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Teaching Modelling and Analysis of Communication Networks using OMNeT++ Simulator
Publikationstyp
Conference Paper
Date Issued
2018-10-23
Sprache
English
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Institut
TORE-URI
First published in
Number in series
56
Start Page
111
End Page
123
Citation
Anna Förster, Asanga Udugama, Antonio Virdis and Giovanni Nardini (editors). Proceedings of the 5th International OMNeT++ Community Summit. EPiC series in computing, vol 56, pages 111--123
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At the Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, the modelling of communication networks using the OMNeT++ simulator and the INET framework is taught for Master students. Teaching the concepts of simulation and modelling while letting the students obtain a hands-on experience during a 14-week (4h/week) period (single semester) is a challenging task. The diversity of the pre-knowledge of the participating students and the duration of the course are the main challenges that need to be addressed when organising such a course. This paper discusses the structure of this course and the best practices followed. The course adopts a methodology where lectures on concepts are mixed with INET based exercises that begin with simple topics and gradually moving into advanced topics.
Subjects
Analysis of Communication Networks
OMNeT simulator
teaching