Open Source Linux Network Simulators

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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.

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.

The goal of this project is to be an improvement of the original Network Animator (NAM) module provided as part of the Network Simulator 2 (NS2). This tool provides topology visualization, TCL script generation, and enhanced simulation animation.

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.

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 a basic implementation of an Information-Centric Network simulator, following the architecture suggested by Blackadder. It was by the University of Essex for the needs of the PAL project and it include Publishers, Subscribers, RV and a Topology Manager.

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

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 program Virtual Network Simulator for Web 2.0 is a tool that allows the simulation of assembly and configuration of computer network projects, virtual or physical. It also simulate the sending of a package between the hots of origin and destinati

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

This project deals with the implementation of a Fisheye State Routing (FSR) module for the network simulator ns-2. It can be integrated into ns-2 to simulate mobile ad hoc networks using FSR for routing data packets.

GNNS - GNNS Neural Network Simulator, is both a set of libraries and an interface for creating and learning neural networks. It is aimed to support as many network typs and learning algorithms as possible. GNNS is meant to support different platforms.

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.

The goal of the Narses project is to build a scalable, application-level network simulator that allows experimenters to use network models of varying degrees of accuracy and speed to efficiently simulate large distributed applications.

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.

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.

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.

This project provides DiffServ simulations improvements for the Network Simulator 2. The current version works for NS2 version 2.29

iSNS is an interactive neural network simulator written in Java/Java3D. The program is intended to be used in lessons of Neural Networks. The program was developed by students as the software project at Charles University in Prague.

Network Controlled Systems (NCS) and transport co-design for network simulator NS2.

Design and implementation of the Observation-based Cooperation Enforcement in Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (OCEAN) protocol, on top of the ns2 network simulator, using Dynamic Source Routing (DSR).

The DV-Hop, Amorphous, Centroid and APIT source code for NS2. Please reference this work as follows: A. Pineda-Briseño, R. Menchaca-Mendez, E. Chavez, G. Guzman, R. Menchaca-Mendez, R. Quintero, M. Torres, M. Moreno, and J. L. Diaz-De-Leon. "A Probabilistic Approach to Location Estimation in MANETs." Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, vol. 28, no. 1-2, pp. 97-114, 2015.

SGsim is a co-simulation framework consists mainly of the network simulator OMNeT++ and the power grid simulator OpenDSS. Related Publications: Abdalkarim Awad, Peter Bazan and Reinhard German, " A Short Tutorial On Using SGsim Framework For Smart Grid Applications" Proceedings of the 10th EAI on Performance Evaluation Methodologies and Tools 2016, Taormina, Italy, pp.1-6, October 2016 Abdalkarim Awad, Peter Bazan and Reinhard German, " Co-Simulation-Based Evaluation of Volt-VAR Control," IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Europe (ISGT Europe), Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 1-6, October 2016 Abdalkarim Awad, Peter Bazan and Reinhard German, "SGsim: Co-Simulation Framework for ICT-Enabled Power Distribution Grids," (MMB & DFT 2016), Münster, Germany, pp. 5-8, April 2016 Abdalkarim Awad, Peter Bazan and Reinhard German, "SGsim: a Simulation Framework for Smart Grid Applications," Proceedings of the IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON 2014), Dubrovnik, Croatia.