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Network Simulator
ns-3 is a discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems, targeted primarily for research and educational use. ns-3 is free, open-source software, licensed under the GNU GPLv2 license, and maintained by a worldwide community.
Recent News (Older)
ns-3.42 released
The ns-3.42 release has been published. This release provides a new Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) propagation model, additional Wi-Fi and LR-WPAN improvements, and many other small feature improvements and bug fixes.
ns-3 GSoC selections announced
Three students will work with the ns-3 project for the 2024 Google Summer of Code!
ns-3.41 released
The ns-3.41 release has been published. This release provides a new cellular MIMO antenna model, additional Wi-Fi model upgrades for the Wi-Fi 7 standard, and LR-WPAN improvements, among many other small feature improvements and bug fixes.
Announcements
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