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The ShoX developers are proud to announce the immediate availability of ShoX 1.0. ShoX was developed with the intention to provide a simulation tool for wireless ad hoc networks which is as easy to use as possible. The release you have downloaded offers a first stable version of ShoX. It features:

* discrete-event simulation
* strong GUI support for both scenario configuration and visualization
* completely customizable node movements (mobility) with the Random Walk Model already included
* completely customizable architecture for easy plug-in of third-party classes
* a generic seven-layer ISO/OSI network stack model (currently, a subset is included, others can easily be added)
* a special operating system layer which can be regarded as an abstraction of application-level distributed services
* customizable simulation log output which can then be visualized (network animation)
* easy generation of statistics which can be plotted with an integrated statistics chart visualizer
* extensible traffic generation framework with several traffic generators already included
* extensible signal propagation framework with Unit Disk, Free Space, and others already included
* the most versatile and comprehensive energy management framework available to model energy consumption of nodes
* several standard protocols (AODV, OSR, 802.11 DCF, etc.) included and ready to use... read more

This release offers a basic wireless network simulator. It features:

* a generic seven-layer ISO/OSI network stack model (currently, physical, mac, logical link, network and application layer are included, others can easily be added)

* discrete-event simulation

* completely customizable node movements (mobility)

* completely customizable architecture for easy plug-in of third-party classes

* customizable simulation log output which can then be visualized (visualization not quite ready at the moment)... read more