sample-rng-plot.py

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# Demonstrate use of ns-3 as a random number generator integrated with
# plotting tools; adapted from Gustavo Carneiro's ns-3 tutorial

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import ns.core

# mu, var = 100, 225
rng = ns.core.NormalVariable(100.0, 225.0)
x = [rng.GetValue() for t in range(10000)]

# the histogram of the data
n, bins, patches = plt.hist(x, 50, normed=1, facecolor='g', alpha=0.75)

plt.title('ns-3 histogram')
plt.text(60, .025, r'$\mu=100,\ \sigma=15$')
plt.axis([40, 160, 0, 0.03])
plt.grid(True)
plt.show()