1.1 --- a/RELEASE_NOTES Wed Nov 04 22:08:21 2009 +0100
1.2 +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES Wed Nov 04 20:28:31 2009 -0800
1.3 @@ -4,84 +4,9 @@
1.4 This file contains ns-3 release notes (most recent releases first).
1.5
1.6 All of the ns-3 documentation is accessible from the ns-3 website:
1.7 -http://www.nsnam.org including tutorials: http://www.nsnam.org/tutorials.html
1.8 -
1.9 -Release 3.6
1.10 -===========
1.11 -
1.12 -Availability
1.13 -------------
1.14 -This release is immediately available from:
1.15 -http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-allinone-3.6.tar.bz2
1.16 -
1.17 -Supported platforms
1.18 --------------------
1.19 -ns-3.6 has been tested on the following platforms:
1.20 - - linux x86 gcc 4.4.1, 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.6.
1.21 - - linux x86_64 gcc 4.4.0, 4.3.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.1, 4.1.3, 3.4.6
1.22 - - MacOS X ppc and x86 (gcc 4.0.x and 4.2.x)
1.23 - - cygwin gcc 3.4.4 (debug only), gcc 4.3.2 (debug and optimized)
1.24 - - mingw gcc 3.4.5 (debug only)
1.25 -
1.26 -Not all ns-3 options are available on all platforms; consult the
1.27 -wiki for more information:
1.28 -http://www.nsnam.org/wiki/index.php/Installation
1.29 -
1.30 -New user-visible features
1.31 --------------------------
1.32 -
1.33 - a) 802.11 models:
1.34 - - Add an implementation of the minstrel rate control algorithm
1.35 - (Duy Nguyen for gsoc)
1.36 - - AthstatsHelper: enables the wifi device to produce periodic
1.37 - reports similar to the ones generated by madwifi's
1.38 - athstats tool (Nicola Baldo)
1.39 - - 10MHz and 5MHz channel width supported by 802.11a model
1.40 - (Ramon Bauza and Kirill Andreev)
1.41 - - Channel switching support. YansWifiPhy can now switch among
1.42 - different channels (Ramon Bauza and Pavel Boyko)
1.43 -
1.44 - b) IPv6 models:
1.45 - - IPv6 interface;
1.46 - - IPv6 layer;
1.47 - - IPv6 raw socket;
1.48 - - Static IPv6 routing;
1.49 - - ICMPv6 layer;
1.50 - - Some ICMPv6 error messages (destination unreachable, ...);
1.51 - - Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NS/NA, RS/RA, redirection);
1.52 - - Ping6 application (send Echo request);
1.53 - - Radvd application (send RA);
1.54 - - Examples (ping6, simple-routing-ping6, radvd, radvd-two-prefix,
1.55 - icmpv6-redirect).
1.56 -
1.57 - c) Wireless Mesh Networking models:
1.58 - - General multi-interface mesh stack infrastructure (devices/mesh module).
1.59 - - IEEE 802.11s (Draft 3.0) model including Peering Management Protocol and HWMP.
1.60 - - Forwarding Layer for Meshing (FLAME) protocol.
1.61 -
1.62 - d) Nix-vector routing:
1.63 - - Ipv4NixVectorHelper
1.64 - - Examples (nix-simple, nms-p2p-nix)
1.65 -
1.66 - e) New Test Framework
1.67 - - Use test.py instead of ./waf check or ./waf --regression
1.68 - - Previous unit tests have been ported to new framework.
1.69 - - Examples are tested for run-ability.
1.70 -
1.71 - f) A new Flow Monitor module
1.72 - - To very easily measure flow metrics in a simulation
1.73 - - No need to use trace callbacks or parsing trace files
1.74 -
1.75 -API changes from ns-3.5
1.76 ------------------------
1.77 -API changes for this release are documented in the file CHANGES.html.
1.78 -
1.79 -Known issues
1.80 -------------
1.81 -ns-3 build is known to fail on the following platforms:
1.82 - - gcc 3.3 and earlier
1.83 - - optimized builds on gcc 3.4.4 and 3.4.5
1.84 - - optimized builds on linux x86 gcc 4.0.x
1.85 +http://www.nsnam.org
1.86 +including tutorials:
1.87 +http://www.nsnam.org/tutorials.html
1.88
1.89 Release 3.5
1.90 ===========
1.91 @@ -89,16 +14,15 @@
1.92 Availability
1.93 ------------
1.94 This release is immediately available from:
1.95 -http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-allinone-3.5.tar.bz2
1.96 +http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-3.5.tar.bz2
1.97
1.98 Supported platforms
1.99 -------------------
1.100 -ns-3.5 has been tested on the following platforms:
1.101 +ns-3.4 has been tested on the following platforms:
1.102 - linux x86 gcc 4.2, 4.1, and, 3.4.6.
1.103 - linux x86_64 gcc 4.4.0, 4.3.2, 4.2.3, 4.2.1, 4.1.3, 3.4.6
1.104 - MacOS X ppc and x86 (gcc 4.0.x and 4.2.x)
1.105 - cygwin gcc 3.4.4 (debug only), gcc 4.3.2 (debug and optimized)
1.106 - - mingw gcc 3.4.5 (debug only)
1.107
1.108 Not all ns-3 options are available on all platforms; consult the
1.109 wiki for more information:
1.110 @@ -139,8 +63,8 @@
1.111 ---------------
1.112 Our next release, which is expected to happen in 2 to 4 months from now, will
1.113 feature the merging of some of our projects currently in development including
1.114 -fuller IPv6 support, some smaller features such as a new Global ARP
1.115 -package, and possibly a new Testing and Validation suite.
1.116 +fuller IPv6 support, and some smaller features such as a new Global ARP package
1.117 +and possibly a new Testing and Validation suite.
1.118
1.119 Release 3.4
1.120 ===========
1.121 @@ -148,7 +72,7 @@
1.122 Availability
1.123 ------------
1.124 This release is immediately available from:
1.125 -http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-allinone-3.4.tar.bz2
1.126 +http://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-3.4.tar.bz2
1.127
1.128 Supported platforms
1.129 -------------------