My experience in NS2 for wireless networks

Introduction

Network simulator 2 (NS2) is a widely used discrete event simulator for networking research.

• ns2 official web site - http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/
• Tutorials
  • Marc Greis's tutorial - http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/tutorial/index.html
  • NS2 by Example - http://nile.wpi.edu/NS

How to implement a new protocol

Before you implement your original protocols, you need to learn ns2 by the above two web pages, Marc Greis's tutorial and NS2 by Example.

• Layer 3: Ad hoc routing protocols
  • Geographic Greedy Forwarding protocol [src]
  • Static routing [src]
  • Broadcast
• Layer 2: MAC protocol
  • Simple MAC protocol

FAQ

• FAQ

Links to extension modules for ns2

• Wireless Mesh Networks - http://www.ecsl.cs.sunysb.edu/multichannel/
• Underwater Acoustic Communications - http://www.dei.unipd.it/wdyn/?IDsezione=5216