Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have emerged as one of the most promising technologies for the current era. Researchers have studied them for several years ago, but more work still needed to be made since open opportunities to integrate new technologies are added to this field. One challenging task is WSN deployment. Yet, this is done by real deployment with testbeds platforms or by simulation tools when real deployment could be costly and time-consuming. In this paper, we review the implementation and evaluation process in WSNs. We then describe relevant testbeds and simulation tools, and their features. Lastly, we conduct an experimentation study using these testbeds and simulations to highlight their pro and cons. As a use case, we implement a localization protocol. This work gives clarity to future-work for better implementation in order to improve reliability, accuracy and time consumed.

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无线传感器网络模拟器和测试平台

无线传感器网络 (WSN) 已成为当前时代最有前途的技术之一。研究人员几年前就对它们进行了研究，但由于该领域增加了整合新技术的开放机会，因此仍需要做更多的工作。一项具有挑战性的任务是 WSN 部署。然而，这是通过使用测试平台平台进行实际部署或在实际部署可能既昂贵又耗时的情况下通过模拟工具来完成的。在本文中，我们回顾了 WSN 中的实施和评估过程。然后我们描述了相关的测试平台和仿真工具，以及它们的特性。最后，我们使用这些测试平台和模拟进行实验研究，以突出它们的优缺点。作为一个用例，我们实现了一个本地化协议。