Introducing a Distance Vector Routing Protocol for ns-3 Simulator

• Main Authors: Janaka Wijekoon, Rajitha Tennekoon, Erwin Harahap, Hiroaki Nishi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: European Alliance for Innovation (EAI) 2016-11-01
• Series: EAI Endorsed Transactions on Mobile Communications and Applications
• Subjects: ns-3; routing protocol; distance vector routing; network simulation; wired routing protocols
• Online Access: http://eudl.eu/doi/10.4108/eai.24-8-2015.2260345

In network research, network simulators have been shown to be useful for testing and changing network protocols by means of a controlled manner. As an Internet systems simulator, ns-3 simulator provides an ideal simulation environment for network research. However, ns-3 is lack of table-driven IPv4 routing modules. Despite the fact that a routing protocol is a mandatory component of a network, it is necessary to introduce a table-driven routing protocol for the ns-3 which is able to maintain the network connectivity and consistency. To this end, we introduce a distance vector IPv4 wired routing protocol for the ns-3 simulator (DVRP). The proposing protocol is developed as a table-driven wired routing protocol. In this study, we describe the proposing routing protocol, including its design, implementation, behavior on networks, and limitations.