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Installing ns-3.37 and ns-3.35 in Ubuntu | Ubuntu 22.04 | NS3

Multiple Versions of ns3 in Ubuntu 22.04 In this post, we are going to install two versions of ns3 namely ns-3.35 and ns-3.37  My OS is : Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Long Term Support) ns-3.35 uses waf and (./waf --run scratch/first)  ns-3.37 uses cmake  (./ns3 run scratch/first.cc) So we will install both the packages  Go through the video for complete instructions To start with  $ sudo apt update  $ sudo apt install build-essential autoconf automake libxmu-dev g++ python3 python3-dev pkg-config sqlite3 cmake python3-setuptools git qtbase5-dev qtchooser qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools gir1.2-goocanvas-2.0 python3-gi python3-gi-cairo python3-pygraphviz gir1.2-gtk-3.0 ipython3 openmpi-bin openmpi-common openmpi-doc libopenmpi-dev autoconf cvs bzr unrar gsl-bin libgsl-dev libgslcblas0 wireshark tcpdump sqlite sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev  libxml2 libxml2-dev libc6-dev libc6-dev-i386 libclang-dev llvm-dev automake python3-pip libxml2 libxml2-dev libboost-all-dev  I have downloaded both the versions of ns3 fr
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Hardware Redundancy

Hardware Redundancy Use of additional hardware to compensate for failures This can be done in two ways Fault detection, correction and Masking. Multiple hardware units may be assigned to do the same task in parallel and their results compared. If one or more units are faulty, we can express this to show up as a disagreement in the results. The second is to replace the malfunctioning units. Redundancy is expensive, duplicating or triplicating the hardware is justified only in most critical applications Two methods of hardware redundancy is given below are, Static Pairing N modular Redundancy (NMR) Static Pairing Hardwire processors in pairs and to discard the entire pair if one of the processors fails, this is very simple scheme The Pairs runs identical software with identical inputs and should generate idientical outputs. If the output is not identical, then the pair is non functional, so the entire pair is discarded This approach is depicted in the following figure, and it will w
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Fault and Error Containment

A Fault in one part of the system cause large voltage swings in the other parts of the system. So it is necessary to prevent from spreading through the system. This is called as containment. This can be divided into Fault Containment Zone (FCZ) and A failure of some part of the computer outside an FCZ cannot cause any element inside that FCZ to fail Hardware inside the FCZ must be isolated from the outside system. Each FCZ should be have independent power supply and its own clock (may be synchronized with the other clocks) Typically, the FCZ consists of a whole computer which includes processors, memory I/O and control interfaces. Error Containment Zone (ECZ) Prevent errors from propagating across zone boundaries. This is achived by means of voting redundant outputs. Hardware Redundancy Software Redundancy Time Redundancy Information Redundancy
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Introduction to Fault Tolerance

Fault Tolerance Techniques Introduction Hardware Faults – Occurs due to a physical defect of a system like a broken wire or a logic struck at 0 in a gate. Software faults – occurs due to a bug introduced in a system so the software misbehaves for a given set of inputs Error – the manifestation of a fault is the error (Fault may occur anytime, but only the error manifests that fault) Fault Latency – the time between the onset of fault and its manifestation as an error is the fault latency Error Recovery Forward Error Recovery – the error is masked without any computations having to be redone. Backward Error Recovery - the system is rolled back to a moment in time before the error is believed to have occurred. What Causes Failures? There are three main causes of failures: Errors in the specification or design Mistakes in the specification and Design are very difficult to guard. Many hardware failures and all software failures occur due to such mistakes. It is difficult to ensure that the
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