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Mininet-WiFi
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Open-source network emulator · requires a Linux environment
Read 7 Oct 2026 · mininet-wifi.github.io
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- 6LoWPAN
- Mininet-WiFi supports 6LoWPAN through fakelb and mac802154_hwsim, with the latter supported from Linux kernel 4.18.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Container integration
- Containernet allows Docker containers to act as Mininet hosts and Mininet-WiFi stations for networking and cloud testbeds.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The project offers a downloadable VM image and source installation, and recommends VirtualBox as a free virtualization option available for OS X, Windows, and Linux.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Documented limitation
- The IEEE 802.11p instructions state that their procedure works only with Linux kernel 5.5.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Mobility
- Documented mobility models include RandomWalk, TruncatedLevyWalk, RandomDirection, RandomWayPoint, GaussMarkov, ReferencePoint, and TimeVariantCommunity.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Network behavior
- Traffic Control and wmediumd are its two approaches for simulating the wireless medium, and the site recommends wmediumd for ad hoc and wireless mesh networks.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Platform requirements
- The project recommends the latest Ubuntu LTS; its getting-started guide also describes source installation on Ubuntu, Debian, and experimentally Fedora.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Mininet-WiFi extends the Mininet SDN network emulator with virtualized Wi-Fi stations and access points.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security-related capability
- The documentation says wpa_supplicant is used with Hostapd to support WPA, among other things.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- SUMO integration
- The documentation shows how to run SUMO as an external program using a TraCI server port and configuration file.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The getting-started guide identifies the mininet-wifi-discuss mailing list as the source for support and community discussion.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
- Wireless emulation
- It uses Linux wireless drivers and the 80211_hwsim wireless simulation driver to emulate wireless devices and mobile station position and movement.mininet-wifi.github.io · read 7 Oct 2026
