NS2 is an open-source simulation tool that runs on Linux. It is a discreet event simulator targeted at networking research and provides substantial support for simulation of routing, multicast protocols and IP protocols, such as UDP, TCP, RTP and SRM over wired and wireless (local and satellite) networks.
Cygwin is an open source project which provides the functionality of Linux distribution on the Windows platform. This tutorial will teach you how you can install Cygwin on Windows 10. Download Cygwin 32 or 64-bit version (according to your.
To view your network simulation traces made using ns-2, you’ll need Nam: Network Animator.
Nam is a Tcl/TK based animation tool for viewing network simulation traces and real world packet traces. It supports topology layout, packet level animation, and various data inspection tools.
Install it by running the following command in your terminal:
Run the following command in your terminal to install ns-2:
You can check your installation by running a simple Tcl script.
simple.tcl
: If you are a beginner to network simulation, you can find the explanation for the above script here.
The ns-allinone-2.31 package is available here if needed.
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