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NCTUnsNCTUns

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IntroductionIntroduction• Program name: NCTUnsclient• More than 100,000 C++ statements (11/11/2003 version)• Has six main functions:

Stage Component Description Draw Topology

Topology Editor An environment to specify a network topology

Edit Property

Node Editor An environment to configure which modules to be used inside a node

Run Simulation

Simulation Operation Front-End Interface

An interface to control the execution of simulations

Packet Animation Player

A player to play back logged packet transfer trace

Playback

Performance Monitor A player to plot and display logged performance metrics over time

Retrieve Results

Background Job Manager

An interface to view and control submitted background jobs

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4 Kinds of 4 Kinds of Operation ModesOperation Modes

Draw TopologyEdit PropertyRun SimulationPlay Back

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Draw TopologyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyRun SimulationRun SimulationRun SimulationPlay BackPlay BackPlay Back

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Topology Editor (T.E.)Topology Editor (T.E.)

Working Area

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Tool BarTool Barselect, delete, undo, wired link, mobile path

ruler, zoom in, zoom out, zoom in to an area, view the whole field

Draw Topology, Edit Property, Run Simulation, Play Back

Qos diffserv boundary router and internal router, optical circuit switch and burst switch

GPRS GGSN, GPRS SGSN, GPRS base station, GPRS phone,GPRS pseudo switch

host, hub, router, switch, access point, mobile node(ad hoc),Mobile node(infra-structure), wall(wireless signal obstacle),WAN,subnet

External host, external mobile node(ad hoc), external mobile node(infra-structure), external router

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FileFile• Save/Load topology and node

module description files (.tpland .tcl )

• Print a topology file into a file (.bmp format)

• Switch “Operating Mode”• Draw Topology• Edit Property• Run Simulation• Play Back

• “Background Job Management”will be discussed later.

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EditEdit

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ToolsTools

• Mobile node related tools• Insert applications: import traffic

description file (.tfc )

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Tools Tools –– Insert Mobile ModesInsert Mobile Modes• Random position

insertion

• Array insertion

• Ad hoc mode or infrastructure mode selection

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Tools Tools –– Import & Export mobile Import & Export mobile nodes from/to filesnodes from/to files

You can import/export mobile nodes files that you already specified.

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Tools Tools —— Generate Random Generate Random WaypointsWaypoints

• Step by step generation

• Or automatic generation up to a specified time

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Tools Tools –– Generate Infrastructure Generate Infrastructure NodeNode’’s IP and MAC Addresss IP and MAC Address

• A user should specify the subnet ID manually.

• The GUI will generate the IP andMAC addresses automatically.

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Tools Tools –– Enter See Movement ModeEnter See Movement Mode

• step1 : enter see movement mode

• step2 :set display properties

• step3 :play

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Tools Tools –– Generate Large Generate Large NetworkNetwork

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Setting Setting –– Paste Background Paste Background GraphGraph

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Setting Setting -- BackgroundBackground

Move and scale the graph

Set the scale of the map

Set the brightness of the graph

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Draw TopologyDraw TopologyDraw TopologyEdit PropertyRun SimulationRun SimulationRun SimulationPlay BackPlay BackPlay Back

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Edit Property ModeEdit Property Mode

The network node icons are disabled in this mode.

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Host: Dialog BoxHost: Dialog Box

• Basic network node type

• Application setup

• Interface down time setting

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Host: Setting ApplicationHost: Setting Application• Specify “Start

time” , “Stop time”

• Specify command string

• Specify absolute input file path and name

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Host: Down TimeHost: Down Time

• Specify the down time periods of a node

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Host: Mobile IPHost: Mobile IP

• Mobile IP will be discussed in later session.

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Hub: Dialog BoxHub: Dialog Box

• The bandwidth of the hub

• Down time setting

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Switch: Dialog BoxSwitch: Dialog Box


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Router: Dialog Box Router: Dialog Box

• Select a method to compute routes– God route– Routing daemons

• Application • Down time

setting

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Router Router –– Routing: Build In Routing: Build In AdvanceAdvance

• God routing

• The routing table is computed by GUI in advance.

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Router Router –– Routing: Run Routing Routing: Run Routing DaemonDaemon

• RIP• OSPF• Others

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AP: Dialog BoxAP: Dialog Box


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AP: Wireless InterfaceAP: Wireless Interface

• Display the status and configuration of wireless interfaces

• Two flags can be checked.

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Mobile NodeMobile Node

• Moving path• Down time setting• Interface• Application• Single-hop

connectivity• Multi-hop

connectivity• Three flags

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Mobile Node: Moving PathMobile Node: Moving Path’’s s Turning PointTurning Point

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Tools Tools –– Generate Infrastructure Generate Infrastructure NodeNode’’s IP and MAC Addresss IP and MAC Address

• A user should specify the subnet ID manually.

• The GUI will generate the IP andMAC addresses automatically.

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Mobile Node: Mobile Node: InterfaceInterface

• Display the info. of the attached wireless interfaces

• Configure the IP address of the default gateway (Infra-structure mode mobile node only)

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M.N.: SingleM.N.: Single--hop Connectivityhop Connectivity

• Display single-hop connectivity/ disconnectivityevents according to the transmission range of M.N.

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M.N.: MultiM.N.: Multi--hop Connectivityhop Connectivity

• Display multi-hop connectivity/ disconnectivityevents according to the transmission range of M.N.

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Link: Dialog BoxLink: Dialog Box

• Propagation delay• Bandwidth• BER• Down time setting• Bi-direction

configuration

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Virtual NodeVirtual Node

• Virtual node is used to represent a turning point or the destination of a moving path

• Two flags

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Node EditorNode Editor

• Module groups• Protocol stack

display• Control buttons

– Specify– Delete– Redraw– Copy to all ports– Copy to all nodes

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Node Editor Node Editor ---- APAP

• AP is a switch that has one wireless port and one (or several) wireline port(s).

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutMac802.3Mac802.3

• Mac address

• Transmission mode

• Log options

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutMac802.11Mac802.11

• Mac address• RTS threshold • Log options

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutInterfaceInterface

• IP address and network mask

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutARPARP

• Run ARP protocol– Flush time interval

• Know in advance

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutFIFOFIFO

• Maximum queue length

• Log options• Run-time query

panel

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutPHYPHY

• Display BW , BER and propagation delay

• Link failure option• See “Down Time

Setting” button

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutWPHYWPHY

• Display BW , FREQ, BER

• Signal range settings– Transmission Range – Interference Range

• Log options• Link failure options

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutAWPHYAWPHY

• Set BW , FREQ, BER

• Additional Noise• Transmit Power,

Antenna Gain• Transmission Rage

– By Distance/Receive Power Threshold

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N.E.: Module LayoutN.E.: Module LayoutSwitchSwitch

• Learning bridge protocol– Spanning tree

protocol

• Know in advance• Run-Time query

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Miscellaneous SettingsMiscellaneous Settings• Wireless Connectivity Color• Wireless Connectivity Speedup Factor• Wireless frame color

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M.S.: Connectivity colorM.S.: Connectivity color

• Connectivity color:The color of connectivity indication line

• Used only in “Enter see movement mode”

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M.S.: Connectivity Speedup M.S.: Connectivity Speedup FactorFactor

• Speedup Factor:A larger speedup factor can improve the GUI display speed.

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M.S.: Frame ColorM.S.: Frame Color• A user can specify

the colors for various wireless frames for each channel

• Font setting

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Draw TopologyDraw TopologyDraw TopologyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyRun SimulationPlay BackPlay BackPlay Back

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Simulation Front End InterfaceSimulation Front End Interface

• Change to ‘Run Simulation’ mode• Two settings are required before a

simulation starts:1. Dispatcher 2. Simulation

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Dispatcher SettingDispatcher Setting• Dispatcher IP

address and port #

• Login username and password

• Email address

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Simulation SettingSimulation Setting• Field size and

simulation time• Enable/Disable

generate packet animation log file

• Simulation speed • GUI• System command

Note: This must be set in “Edit Property” mode.

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Simulation Setting Simulation Setting ––SpeedSpeed

• Virtual clock granularity

• Two Simulation speed modes:– As fast as possible– As fast as the real-

world clock

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Simulation Setting Simulation Setting ––GUIGUI

• Specify the proportion: how many meters per pixel (this option is disabled now)

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Simulation Setting Simulation Setting ––System CommandSystem Command

• GET {nodeid} {portid}{module} {tag}

• SET {nodeid} {portid} {module} {tag} {value}

• GETALL {module} {tag}

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S.F.E.I. S.F.E.I. –– Simulation Command 1Simulation Command 1--

• Run• Reconnect• Submit as

Background Job

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During execution• Pause/Continue• Stop• Abort• Disconnect

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• Disconnect – need to provide the dispatcher with a session name

• Reconnect –choose a session to resume based on the selected session name

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• Submit – need to provide the dispatcher with a job name

• Backgraound Job Management – can get the progress of a job or reconnect to a job

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Draw TopologyDraw TopologyDraw TopologyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyEdit PropertyRun SimulationRun SimulationRun SimulationPlay Back

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Packet Animation PlayerPacket Animation Player• Player control panel / Display area

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Packet Animation Player Packet Animation Player Control PanelControl Panel

• LCD: show the current time• Scroll bar: move the current time to a

desired time directly or show the progress• Time granularity: zoom in/out buttons• Play commands: play, stop, pause, step

forward, step backward• Time granularity zoom in/out list

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Packet Animation Player Packet Animation Player Display AreaDisplay Area

• The lightened link indicates there is a packet.

• A colored line with an arrow represents a packet.

• Different kinds of packets are represented in different colors.

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Performance Monitor 1Performance Monitor 1--

Double-clicking “Graph 0” can let you change the label and color ofthe performance curve.

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Performance Monitor 2Performance Monitor 2--

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View packet traceView packet trace

• “View Packet Trace”will convert a ptr log file into a readable format.

• “Show Packet Trace Format” will show how to read the packet trace.

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Thank YouThank You

• NCTUnsclient is still under development and refinement.

• Suggestions are welcome.

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