How to add a Protocol in ns2 - NS2 Tutorial #13

How to add a new protocol in ns2

I am going to use the version ns-2.35



protoname was one of the best unicast routing protocol for ns2.



Agent/SIMP



Protoname -> Simp

PROTONAME -> SIMP

protoname -> simp



you can download teh source code from https://www.nsnam.com



There are totally 5 files in the source code

protoname.cc converted to simp.cc 

protoname.h -> simp.h 

protoname_pkt.h -> simp_pkt.h 

protoname_rtable.cc -> simp_rtable.cc 

protoname_rtable.h -> simp_rtable.h



In this new protocol,  we have to

1. Add the source code (the 5 files given above)

2. existing code modification (within ns2)

3. Make an entry in the Makefile.in

4. Recompile ns2

5. Test the protocol using a TCL file.



Addition of source code is done.



Existing code modification - Very important.



in ns2, inforamtion about compilation is scattered... we need to make modifications at multiple locations. What are the files that are needed for modification.



all the file locations are here.



To add a packet data

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/common/packet.h



to add OTCL Data

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/tcl/lib/ns-packet.tcl

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/tcl/lib/ns-default.tcl

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/tcl/lib/ns-lib.tcl



To add Tracing data

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/trace/cmu-trace.h

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/trace/cmu-trace.cc



To maintain or add a queue

~ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/queue/priqueue.cc



packet.h

We are going to add a packet called as PT_SIMP...

we are done with packet.h



OTCL Data

ns-default.tcl (1 modifications)

ns-packet.tcl (3 modifications)

ns-lib.tcl (2 modifications)



queuing is done in

priqueue.cc (1 modification)





Finally, trace

cmu-trace.cc and cmu-trace.h also done.



Now recompiling ns2.



Before that, copy the source code in to ns2's path.



we have to create a folder simp/ inside the ns-allinone-2.35/ns-2.35/



paste all the files in the above folder.



Make an entry in the Makefile.in, in the variable called as OBJ_CC=/

Make the entry only for the .cc files and not for the .h files.



We have 5 total files, but only two .cc files, so it is enough to make an entry for the two .cc files alone as given below



    simp/simp.o simp/simp_rtable.o \



An entry is made in Makefile.in



Now, compile it using the command



$] ./configure

$] make



To check whether the compilation is successful, check for the .o files according to the .cc files.



Here we have two .o files  called

simp.o

simp_rtable.o



Now testing the protocol with a tcl file. LEt us do that now...



The name of the tcl file is simp.tcl

$] ns simp.tcl



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Blackhole attack in ns2 - NS2 Tutorial # 12

How to add a black hole attack in AODV protocol in ns2.

https://www.nsnam.com 

 

You can download the source codes. 

Black hole is the basic attack in a network, here we are going mitigate this attack in ns2.

Trust value, based on the trust value, if the value is less, then we can make it as an attacker node.

High trust, medium trust and low trust (integer)

Trusted or not (boolean)

To make a node attacker node (preferanly a black hole attack, how to do that?)

AODV protocol as it is easy to implement in ns2.

Step 1: Declare the attacker variable

We will two files aodv.h and aodv.cc files 

in aodv.h file, 

create a variable name as given below in the protected scope

bool attacker;

Step 2: initialize the attacker variable as false.

In aodv.cc file, initialize the attacker to be false inside the constructor.

Step 3: if a node is a blackhole, what happens to attacker value

in the command() function of aodv.cc file inside the block 

if(argc==2), include the following lines

if(strncasecmp(argv[1], "blackhole") == 0) {

attacker=true;

      return TCL_OK;

    }

Step 4: If the node is an attacker node, what it will do?

if(attacker==true)

{

printf("Packets dropped by node number %d is %d \n",index,t_count++);

drop(p,DROP_RTR_ROUTE_LOOP);

}

Open the terminal and go to ~ns-2.35/ and execute the command 

$] make 

If no errors, in the above logic your compilation is successful.

Step 5: Run the TCL file with AODV protocol, with Attacker code and without attacker code and compare both the results.

$] ns AODV.tcl

You can compare the node with attacker and without attacker

Here is the comparison for an attacker node (node number 5)

When node 5 was an Attacker node, these are the results

Number of generated packets: 4

Number of sent packets: 2

Number of forwarded packets: 2

Number of received packets: 22

Number of dropped packets: 16

Number of lost packets: 0

Number of sent bytes: 204

Number of forwarded bytes: 88

Number of received bytes: 1000

Number of dropped bytes: 472

Minimal packet size: 40

Maximal packet size: 102

Average packet size: 49.6923

When node 5 was a good node, here is the result

Number of generated packets: 446

Number of sent packets: 446

Number of forwarded packets: 443

Number of received packets: 465

Number of dropped packets: 0

Number of lost packets: 0

Number of sent bytes: 373736

Number of forwarded bytes: 347724

Number of received bytes: 348764

Number of dropped bytes: 0

Minimal packet size: 32

Maximal packet size: 1598

Average packet size: 790.4165

You can watch for my forthcoming video (preferably tomorrow) on Tracegraph. Which is used in this tutorial.

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