OMNeT++

OMNeT++
Developer(s)OpenSim Ltd.
Stable release
6.0.3 / February 28, 2024; 10 months ago (2024-02-28)
Written inC++
Operating systemLinux, macOS, Windows
TypeNetwork simulator
LicenseAcademic Public License
Websiteomnetpp.org

OMNeT++ (Objective Modular Network Testbed in C++)[1] is a modular, component-based C++ simulation library and framework, primarily for building network simulators.[2][3][4] OMNeT++ can be used for free for non-commercial simulations like at academic institutions and for teaching.[5] OMNEST is an extended version of OMNeT++ for commercial use.[6][7]

OMNeT++ itself is a simulation framework without models for network protocols like IP or HTTP. The main computer network simulation models are available in several external frameworks. The most commonly used one is INET[8][9] which offers a variety of models for all kind of network protocols and technologies like for IPv6, BGP. INET also offers a set of mobility models to simulate the node movement in simulations. The INET models are licensed under the LGPL or GPL.[10] NED (NEtwork Description) is the topology description language of OMNeT++.

To manage and reduce the time to carry out large-scale simulations, additional tools have been developed, for example, based on Python.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Information Resources Management Association. Networking and Telecommunications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications. Idea Group Inc (IGI); ISBN 978-1-60566-987-8. p. 592.
  2. ^ "OMNeT++ Discrete Event Simulator - Home". omnetpp.org. Retrieved 2016-12-25.
  3. ^ Jonathan Loo; Jaime Lloret Mauri; Jesús Hamilton Ortiz. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Current Status and Future Trends. CRC Press; ISBN 978-1-4665-1314-3. p. 166.
  4. ^ Iyengar, S. Sitharama; Parameshwaran, Nandan; Phoha, Vir V.; Balakrishnan, Narayanaswamy; Okoye, Chuka D. (29 March 2011). Fundamentals of Sensor Network Programming: Applications and Technology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-118-09949-0. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ "OMNeT++ License". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  6. ^ "OMNEST - High-Performance Simulation for All Kinds of Networks". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  7. ^ "OMNEST - OMNeT++ Comparison". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  8. ^ "INET Framework". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  9. ^ "INET framework for the OMNeT++ discrete event simulator". GitHub. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  10. ^ "INET License". GitHub. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  11. ^ Barbecho, Pablo Andrés (2020). "Large-Scale Simulations Manager Tool for OMNeT++: Expediting Simulations and Post-Processing Analysis". IEEE. 8: 159291–159306. doi:10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3020745. hdl:2117/330451. S2CID 221590214.