This post will tell you the installation instructions for NetAnim Software in Ubuntu.
NS3 is a discrete event simulator similar to ns2 and both vary depends on the languages in which they were used.
NS3 uses C++ with optional Python bindings, whereas ns2 uses OTCL with C++.
The ns2 comes with a default network animator called nam and it will be there in the allinone package of ns2. But ns3 does not have any default animator, but there is a support from the NetAnim.
NetAnim is a software that process the xml files for graphical output which are generated through ns3.
Method 1:
NetAnim can be downloaded from the URL http://code.nsnam.org/jabraham3/netanim-3.104
Method 2:
However, ubuntu or debian or Linux Mint solves this problem through apt-get itself.
Prerequisites:
T S Pradeep Kumar
NS3 is a discrete event simulator similar to ns2 and both vary depends on the languages in which they were used.
NS3 uses C++ with optional Python bindings, whereas ns2 uses OTCL with C++.
The ns2 comes with a default network animator called nam and it will be there in the allinone package of ns2. But ns3 does not have any default animator, but there is a support from the NetAnim.
NetAnim is a software that process the xml files for graphical output which are generated through ns3.
Method 1:
NetAnim can be downloaded from the URL http://code.nsnam.org/jabraham3/netanim-3.104
Method 2:
However, ubuntu or debian or Linux Mint solves this problem through apt-get itself.
Prerequisites:
- NS3 compiled (or installed)
- OS Used: Ubuntu 14.04 64 bit
- NS3 Version (ns-3.20)
See this post to install ns3: http://www.nsnam.com/2013/09/ns3-installation-in-linux-mint-14-64bit.html
pradeepkumar@pradeepkumar~$ sudo apt-get install NetAnim
The above command is case sensitive (NetAnim)
To run once its installed
pradeepkumar@pradeepkumar:~$ NetAnim file.xml
if you already has a file.xml.
Here are the screenshots
 | |
|
 |
| NetAnim in Ubuntu 14.04 |
T S Pradeep Kumar
Comments
Post a Comment