Last updated: Oct 2026
Universities need tools that make research faster. NetSim Standard is a structured, validated platform for fast experiments. Design networks in a GUI, extend them in C source, and analyze results without parsing scripts.
NetSim vs script-based simulators
Do the same study without the scripting overhead of open-source tools.
| Task | NetSim Standard | Open-source simulators |
|---|---|---|
| Scenario design | Drag-and-drop GUI: place devices, draw links, and assign applications in minutes. | Write hundreds of lines of script for each scenario. |
| Results analysis | Integrated dashboard with sortable tables and exportable graphs. No post-processing. | Manually parse multi-megabyte trace files. |
| Visualization | Built-in packet animator and plots, directly from the results window. | Write external programs for animation and graphs. |
| Custom code | Protocol C source and documentation, ready to extend. | Read thousands of lines of C just to understand it. |
| Debugging | Online debugging: attach and watch each variable in Visual Studio. | Rely on scattered printf statements. |
| Interfacing | Inbuilt interfaces to Python, MATLAB, SUMO, and Wireshark. | Spend days building custom links to external tools. |
From design to insight
A study runs end to end in one environment.
Design
Place nodes, links and applications visually. Auto-place them, or import coordinates from a file.
Configure
Tune the full stack, APP to PHY, with protocol settings for each device.
Simulate
Run interactively, or in batch through the CLI for parameter sweeps with repeatable seeds.
Analyze
Read the end-to-end KPIs (throughput, delay, jitter and delivery ratio) in the dashboard.
Visualize
Trace flows with the packet animator and plot metrics over time.
Featured research areas
One platform covers the domains in which universities publish.
5G / 6G NR
AI/ML in the RAN, MIMO, beamforming, network slicing, link adaptation, mobility and handover.
Explore 5G / 6G »Internet of Things
6LoWPAN design, RPL routing and attacks, DODAG formation, IoT security and energy management.
Explore IoT »Wireless sensor networks
Energy-efficient routing, clustering, LEACH and localization over IEEE 802.15.4.
Explore WSN »Cognitive radio networks
Spectrum sensing and incumbent detection, spectrum allocation and interference analysis.
Explore cognitive radio »Mobile ad hoc networks
Power-aware and location-based routing, sinkhole attacks and intrusion detection.
Explore MANET »Vehicular networks
V2V and V2I communication, mobility models with SUMO, connectivity, clustering and routing.
Explore VANET »Developing algorithms in NetSim is 10 times faster than developing in open-source tools. Trying different scenarios, filtering and plotting output data, batch running simulations, and interfacing with external tools are all integrated, robust, and commercially validated.Dr. Shankar SriramSASTRA University, India
What your research gains
Go from the first scenario to a result that you can defend in review.
Accelerate research
Build on validated models, integrated analysis and C source. Your time then goes to your contribution, not to the tools.
Reproducible experiments
Profiles, seeds, and scenario variants make runs repeatable for papers and peer review.
Publish with confidence
Use commercially validated models and exportable results that you can defend.
200+ papers. The journals researchers trust.
Researchers worldwide publish NetSim-based results in the main journals and conferences of the field.
Evaluate NetSim Standard
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