Open Source Linux Network Simulators

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The Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) is a tool for emulating networks on one or more machines. You can connect these emulated networks to live networks. CORE consists of a GUI for drawing topologies of lightweight virtual machines, and Python modules for scripting network emulation.

JBotSim is a multipurpose dynamic network simulator that allows to quickly prototype a distributed algorithm and test its behavior on a set of static or mobile nodes. If mobile, the nodes can be controlled by the mouse or by program.

A simple but complete mobile wireless network simulator based on Matlab.

Wireless Sensor Network Simulator Castalia is a simulator for Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Body Area Networks (BAN) and generally networks of low-power embedded devices. It is based on the OMNeT++ platform and can be used by researchers and developers who want to test their distributed algorithms and/or protocols in realistic wireless channel and radio models, with a realistic node behaviour especially relating to access of the radio. Castalia can also be used to evaluate different platform characteristics for specific applications, since it is highly parametric, and can simulate a wide range of platforms.

2023-03-20: the latest version of the XG-PON model for ns-3.35 is in GitHub (https://github.com/ajerikko/xgpon4ns3-v3/releases/tag/v3.1). It contains major changes to example code. Please use it for new activities. 10-Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (XG-PON), is regarded as one of the key technologies for future Internet access networks. This project develops an XG-PON module for the NS-3 network simulator - a G987 (ITU-T) standards-compliant, configurable, and extensible module that can simulate XG-PON that can support a wide range of research topics. This work was supported in part by SFI through CTVR. Please use the below citation when using this module: Arokkiam, Jerome A, Pedro Alvarez, Xiuchao Wu, Kenneth N Brown, Cormac J Sreenan, Marco Ruffini, Nicola Marchetti, Linda Doyle, and David Payne. “Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of an XG-PON Module for the Ns-3 Network Simulator.” SIMULATION 93, no. 5 (May 2017): 409–26. doi: 10.1177/0037549716682093

Netsim is a mobile ad hoc network simulator targeted at large heterogeneous node configurations. It is written in Java and is easily extensible through its modular concept.

QoE Monitor is an open-source software module for Network Simulator 3 (NS-3), usable to perform Quality-of-Experience (QoE) evaluations of multimedia communications in simulative networks. More in detail, it is able to assess the user perceived quality of audio and/or video multimedia streams. Its design has been inspired by EvalVid (link to http://www.tkn.tu-berlin.de/menue/research/evalvid/). QoE Monitor is currently developed by the Networking Research group of University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (http://www.unimore.it/). List of currently available features: - PSNR/SSIM computation for H.264 video transmission - G.711 audio transmission - Basic RTP emulation - Receiver side jitter estimation, according to RFC 3550 To do: - support new audio and video codecs - support new audio and video formats - develop objective audio evaluation metric(s) Update 02/27/2013: The latest archive has been updated to include some new features.

tlearn is a backpropagation neural network simulator, written by Jeff Elman. xtlearn is a version of tlearn for the X Window System. OSXtlearn is xtlearn wrapped in a MacOSX application bundle that runs ons MacOSX 10.5 or higher and that requires XQuartz. OSXtlearn is created by Harm Brouwer.

The NCTUns is a network simulator and emulator. Each version adheres to only a selected GNU/Linux distribution of fedora (The latest NCTUns 6.0 adhering to fedora 12). We try to port the latest NCTUns 6.0 to Ubuntu 10.04 or later versions.

UM-OLSR is an OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing protocol) implementation for the ns2 network simulator.

For new versions, check https://github.com/Darkkey/javaNetSim javaNetSim (Java Network Simulator) - it's a fork of a project jFirewallSim. The main goal of javaNetSim is creating a software to simulate various TCP/IP networks based on Ethernet, WiFi, PPP, etc...

This is an implementation of the Granular Neural Network architecture defined by S. Dick, A. Tappenden, C. Badke, O. Olarewaju. It is provided for the use of the public, and the convenience of researchers who may wish to develop or use this new system.

AHANNS enables the user to create and train artificial neural networks. Training is carried out by an implementation of back propagation learning algorithm. See the documentation for details. This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

AWNetS(Aibear Wireless Network Simulator)is a C++ written,fire-new discrete-event wireless network simulator which integrates network and communication simulations.It also focuses on various kinds of wireless networks including satellite and HAP.

Implemetaion the protocol AntHocNet in Network Simulator 2 (NS-2)

In an optical network scenario which consists of multiple nodes (whiteboxes) at its edges and ROADMs in-between, the coherent transceiver average laser configuration time is improved. The process is evaluated according to a testbed setup. This is facilitated in the appropriate lab equipment (or via simulation when required). For that purpose, a software agent (Netconf server) residing at the whiteboxes, is developed receiving input from the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) packet controller (PacketCTL - a Netconf client). Then, configuration of the local transceiver laser frequencies of the controlled pluggable devices takes place, for facilitating the connectivity in-between the ROADM network. Also, the agent records and reports back telemetry data (feedback) which is used by the PacketCTL's resource-allocating mechanism to improve efficiency within the network topology.

BlueHoc is an open source Bluetooth technology simulator. It simulates the baseband and link layers of the Bluetooth specifications.

A neuronal network simulator using NeuroML (as generated by neuroConstruct) for network description. Conductance- and rate-based Hodgkin-Huxley neuron models, and a number of other neurons & synapses. A 5-6-order RK method is used for integration.

Cervelletto is a neural network simulator. It uses a new neural model based on biological, neurological and psychological studies. [it's not yet completed... just give me some weeks! sorry!]

This project is based on a personal effort for researches on dynamics of coevovling networks. As a physicist, I am trying to build a framework for discrete-time dynamics of general networks, and its software libraries with APIs.

Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (DCCP) for Network Simulator.

D.N.S. - aka Debian Network Simulator - is a Virtual Machine prepared to run as a guest in VirtualBox to emulate complex networks. It is based on Debian Jessie and is built around the well known GNS3 Project. Thanks to D.N.S. you can emulate Cisco and Juniper devices, as well as different kind of servers, to build complex networks for testing purposes or to have an huge help to study for a certifications like CCNA, CCNP, JNCIA and so on. The goal of the project is to provide an easy to use environment to build a virtual laboratory with GNS3 even without be familiar with GNU/Linux and configurations. So, if you are studying for a certification and/or if you want to build your own laboratory to simulate Cisco, Juniper devices and - in general - complex network topologies, you will find in D.N.S. a good friend :D The first public release has been published on Sunday, 9th of February 2014. Please, read the WiKi for details.

DSR-UU is an implementation of the Dynamic Source Routing protocol that runs in the Linux kernel or in the ns-2 network simulator. It was originally created at Uppsala University, hence the UU.