Open Source Python Network Simulators

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The Common Open Research Emulator (CORE) is a tool for emulating networks on one or more machines. You can connect these emulated networks to live networks. CORE consists of a GUI for drawing topologies of lightweight virtual machines, and Python modules for scripting network emulation.

NeMo is a high-performance spiking neural network simulator which simulates networks of Izhikevich neurons on CUDA-enabled GPUs. NeMo is a C++ class library, with additional interfaces for pure C, Python, and Matlab.

In an optical network scenario which consists of multiple nodes (whiteboxes) at its edges and ROADMs in-between, the coherent transceiver average laser configuration time is improved. The process is evaluated according to a testbed setup. This is facilitated in the appropriate lab equipment (or via simulation when required). For that purpose, a software agent (Netconf server) residing at the whiteboxes, is developed receiving input from the Software-Defined Networking (SDN) packet controller (PacketCTL - a Netconf client). Then, configuration of the local transceiver laser frequencies of the controlled pluggable devices takes place, for facilitating the connectivity in-between the ROADM network. Also, the agent records and reports back telemetry data (feedback) which is used by the PacketCTL's resource-allocating mechanism to improve efficiency within the network topology.

An educational network simulator.

niab - Network In A Box. Create a virtual lab network inside one machine. A lab can include routers, firewalls, clients and servers connected by a network specified by you. [Linux Network Simulator, UML, user mode linux]

rsim is a simple discrete-event communications network simulator initially developed to test routing protocols for undersea acoustic modem networks. If done well then rsim will eventually be a good replacement for "ns2".