Introduction to Network Simulator Ns2 (Electronic book text)

The proposed book will be a beginners' guide for network simulator NS2. NS2 is an open-source discrete event simulator designed mainly for networking research. NS2 has been widely accepted as a reliable simulation tool for computer communication networks both in academia and industry. However, surprisingly, there is no book, by which researchers and students can use to learn NS2. From our experience with network simulation during the last few years, we have observed that it is not at all easy for a beginner to grasp the basis architecture and concepts of NS2. For a beginner, developing customized simulation modules is virtually out of question. This is due to the absence of any comprehensive tutorial on NS2 and the fact that the resources available on NS2 (through online) are quite limited.The major objective of this book is to fill in this vacuum. Intended for researchers in industry working in the area of communication networks, the book will be also valuable to senior undergraduate students and graduate students working in the area of communication networking/wireless networks.