Integration of NS-3 with MATLAB/Simulink

Simulators are popular in nearly every field of engineering, like vehicle dynamics, network communication, and electronics, only to mention some. When it comes to simulate the behavior of an intelligent transportation system (ITS), these fields suddenly overlap which calls for a combined simulation environment, where vehicular motion together with sensing, electronics and communication need to be simulated. Due to the fact that a future ITS most likely uses wireless communication, this communication becomes the backbone of the ITS. This work is dedicated to modifying the structure of ns-3 network simulator in order to enable interactions with simulator of dynamic models MATLAB/Simulink. We integrated two simulators using sockets, by establishing a bidirectional communications between the two. To this end, the major functionality of the integrated simulation environment is implemented. The thesis describes integration principles as well as presents the details of the implementation. The thesis also identifies the need for scalability optimization and further extensive testing of the concept.Validerat; 20101217 (root