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QualNet Tutorial

By- Punit Rathod

Outline
What is QualNet? Tools in QualNet Directory Structure of QualNet How to use QualNet
Graphical Interface Command Line

Analysis using QualNet Demo


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Introduction
What is QualNet ?
Commercial Derivative of GloMoSim Java Based Graphical Interface C based implementation for protocols Event Based Simulator Modular Design MANET QoS Wired Networks Cellular Networks Satellite Networks
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Support for various networks

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Introduction
Advantages of QualNet
Rapid Prototyping Comparative performance of alternative protocols at each layer Built-in Measurements at each Layer Modular Scalable A Graphical tool to allow rapid system and protocol prototyping/modeling
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Layered Model
Architecture Similar to the Physical Networks 2. Well defined API for the protocols to interact with each other Unit of Interaction: Message can either Packet or Timer
CBR / FTP / TELNET
TCP / UDP IP OSPF / AODV 802.11 / 802.3 Bus / Point-2-Point Wired / Free Space Application Transport

IP
Network MAC Physical

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Tools Provided by QualNet


Animator
Graphical Experiment Setup and Animation

Designer
Finite State Machine (FSM) based custom protocol designer

Analyzer
Statistical graphical analysis tool for custom statistics

Tracer
Packet Level Tracing and Visualization
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Installation
Prerequisites
C compiler
Windows: Visual C++ 6.0 with SP5 Unix: gcc

Java 1.3 or later QualNet License

Department QualNet License Server


prayog.it.iitb.ac.in 30 user License Can be accessed from 10.129.*.* subnet
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Directory Structure
The Basic Directory Hierarchy
/bin /gui /main /docs /data /verification Executable Files GUI Basic Design and Makefiles Documentation Modulation and Terrain data files Sample files and Output

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Directory Structure
Directories of use for modifications
/addons /phy /mac /network /mobility /transport Optional Packages Wireless Physical Layer & Propagation Models MAC layer Protocols Network layer and routing Protocols Mobility Models Transport layer Protocols (TCP/UDP) All flavors of TCP Trace based TCP applications (FTP, TELNET, HTTP) Application Layer Protocols & Traffic Generators
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/tcplib
/application

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Using QualNet
2 ways of using
Graphical Interface
Using QualNet Animator

Command line
Using text config files

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Graphical Method
Use QualNet Animator Setup QualNet Parameters Place Nodes and set up Applications Create links Change Application, node and link parameters Animator Runtime Toolbar
Start, Pause, Stop, Step through the simulation

Choose simulation speed and animation detail Choose among the dynamic statistics available
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Star Topology Example

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Star Topology Example

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Star Topology Example

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Star Topology Example

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Star Topology Example

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Star Topology Example

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Command Line Method


Create .config file using the template default.config given in /bin folder Add nodes, applications and links in the config file Run Simulation using the command "qualnet <expt-name>.config"

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Input & Output files


Input Files
Each file has name <expt-name>.extension .config : General Simulation Parameters configuration .nodes : Nodes in the Network to be simulated .app : Applications Configuration .fault : Probabilistic Faults in a Node .routes : Routing Entries

Template for the configuration files available in /bin directory


Example configuration entry for FTP Flow FTP <src> <dest> <# items> <size> <start_time> FTP 1 2 10000 512 1.5S
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Input & Output files


Output Files
.stat
Statistical Data (Summary)

.trace
Packet Traces (can be read by QualNet Tracer)

Specific Trace Dumps (TCP)


tcptrace.dmp tcptrace.asc tcptrace.out

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