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Introduction to OMNET++

We Shall Cover
 What is OMNET++?
 How to get a free copy?
 How to compile and install on windows?
 Running for the time
What is OMNET++

• Objective Modular Network testbed in C++


- Simulation Kernel
- Component-based simulation library
 Designed to create & simulate any network
Simulation Kernel

2. Processing
related to event
• Simulation Kernel terminates when:
_ No more events in event queue
1.Event at head
_ Termination condition reached popped
_ User terminates

3. New events
added to queue
Getting a free copy

• www.omnetpp.org
• Download the latest release (4.6in our case)
omnetpp-4.6-scr-window.zip
• Complete folder
-C++ compiler
-CMD Line build environment
 Download source code
Compile & Install

• Compiling and installing on window self-contained


• Enter OMNET++ folder that you unzipped
• Run the file called Mingwenv.cmd
• When terminal appears, enter the commands
./configure
make Build process produces
debug and release
omnetpp binaries

Debug is elaborate
But slow
bin
Release is optimized
Debug
And fast
Release
1. Debug Mode
• Debug mode does not optimize the binary it produces
• Relation between source code and generated instruction is more complex
• Allows breakpoints to be set accurately
• Allows programmer to step through code one line at a time
• Compiled with full symbolic debug information
2. Release mode
• Release mode enables optimizations
• Generate without any debug data
• Lots of code could be completely removed or written code
• Resulting executable may not match with written code
Select the default workplace

• A workspace is a logical collection of projects


• A workspace called p2p may contain only peer to peer applications
Overview of OMNET++

We Shall Cover
 Design to OMNET++
 Model structure
Design of OMNET++

Requirement Design features


s
Hierarchical Simulation
Large Scale Simulations
Models

Reusable components

Reduce debugging time Provide visualization

Generate input and output


Open data interface
using common s w tools

Model development and Provide IDE


Analysis to be unified
Model Structure

• Model consist of modules


• Modules communicate with message passing
• Modules are C++ files
_ Implement simulation class library
_ Run in simulation kernel
 Module types
_ Simple (active modules )
_ Compound
 Simple modules can be grouped into compound modules and so forth
 Modules communicate through gates (connections)
_ Directly between modules or through intermediaries
Network Simple
modules

Compound
modules

• No. of hierarchy levels not limited

No of components

Types of components
• Gates
_ Input output interfaces of modules
_ Allow message passing
_ Linked via connection (T prop , R data , BER)

Simple modules
Network
1. Define
Compound modules module
types

2. Instantiate
3. Network implements system model them
• Channels
_ Connection types with specific properties
_ Reusable at several places
_ Standard host talking to another standard host via an Ethernet cable
 Message
Tuple space (time stamp, arbitrary data,…..)
 Network
A compound module with no external gates

Network Simple modules


1. Define
module
Compound modules
types

2. Instantiate
3. Network implements system model them
Module Parameters
• Pass configuration data to simple modules
• Define model topology
• String, numeric, Boolean
• Constants, random numbers
• Expressions as references
Overview of OMNET++

We Shall Cover
 Introduction to NED Language
 Graphical Editor
What is NED Language?
• A Network description language
• Creates network topologies in OMNET ++
• You can create topology alternately graphically as well
• Correspondingly NED source code is automatically generated

Typical Ingredients of NED description


• Network definitions
• Compound module definitions
• Simple module declarations

Network Definition
• Network definitions are compound modules
_ Self-contained simulation models
Simple Module Declaration
• Describes the interface of modules
_ Gates
_ Parameters

Compound module definitions


• Declaration of external interface
_ Gates
_ Parameters
 Definition of
_ Submodules
_ Their interconnections

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