Connecting Omnetpp to virtual Ethernet Interfaces

摘要

Network emulation provides the ability to connect a real network device to a network simulator, which models the network the real device interacts with. Because data packets may be represented differently in a simulator and in a real network, some form of translation is necessary. An interface to connect the simulator to the real world is also needed. This paper describes a method for bridging the OMNeT++ simulator to real Ethernet interfaces. Because the performance of the emulated device is critical for its applicability, several delay measurements have been performed.