PIM-SM Implementation for NS-2

A PIM-SM module for Network Simulator 2 (NS2)

Download and instalation instructions:

1. Get NS2 from http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-build.html and install it

2. Choose one of the following patches, based on NS2 version:
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.28: patch-2.28.pim.gz
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.29: patch-2.29.pim.gz
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.30: patch-2.30.pim.gz
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.33: patch-2.33.pim.gz
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.34: patch-2.34.pim.gz
   • PIM-SM patch for ns-2.35: patch-2.35.pim.gz

   (You may use 'wget <insert-url-here>' on command line to get the desired patch)

3. Apply patch to the NS-2 source dir:

        % gunzip patch-2.35.pim.gz
          (uncompress patch file)
   
        % mv patch2.35.pim ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35
          (move it to the NS2 source dir)
          
        % cd ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35
   
        % patch -p1 < patch-2.35.pim
          (apply the patch!...)
        

4. Build the complete ns-allinone-2.35 for the first time:

        % cd ns-allinone-2.35
        % ./install
        

5. Or, if ns-allinone-2.35 previously installed, rebuild ns-2.35 only:

        % cd ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35
        % ./configure 
        % make depend   
        % make
        

6. Use this pim-sim.tcl script to test it (included in patch):

        % cd ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35
        % ./ns pim-sim.tcl
        

Example NAM animation

• The example script pim-sim.tcl will produce a nam trace file like this one. If you have NAM installed, you may view it without installing the PIM-SM module.

       % gunzip pimTrace.nam.gz
       % nam pimTrace.nam