Introduction to Network Simulator NS2

• Main Authors: Issariyakul, Teerawat (Author), Hossain, Ekram (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Edition: Second Edition.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computers.; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Electrical engineering.; Communications Engineering, Networks.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.; Information Systems and Communication Service.

Spurred by a dearth of information on NS2 during their graduate studies, the authors have written this primer on the open-source simulation software to help subsequent generations of students grapple with the program and its uses. NS2, an event-driven simulation program designed specifically for res...

Table of Contents:

• Simulation of Computer Networks
• Introduction to Network Simulator 2 (NS2)
• Linkage Between OTcl and C++ in NS2
• Implementation of Discrete-Event Simulation in NS2
• Network Objects: Creation, Configuration and Packet Forwarding
• Nodes as Routers or Computer Hosts
• Link and Buffer Management
• Packets, Packet Headers and Header Format
• Transport Control Protocols Part 1 - An Overview and User Datagram Protocol Implementation
• Transport Control Protocols Part 2 - Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Application: User Demand Indicator
• Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
• Developing New Modules for NS2
• Post Simulation Processing: Debugging, Tracing and Result Compilation
• Related Helper Classes
• Appendix A: Programming Essentials
• Appendix B: A Review of the Polymorphism Concept in OOP
• Appendix C: BSD Link List and Bit Level Functions.