environment.Examples are used to demonstrate that Proto2Testbed can be used for various experiments in its current state. The design of future experiments is outlined, which will include a testbed for extensive evaluations of end-to-end security protocols.

Authors with CRIS profile

Martin Ottens Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Jörg Deutschmann Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Kai-Steffen Hielscher Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems) Reinhard German Computer Science 7 (Computer Networks and Communication Systems)

How to cite

APA:

Ottens, M., Deutschmann, J., Hielscher, K.-S., & German, R. (2025). Proto2Testbed: Towards an Integrated Testbed for Evaluating End-to-End Security Protocols in Satellite Constellations. In 2025 12th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 18th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC) (pp. 1-8). Sitges, ES: New York City: IEEE.

MLA:

Ottens, Martin, et al. "Proto2Testbed: Towards an Integrated Testbed for Evaluating End-to-End Security Protocols in Satellite Constellations." Proceedings of the 2025 12th Advanced Satellite Multimedia Systems Conference and the 18th Signal Processing for Space Communications Workshop (ASMS/SPSC), Sitges New York City: IEEE, 2025. 1-8.

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