Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators

Ns-2 and its successor ns-3 are discrete-event simulators which are closely related to each other as they share common background, concepts and similar aims. Ns-3 is still under development, but it offers some interesting characteristics for developers while ns-2 still has a large user base. While o...

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Autores: Font Calvo, Juan Luis, Íñigo Blasco, Pablo, Domínguez Morales, Manuel Jesús, Sevillano Ramos, José Luis, Amaya Rodríguez, Claudio Antonio
Formato: artículo
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Fecha de publicación:2011
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Palavra-chave:Discrete-event simulation
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spelling Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulatorsFont Calvo, Juan LuisÍñigo Blasco, PabloDomínguez Morales, Manuel JesúsSevillano Ramos, José LuisAmaya Rodríguez, Claudio AntonioDiscrete-event simulationns-2ns-3Software MetricsNs-2 and its successor ns-3 are discrete-event simulators which are closely related to each other as they share common background, concepts and similar aims. Ns-3 is still under development, but it offers some interesting characteristics for developers while ns-2 still has a large user base. While other studies have compared different network simulators, focusing on performance measurements, in this paper we adopted a different approach by focusing on technical characteristics and using software metrics to obtain useful conclusions. We chose ns-2 and ns-3 for our case study because of the popularity of the former in research and the increasing use of the latter. This reflects the current situation where ns-3 has emerged as a viable alternative to ns-2 due to its features and design. The paper assesses the current state of both projects and their respective evolution supported by the measurements obtained from a broad set of software metrics. By considering other qualitative characteristics we obtained a summary of technical features of both simulators including, architectural design, software dependencies or documentation policies.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación TEC2009-10639-C04-02ElsevierArquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores2011info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/93384https://doi.org/10.1016/j.simpat.2011.01.009reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)InglésSimulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 19 (5), 1330-1346.TEC2009-10639-C04-02https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1569190X11000190info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/933842026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
title Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
spellingShingle Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
Font Calvo, Juan Luis
Discrete-event simulation
ns-2
ns-3
Software Metrics
title_short Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
title_full Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
title_fullStr Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
title_sort Analysis of source code metrics from ns-2 and ns-3 network simulators
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Font Calvo, Juan Luis
Íñigo Blasco, Pablo
Domínguez Morales, Manuel Jesús
Sevillano Ramos, José Luis
Amaya Rodríguez, Claudio Antonio
author Font Calvo, Juan Luis
author_facet Font Calvo, Juan Luis
Íñigo Blasco, Pablo
Domínguez Morales, Manuel Jesús
Sevillano Ramos, José Luis
Amaya Rodríguez, Claudio Antonio
author_role author
author2 Íñigo Blasco, Pablo
Domínguez Morales, Manuel Jesús
Sevillano Ramos, José Luis
Amaya Rodríguez, Claudio Antonio
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Arquitectura y Tecnología de Computadores
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Discrete-event simulation
ns-2
ns-3
Software Metrics
topic Discrete-event simulation
ns-2
ns-3
Software Metrics
description Ns-2 and its successor ns-3 are discrete-event simulators which are closely related to each other as they share common background, concepts and similar aims. Ns-3 is still under development, but it offers some interesting characteristics for developers while ns-2 still has a large user base. While other studies have compared different network simulators, focusing on performance measurements, in this paper we adopted a different approach by focusing on technical characteristics and using software metrics to obtain useful conclusions. We chose ns-2 and ns-3 for our case study because of the popularity of the former in research and the increasing use of the latter. This reflects the current situation where ns-3 has emerged as a viable alternative to ns-2 due to its features and design. The paper assesses the current state of both projects and their respective evolution supported by the measurements obtained from a broad set of software metrics. By considering other qualitative characteristics we obtained a summary of technical features of both simulators including, architectural design, software dependencies or documentation policies.
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