Technology Libraries

NetSim Pro and Standard versions are available as technology libraries from which users can select and assemble per their needs.

Component No.

Networks / Protocols

Component 1
(Base. This is required for all
other components to run)

Internetworks:

Ethernet - Fast & Gigabit, ARP, Routing - RIP, OSPF
WLAN - 802.11 a / b / g / p / n / ac / ax & e, Minstrel Rate Adaptation Algorithm
Propagation models - HATA Urban/ Suburban, COST 231 HATA urban / Suburban, Indoor Home / Office / Factory, Friis Free space, Log Distance.
Shadowing - Constant, Lognormal. Fading - Rayleigh, Nakagami
IPv4,Firewalls, Queuing - Round Robin, FIFO, Priority, WFQ,
TCP - Old Tahoe, Tahoe, Reno, New Reno, BIC, CUBIC, Window Scaling, SACK UDP

Common Modules:

Traffic Generator: Voice, Video, FTP, Database, HTTP, Email, Custom
Virtual Network Stack,
Simulation Kernel,
Command Line Interface,
Metrics Engine with packet and event trace,
Plot Generator,
Packet Encryption,
External Interfaces: Python, MATLAB, Wireshark, SUMO

Component 2

Legacy Networks:

Pure Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CDMA, GSM

Component 3

Advanced Routing and Switching: VLAN, Layer 3 Switch, Access Control Lists, NAT

Component 4

Mobile Adhoc Networks:

MANET - DSR, AODV, OLSR, ZRP. Single and Multiple MANETs

Component 5

Software Defined Networks:

Openflow v1.3 compatible

Component 6
(Component 4 required)

Internet of things: IoT with AODV and RPL Protocols
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN)
Personal Area Networks - ZigBee

Component 7

Cognitive Radio Networks:

WRAN IEEE 802.22

Component 8

Long-Term Evolution Networks:

Based on 3GPP 36 series

Component 9
(Component 4 Required)

Vehicular Adhoc Networks:

IEEE 1609 WAVE, Basic Safety Message(BSM) protocol per J2735 DSRC, Interface with SUMO for road traffic simulation

Component 10
(Component 3 and Component 8 Required)

5G NR:

AI/ML in the RAN, MIMO, Beamforming, SA/NSA modes, HARQ, Link Adapatation, FR1 & FR2, Code Block Segmentation, Mobility, Handover

Component 11
(Component 3 required)

Satellite Communication Networks:

Geo Stationary Satellite. Forward link TDMA in Ku Band and Return link MF-TDMA in Ka band per DVB S2. Markov Loo Fading model. Device models for Satellite, Satellite Gateway, and Satellite User Terminals

Component 12
(Component 2 & 3 required)

Underwater Acoustic Networks (UWAN)

Acoustic PHY Model, Propagation based on speed of sound, Thorp propagation (temperature, depth, salinity), Slotted ALOHA in MAC, UDP in L4, Underwater sensor application

Component 13
(Requires C10)

5G NTN :

LEO/MEO/GEO single satellite simulation, Downlink transmission, Link budget calculations, Interference models, Feeder link and service link, Antenna Configuration, Frequence reuse: FR1 and FR3.
Frequency Bands: S-Band and Ka Band

Network Emulator
Add On

Network Emulator: Connect real hardware running live applications to NetSim Simulator.

TDMA Radio Networks
Add On

Military Radio Networks: TDMA , Dynamic TDMA, Bands - VHF, UHF, S-band, L-Band, MANET Routing