Description

From the NS-3 home page: ns-3 is a discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems, targeted primarily for research and educational use. ns-3 is free software, licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license, and is publicly available for research, development, and use.

• NS-3 Home Page

Version

• 3.24.1

Authorized Users

• CIRCE account holders
• RRA account holders
• SC account holders

Platforms

• CIRCE cluster
• RRA cluster
• SC cluster

Modules

NS-3 requires the following module file to run:

• apps/ns3/3.24.1

• See Modules for more information.

Running NS-3 on CIRCE

The NS-3 user guide is essential to understanding the application and making the most of it. The guide and this page should help you to get started with your simulations. Please refer to the Documentation section for a link to the guide.

• Note on CIRCE: Make sure to run your jobs from your $WORK directory!

Running on CIRCE

• The only step needed to access NS-3’s libraries/includes is to load the NS-3 module as described above. Once you’ve done so, you can start accessing it in your C code:

[user@login0 ~]$ module load apps/ns3/3.24.1

Documentation

Home Page, User Guides, and Manuals

• NS-3 Home Page
  • https://www.nsnam.org/
• NS-3 Documentation
  • https://www.nsnam.org/ns-3-24/documentation/

Benchmarks, Known Tests, Examples, Tutorials, and Other Resources

• NS-3 Examples
  • /apps/ns3/3.24.1/examples

More Job Information

See the following for more detailed job submission information:

• SLURM User’s Guide
• Scheduling and Dispatch Policies
• Advanced Submit Techniques

Reporting Bugs

Report bugs with NS-3 to the IT Help Desk: rc-help@usf.edu