44: NPE Tools

"In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not." - Einstein.Lecture outline: Discussion of common network simulators and their usage in research and performance evaluation.

1. NPE tools--a brief introduction

2. NPE simulation tools

Ns-3 simulator

3. NPE testbeds

Emulab, Planetlab, GENI

Primary reference for this lecture:

“Network Simulation” by Fujimoto.

Secondary references for this lecture:

1. “Network Modeling and Simulation, A Practical Approach” by Mohsen Guizani et al.; Chapter 10, “Input Modeling and Output Analysis”.

2. “Fundamentals of Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication System”, by Obaidat and Boudriga; Chapter 12: “Simulation Software and Case Studies”.

3. "Handbook of Simulation", edited by J Banks, Part 4: Chapter 20, "Discrete Event Simulation of Computer and Communication Networks"

4. "Introduction to Network Simulation NS-2", Teerawat Issariyakul and Ekram Hossain.