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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 […]

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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Implementing a 3D UWSN Localization Algorithm in ns-2-Aquasim

This article addresses some of the obstacles that one should pass before trying to implement a custom 3D version of any localization algorithm under ns-2-Aquasim. Of course, this installation or […]
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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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Issues on Implementing Localisation-based Routing Algorithms

Introduction to this Article. In fact, this article is a huge one. Without the proper introduction to different technologies, it is impossible to understand the issues of implementing a localization-based […]
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Installing Misbehavior Detection (F2MD) Framework Under OMNeT++.

Misbehavior Detection (MBD) MBD in Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) refers to the process of identifying and detecting improper or malicious behaviour exhibited by vehicles or entities within a cooperative […]
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Doing Research in Public Safety Communication using psc-ns3.

Public Safety Communications (PSC) in ns-3. The support for public safety communications (PSC) in ns-3 relies on the newer capabilities introduced in 3GPP Release 12 and subsequent releases for 4G […]
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Installing ns-2 on Linux System with the Latest gcc Compiler

In fact, while compiling ns-2-allinone package, generally it will expect a very old compiler like gcc4 or gcc5. If you search the internet[2] for compilation issues of ns-2, probably you […]
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RAN, O-RAN, ns-O-RAN and Traffic Steering in 5G Networks.

RAN (Radio Access Network) RAN is a key component of a cellular network that provides radio connectivity between mobile devices (such as smartphones, tablets, or IoT devices) and the core […]
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Sending ICMP Traffic From an ns-3-FdNetDevice Node to a Real Host Over a Real Channel

Declaration: This is nothing but a log of my experiments. There may be a correct/standard way of resolving this problem. But, here, I am presenting my own experiment and a […]
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