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How to Build Aqua-Sim NG in NS-3.40 on Ubuntu 24.04 – Complete Guide for Underwater Sensor Network Simulations

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Are you exploring underwater sensor network simulations using NS-3? Look no further! This guide walks you through building Aqua-Sim NG in ns-3.40 on Ubuntu 24.04, a powerful setup for researchers and students working in underwater wireless communication simulations.

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🧰 Tools and Software Requirements

To begin, make sure your system is ready with the following:

  • Operating System: Ubuntu 24.04

  • NS-3 Version: ns-3.40

  • Third-Party Tool: Aqua-Sim NG (for underwater simulation)

🔧 Step-by-Step Guide to Build NS-3.40

Follow the video for complete installation setup


Step 1: Install Prerequisites

Open a terminal and install all dependencies required to build NS-3 and Aqua-Sim NG:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install g++ python3 cmake ninja-build git gir1.2-goocanvas-2.0 python3-gi \
python3-gi-cairo python3-pygraphviz gir1.2-gtk-3.0 ipython3 tcpdump wireshark \
sqlite3 libsqlite3-dev qtbase5-dev qtchooser qt5-qmake qtbase5-dev-tools openmpi-bin \
openmpi-common openmpi-doc libopenmpi-dev doxygen graphviz imagemagick python3-sphinx \
dia texlive dvipng latexmk texlive-extra-utils texlive-latex-extra texlive-font-utils \
libeigen3-dev gsl-bin libgsl-dev libgslcblas0 libxml2 libxml2-dev libgtk-3-dev \
lxc-utils lxc-templates vtun uml-utilities ebtables bridge-utils libboost-all-dev \
ccache python3-full python3-pip

Step 2: Download and Build NS-3.40

$ wget -c https://www.nsnam.org/releases/ns-allinone-3.40.tar.bz2
$ tar jxvf ns-allinone-3.40.tar.bz2
$ cd ns-allinone-3.40/ns-3.40/
$ ./ns3 configure --build-profile=debug --enable-examples --enable-tests --disable-python --disable-werror
$ ./ns3 build

Step-by-Step Guide to Build Aqua-Sim NG in NS-3

Step 3: Clone Aqua-Sim NG Repository

$ cd ns-allinone-3.40/ns-3.40/src
$ git clone https://github.com/rmartin5/aqua-sim-ng.git

Step 4: Reconfigure and Rebuild NS-3 with Aqua-Sim NG


$ cd ..
$ ./ns3 configure --build-profile=debug --enable-examples --enable-tests --disable-python --disable-werror
$ ./ns3 build

✅ Aqua-Sim NG is now successfully installed with ns-3.40!

▶️ How to Run an Aqua-Sim NG Example

Test your installation using the following command:

$ ./ns3 run "LibraGridTest --lambda=0.01 --packet_size=800 --grid_size=10000 --range=3000 --n_nodes=128 --tx_power=60 --simStop=10000 --RngRun=0"

📊 You’ll get output data and simulation results—ready for visualisation and analysis!

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