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Installing ‘lorawan’ extension module version v0.3.1 under ns-3.42

LoRaWAN The LoRa Alliance first defined the LoRaWAN standard with the objective of creating a medium access scheme and a set of network management policies that leverage the properties of […]

Simulation and Analysis of IoT LoRaWAN Networks Under ns-3

Low-power wide-area network (LPWAN). These networks use low-power radio signals, such as those in the sub-1 GHz range, to send small amounts of data over a large area. LPWANs are […]

Creating Random Road Network, Traffic Flows, Signals in SUMO

SUMO has different tools for creating and customizing road networks and traffic flows and traffic signals. In this article, we will use some of those tools available in SUMO to […]

Implementation of Spring Mobility Model for ns-3 and Visualizing it in 3D along with Circle Mobility

Spring Mobility Spring mobility is nothing but making a node to move in a path similar to that of an expanded circular coil spring. From the top or bottom point […]

Implementation of Circle Mobility Model for ns-3 and Visualizing it in 3D

Mobility Models of ns-3. The default ns-3 installation will contain the following mobility models. MobilityModel Subclasses ConstantPosition ConstantVelocity ConstantAcceleration GaussMarkov Hierarchical RandomDirection2D RandomWalk2D RandomWaypoint SteadyStateRandomWaypoint Waypoint PositionAllocator Position allocators […]

3D Aquatic Animal Tracking Underwater Network Simulation (UWSN) Under ns-3

Aquatic Animal Tracking: Tracking marine animals can be extremely tricky due to GPS signals not functioning well underwater[1]. Underwater acoustic communication is a technique of sending and receiving messages below […]

Ph.D. Research Using ns-3 in the Age of AI and Large Language Models

Ph.D. Research Using ns-3 in the Age of AI and Large Language Models Choosing the Right Problems, Conducting Defensible Research, and Surviving Evaluation & Defense The emergence of Artificial Intelligence […]
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ns-3 vs OMNeT++ – Why ns-3 is Often Good From a Ph.D. Scholar’s Point of View

This article provides a Ph.D.–centric comparison of ns-3 and OMNeT++, written from the actual expectations of a CSE/ECE doctoral scholar (problem depth, publishability, model credibility, extensibility, and long-term research value), […]
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Human Logic vs. AI Artifacts: The future impact of ns-3’s Closed Zulip Chat

The following article explores the evolving communication landscape of ns-3. It highlights the delicate balance between high-speed developer collaboration and the need to preserve public knowledge for both researchers […]
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The Silent Crisis in Network Research: Why We Are Losing the “Soul” of ns-3

For years, ns-3 has been the gold standard for network simulators. It is a complex, high-fidelity tool used by researchers to simulate everything from 5G towers to satellite constellations. But […]
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Understanding P2P Network Simulation in ns-3 Through the Tutorial Simulation (first.cc)

The file first.cc is the official introductory simulation provided in the official ns-3 tutorial. It is deliberately simple, yet it demonstrates all core concepts of ns-3: discrete-event simulation, nodes, links, protocol […]
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From 1G to 6G: What Really Changed, What Is Changing, and How Can These Networks Be Simulated in ns-3?

Why Is It Difficult to Understand 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, and the Future 6G Networks? How Did They Evolve Historically, What Changed Technologically, and How Can They Be Simulated […]
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Introduction to ns-3 Simulations on Afarion iPlayground

Happy New Year 2026! I am happy to present Afarion iPlayground, a Moodle-based interactive learning platform designed specifically for hands-on ns-3 network simulations. Afarion iPlayground provides a fully sandboxed, browser-only […]
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Installing the Simulation Execution Manager for ns-3

Traditionally, in earlier days, a batch of ns-2 simulations were run using suitable scripting languages and the trace analysis was also done using scripts written in different scripting languages such […]
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Procedure for Installing ns-3 (3.40) on New Apple Mac M1/M2.

Introduction. Always I love to build and run ns-3 simulations only on Intel-based Linux machines for ‘historical reasons’ of Intel’s multi-core performance; particularly in terms of compilation speed. So, most […]
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Problems in Satellite Communications and Simulating them with ns-3

This article presents the different aspects of data communication under Satellite networks. It addresses the issues related to delays, obstacles, interference etc.,. perceived at the transport layer. Further, it addresses […]
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Bare Minimal TinyCore Linux for installing Latest ns-3-dev.

Introduction. Nowadays, a typical minimal Linux installation with X/GUI , on a hard disk may consume 1.5 GB to 5 GB. In addition to that, if you just try to […]
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Using Free Cloud Resources for Running Huge ns-3 Simulations

This article shows the possibility of installing and running ns-3 network simulations using Cloud Computing. Specifically, this article introduces the way to use the free cloud resources provided by Kaggle […]
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Installing and running ns-3 using free Kaggle Cloud Platform

This article presents a step-by-step procedure for installing and running ns-3 network simulations using the free resources provided by Kaggle Cloud Platform. Note: The Complete Notebook file of this procedure […]
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Installing and running ns-3 using free Colab Cloud Platform

This article presents a step-by-step procedure for installing and running ns-3 network simulations using the free resources provided by Colab Cloud Platform. Note: The Complete Notebook file of this […]
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Would an AI system replace an ns-3/ns-2 Developer or an Expert?

Introduction. While starting to learn ns-3 from its very first release, it was impossible for me to understand it for some inexpressible reasons. I explained “why it took around 10 […]
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