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ns-3 project

The ns-3 project is developing a discrete-event network simulator for Internet systems, targeted primarily for research and educational use. ns-3 is the next major revision of the ns-2 simulator. The acronym “nsnam” derives historically from the concatenation of ns (network simulator) and nam (network animator).

ns-3 is free software. It is covered by the GNU GPLv2 license and is publicly available for research, development, and use.

The core team consists of PIs and developers from several institutions, and we envision a broad, worldwide user and developer community going forward. Please see our contributors page.

Roadmap and Current Development

Check the ns-3 roadmap for our future plans. Current development projects are being tracked at this wiki page.

ns-3 is presently a work in progress, before even an initial alpha release. In the meantime, we are continuing to maintain the ns-2 simulator. If you want to experiment with the current ns-3 source code, please visit the downloads page.

We welcome feedback and user contributions. Please see the contributing web page.

Acknowledgments

Initial funding to develop ns-3 is provided by the National Science Foundation. Further funding has been provided by the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Washington.

The Planète group at INRIA Sophia Antipolis is a formal collaborator, funded by internal INRIA funding.

The USC Information Sciences Institute has graciously agreed to maintain the mailing lists for this project.