User’s Guide

This document is for users who want to add support for a new application in ns-3 using DCE.

Direct Code Execution (DCE) allows us to use POSIX socket-based applications as well as Linux kernel network stack.

• Setup Guide
• Basic Use Cases
  • Using your userspace protocol implementation
  • Using your in-kernel protocol implementation
  • How to add system calls ?
  • Creating your protocol implementation as a DCE sub-module
  • Global DCE Configurations
  • DCE Cradle
  • Aspect-based Tracing
  • FreeBSD kernel support with DCE
• Advanced Use Cases
  • Using Alternative, Fast Loader
  • Tuning System Limits
  • Debugging your protocols with DCE
  • Testing your protocols with DCE
• Technical Information
  • DCE in a Nutshell
  • Limitations
  • API Coverage
• DCE Python Scripts
  • A first example
  • Limitations