diff -r a1478b497906 -r 5b8a681d1822 RELEASE_NOTES --- a/RELEASE_NOTES Sun Dec 15 16:26:18 2013 +0100 +++ b/RELEASE_NOTES Sun Dec 15 22:28:30 2013 -0800 @@ -21,34 +21,6 @@ New user-visible features ------------------------- -- It is now possible to use Ipv6PacketInfoTag from UDP applications in the - very same way as Ipv4PacketInfoTag. See Doxygen fo current limitations in - using Ipv[4,6]PacketInfoTag to set IP properties. - -- Ipv[4,6]Interfaces not respecting the minimum MTU requirements (68 octects - for IPv4 and 1280 octects for IPv6) will be automatically set as Down. - Warning: this might break some simulations (which hadn't to work anyway). - -- IPv6 addresses and routing tables are printed in a more conventional way, - closely matching the Linux "route -A inet6" command. - -- new SixLowPanNetDevice model, headers and associated helpers. The - SixLowPanNetDevice is able to act as a shim between IPv6 and a NetDevice, - compressing IPv6 headers according to RFCs 4944 and 6262. - The SixLowPanNetDevice is meant to be used over 802.15.4 NetDevices, - but it can be used on other NetDevices as well (see the manual for full - details). - -- A new wifi extension for vehicular simulation support is available in src/wave - directory. The current code represents an interim capability to realize an - IEEE 802.11p-compliant device, but without the WAVE extensions (which - are planned for a later patch). The WaveNetDevice modelled herein enforces that - a WAVE-compliant physical layer (at 5.9 GHz) is selected, and does not require - any association between devices (similar to an adhoc WiFi MAC), but is - otherwise similar (at this time) to a WifiNetDevice. WAVE capabililties of - switching between control and service channels, or using multiple radios, are - not yet modelled. - - Extension to UE measurements and improved handover algorithm models in LTE module, as the outcome of GSoC 2013 project. The project also includes several sub-features, such as: @@ -72,6 +44,38 @@ for speed, resulting in a significantly lower execution time of the LTE model when used with the error model enabled. +- A new WiFi extension for vehicular simulation support is available in + the src/wave directory. The current code represents an interim capability + to realize an IEEE 802.11p-compliant device, but without the WAVE + extensions (which are planned for a later patch). The WaveNetDevice + modelled herein enforces that a WAVE-compliant physical layer (at 5.9 GHz) + is selected, and does not require any association between devices (similar + to an adhoc WiFi MAC), but is otherwise similar (at this time) to a + WifiNetDevice. WAVE capabililties of switching between control and + service channels, or using multiple radios, are not yet modelled. + +- A new IPv6 over Low power Wireless Personal Area Networks (6LoWPAN) model + is available. Using ns-3's naming convention, the acronym is expanded + to SixLowPanNetDevice. The SixLowPanNetDevice is able to act as a + shim between IPv6 and a NetDevice, compressing IPv6 headers according + to RFCs 4944 and 6262. The SixLowPanNetDevice is meant to be used over + IEEE 802.15.4 NetDevices, but it can be used on other NetDevices as + well (see the manual for full details). This model precedes the + general availability of an 802.15.4 model, so must be run in conjunction + with a wired NetDevice model for now, or with experimental versions of + 802.15.4 models. + +- It is now possible to use Ipv6PacketInfoTag from UDP applications in the + same way as with Ipv4PacketInfoTag. See Doxygen for current limitations in + using Ipv[4,6]PacketInfoTag to set IP properties. + +- Ipv[4,6]Interfaces not respecting the minimum MTU requirements (68 octects + for IPv4 and 1280 octects for IPv6) will be automatically set as Down. + Warning: this might break some simulations (which hadn't to work anyway). + +- IPv6 addresses and routing tables are printed in a more conventional way, + closely matching the Linux "route -A inet6" command. + Bugs fixed ---------- - Bug 1496 - Option to print log level in NS_LOG messages, and documentation.