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The “Paperware” vs. Reality Guide for implementing Routing in LEO Network

Designing routing protocols for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite networks requires a fundamental shift from terrestrial networking logic. While academic research often treats satellites as highly mobile nodes in a […]
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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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Why Doing “Unique” Research Has Become Harder in the Age of Intelligent Machines

Why Doing “Unique” Research Has Become Harder in the Age of Intelligent Machines A Critical Analysis of the Changing Nature of Ph.D. Research In previous decades, conducting high-quality research often […]
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The Future of CSE / ECE / IT Ph.D Research in the Age of AI and Large Language Models

The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) has fundamentally altered the landscape of research in Computer Science, Electronics, and Information Technology. Tasks that once required […]
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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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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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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 […]
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Installing ns-3.42 and NetAnim Under Debian 11

ns-3.42 was released on May 29, 2024. The main feature addition in ns-3.42 was support for the 3GPP 38.311 Non-Terrestrial Networks channel model, including a new circular aperture antenna model […]
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Procedure for Installing the NetAnim on New Apple Mac M1/M2.

Problem with Qt 5 on Apple Silicon M1/M2. The reason why Qt 5 may not work out of the box on Apple Silicon M1, M2, and M3 is primarily due […]
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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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Understanding Different Types of Satellites and Satellite Networks

Satellites and Satellite Networks. Satellites: A satellite is a man-made object that orbits a planet or other celestial body. They range in size from mere cubesats to massive space telescopes, […]
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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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