Through this article the research scholars can get to know about the list of open source network simulator tools. Firstly, let’s start this article with the open source simulation tools.
- Mininet
- Ns-3
Following that, our experienced resource team has highlighted the process of downloading and installing process Ns-3 and Mininet.
- Ns3
- Download and unzip the packages and implement the below mentioned commands for free of cost
cd
mkdir workspace
cd workspace
wget https://www.nsnam.org/release/ns-allinone-3.38.tar.bz2
tar xjf ns-allinone-3.38.tar.bz2
- Ns3 packages are installed through the execution of the following commands
cd ns-allinone-3.38/
./build.py –enable-examples –enable-tests
- Mininet
- Mininet packages are downloaded freely through the implementation of the below mentioned commands
git clone https://github.com/mininet/mininet.git
- We have to install the Mininet packages over the execution of following commands
cd mininet
git tag # list available versions
git checkout -b 2.2.1 2.2.1 # or whatever version you wish to install
install.sh -h
The research scholar can reach us at any time to clarify their doubts.
