wireless SDN ns-3

Phd student

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Nov 11, 2015, 5:14:53 AM11/11/15

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Good morning,

I want to know if it is possible to use ns-3 to simulate wireless SDN and to make slicing (without using additional simulators)?

Tommaso Pecorella

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Nov 11, 2015, 10:22:23 AM11/11/15

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Hi,

please be more specific in your questions (and more explicit). Do not assume that everybody is fluent with your own particular research field.

Wireless SDN (aka SDWN): I'd say no, purely because I haven't seen a single paper agreeing on what's a SDWN.

Slicing: it depends on what you mean by slicing. I guess not, ns-3 models are mostly standard protocols and network technologies (Wi-Fi, LTE, 802.15.4, etc.). If you need to use highly specific or non-standard techniques you'll have to add them.

Have fun,

T.

Phd student

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Nov 11, 2015, 12:59:19 PM11/11/15

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Hi,

Excuse me for posting a question with few details. I saw that software defined networks (SDN) is implemented in NS-3 throudh OpenFlow switches. I want to know if it is possible in the case of wireless networks. I mean by slicing the "virtual division" of a SDN controller into sub controllers each of which is responsible of the control of a subnetwork (like flowvisor)

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Tommaso Pecorella

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Nov 11, 2015, 4:08:27 PM11/11/15

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Hi,

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On Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at 6:59:19 PM UTC+1, Phd student wrote:

Hi,
Excuse me for posting a question with few details. I saw that software defined networks (SDN) is implemented in NS-3 throudh OpenFlow switches. I want to know if it is possible in the case of wireless networks.

Well, no. Mainly because SDWN is a completely different thing than OpenFlow. It's one of those cases where a successful keyword has been used in a vague and unrelated use-case to promise something that will be extremely hard to realize. Still, it sounds good to the investors, and this is more than enough: grab the money and ask questions later.

Sadly, I'm only partially joking. Look at the literature and see if there's a common understanding of what's "SDWN", beside the fact that everyone agrees that it will be fantastic.

I mean by slicing the "virtual division" of a SDN controller into sub controllers each of which is responsible of the control of a subnetwork (like flowvisor)

I have no idea. If it's support by OpenFlow, there are chances that it can be supported by ns-3 as well, but most probably you'll have to do some coding. I'd suggest to study the OpenFlow module documentation, as I'm not an expert of it and I could be wrong.

Hope this helps,

T.

Phd student

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Nov 12, 2015, 2:14:10 AM11/12/15

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Good morning,

Thank you for your response

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Najmus Siraj

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Nov 18, 2015, 11:14:51 AM11/18/15

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Yeah in NS-3, you can simulate hierarchically control plane and add support for wireless SDN. All is matter how efficient you are in coding and SDN

Dani Gze

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Oct 18, 2022, 6:09:04 AM10/18/22

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Hello sir,

Am here, 7 years after looking for the answer to your question. Were you able to find anything useful or figure out how to implement SDWSN in ns3?

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