To get started with NetSim network Simulator, you can go through the following resources:
1. NetSim User Manual which will be available in systems where NetSim is installed (<NetSim_Install_Directory>/Docs/HelpFile).
2. NetSim Experiment Manual (<NetSim_Install_Directory>/Docs/HelpFile)
3. NetSim Knowledge Base (https://tetcos.freshdesk.com/solution/categories) - Consists of a number of technical articles on various network technologies and associated FAQs.
4. NetSim File Exchange (https://www.tetcos.com/file-exchange.html) - consists of sample R & D projects related to different network technologies along with source code and documentation.
5. TETCOS Youtube page (https://www.youtube.com/user/Tetcos/videos) - contains a lot of videos on NetSim features, projects, monthly webinar recordings, interfacing with other tools, etc.
6. Support Portal (https://tetcos.freshdesk.com/support/tickets) - Users can signup here and raise new support tickets if they face any difficulty with using the software and also keep track of ticket history.
7. GitHub Repositories (https://github.com/NetSim-TETCOS ) - Users can clone or fork repositories of existing R&D projects done using NetSim and follow the page to get updates.
8. ResearchGate (https://www.researchgate.net/institution/NetSim_TETCOS) - Engage in community discussions to get the opinion from an active group of NetSim users in the ResearchGate portal.
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Further, for understanding how to setup/configure LAN/WAN, Routers, Routing protocols like RIP/OSPD, Switches, WLAN, etc you can look through the following.
- Introduction to NetSim- https://youtu.be/3TZs7PfRVt4
- 2 Simulation GUI
- 3.1 WLAN 802.11
- 3.2 Layer 2 (L2) Ethernet Switching
- 3.3 Open Shortest Path First (OSPF v2) Routing Protocol
- 4 Featured Examples
- 5.1 Internetworks
- 5 Understand working of ARP, and IP Forwarding within a LAN and across a router
- 6 Simulate and study the spanning tree protocol
- 10 Study how throughput and error of a Wireless LAN network changes as the distance between the Access Point and the wireless nodes is varied
- 14 Multi-AP Wi-Fi Networks: Channel Allocation
- 16 Study the working and routing table formation of Interior routing protocols, i.e. Routing Information Protocol (RIP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- 25 Understand the working of OSPF
- 29 Understanding VLAN operation in L2 and L3 Switches
- 30 Understanding Access and Trunk Links in VLANs
- https://support.tetcos.com/support/solutions/folders/14000108665
- https://support.tetcos.com/support/solutions/folders/14000090914
NetSim home page: www.tetcos.com