OMNeT++ Summit 2018 - Hackathon

Relevance

libyuma can be used in simulated environments where each node has transactional configuration interface with a YANG model. One such simulation tool is OMNeT++. It provides modular discrete event simulation environment. Integrating YANG/NETCONF support in this environment can provide a standard configuration and monitoring interface for the simulation models.

Project proposal

TITLE:
"Deterministic Network Modeling with YANG and Automated Discrete Event System Simulation of the Models with OMNeT++".

BACKGROUND:
With YANG (RFC7950) model of the network topology - ietf-network-topology.yang (RFC8345) one can specify the nodes and the links and by
using model of the nodes ietf-network-bridge-flows.yang (draft) one can specify the behavior of each node part of the network. Network instance
data conforming to the 2 models can be used for simulation run using readily available tools like OMNeT++ if there is tool converting the instance
data file (e.g. my-network-001.xml to my-network-001.ned and C++ implementation of OMNeT++ model conforming to ietf-network-bridge.yang).

GOALS:
1- command line tool that can convert *.xml data conforming to  ietf-network-topology.yang to *.ned,
2- ietf_network_bridge.cc OMNeT++ module implementation of the behavior specified in the ietf-network-bridge.yang model that reads the configuration added as parameter string to the *.ned file.

Example

Input: Network topology specification in XML according to ietf-network-topology and ietf-network-bridge (draft) models

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Output: Corresponding NED file

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Simulation run

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