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Tom Henderson
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This file contains ns-3 release notes (most recent releases first).
All of the ns-3 documentation is accessible from the ns-3 website:
http://www.nsnam.org
including tutorials:
http://www.nsnam.org/tutorials.html
Release 3.2 (pending)
=====================
Availability
------------
This release is immediately available from:
http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-3.2.tar.bz2
What is ns-3 ?
--------------
Supported platforms
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ns-3.2 has been tested on the following platforms:
- linux x86 gcc 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.6.
- linux x86_64 gcc 4.3.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.1, 4.1.3, 3.4.6
- MacOS X ppc and x86
- cygwin gcc 3.4.4 (debug only)
ns-3 is a new discrete-event network simulator designed for supporting network
research and education. ns-3 features a solid, well documented C++ core and
models for TCP/IP (IPv4), several link types including WiFi, and mobility
models.
ns-3 is an open source project released under the GNU GPLv2 license which
allows anyone to use ns-3 without having to pay any license fee or royalties.
ns-3 is actively seeking new contributors to extend the range of supported
models and/or to maintain existing models.
Not all ns-3 options are available on all platforms; consult the
wiki for more information:
http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/index.php/Installation
New user-visible features
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More information on the wiki:
http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/index.php/Statistical_Framework_for_Network_Simulation
Where to get more information about ns-3
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All the ns-3 documentation, is accessible from the ns-3 website:
http://www.nsnam.org
Including, tutorials:
http://www.nsnam.org/tutorials.html
Supported platforms
-------------------
ns-3 is regularly tested on the following platforms:
- linux x86 gcc 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.6.
- linux x86_64 gcc 4.1.3, 4.2.1, 3.4.6
- MacOS X ppc and x86
- cygwin gcc 3.4.4 (debug only)
API changes from ns-3.1
-----------------------
API changes for this release are documented in the file CHANGES.html
Known issues
------------
ns-3 is known to fail on the following platforms:
ns-3 build is known to fail on the following platforms:
- gcc 3.3 and earlier
- optimized builds on gcc 3.4.4 and 3.4.5
- optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0.x
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The IPv4 API defined in src/node/ipv4.h is expected to undergo major changes
in preparation of the merge of the IPv6 API and implementation.
API changes for this release are documented in CHANGES.html
Future releases
---------------
Our next release, which is expected to happen in 2 to 4 months from now, will
feature the merging of some of our projects currently in development: IPv6,
emulation, and synchronous posix sockets.