The network simulator of tomorrow - JNS

Networking is an important concept in the field of computing in the contemporary world. While networking equipment are readily available on the market, people in need of computer networks however often turn to other trained and qualified networking personnel to set up their required local area network. The fact that a network can physically and logically be represented and configured in different ways makes network setup and configuration a time consuming job even for network specialists. The latter have to invest time in experimenting different network layouts to try to find an optimal configuration that will also reduce investment costs. The paper aims at proposing a network modeling and simulation tool that enables people, both network specialists and those with a minimal knowledge of networking concepts, to set up, configure, understand and evaluate different network configurations prior to real-life deployment.