Network Rig Test (Direct Base-to-Rover)

This project provides a Python CLI script to measure key network metrics between a base station and rover at multiple distances.

What it measures

• TCP bandwidth/throughput (iperf3)
• UDP throughput, jitter, and loss (iperf3)
• Ping latency (avg and p95) and packet loss (ping)
• Program feasibility for:
  • telemetry
  • command_control

Install

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Configure

Copy and edit the example config:

cp config.example.yaml config.yaml

Set:

• base.host
• rover.host
• ssh.user
• ssh.key_path
• distances.rover_m

Usage

Dry-run matrix:

python network_rig_test.py run --config config.yaml --dry-run

Run tests:

python network-test/network_rig_test.py run --config config.yaml

Optional flags:

• --session-name <name>
• --output-dir <path>
• --no-plots
• --fail-fast

Outputs

Default output directory:

• results/<timestamp_session>/

Artifacts:

• measurements.csv
• summary.json
• plots/metric_vs_distance.png
• plots/latency_loss_vs_distance.png
• plots/program_feasibility_vs_distance.png

Notes

• Current implementation supports future.scenario_mode: direct only.
• CSV schema includes relay-ready columns (scenario, relay_distance_m) for future expansion.
• The script retries each metric command once before marking failure in notes.