OPnet Tutorial
Written by Andrew Kim
Last updated: March 7, 2003
I. INTRODUCTION
This material is a required reading for student taking TCM-250. To use the OPNET
simulation software you should read and understand the theories and concepts that is
described below. You will be quizzed upon these ideas presented here and during the
lecture. Again, the material contain herein is required reading for TCM-250.
The OPNET simulation software is currently not available for student purchase. OPNET
does not sell student version of software. Your only choice is to use the OPNET software
installed in the TCOM-LAB. This software is currently also being used at the Tinley
Campus.
This tutorial is written for expressed purpose of the students of the DeVry at Addison
Illinois campus by Andrew Kim. The original tutorial files that is included with the OPNET
is often viewed as difficult to comprehend by students; therefore, purpose of this
introduction is to give students basic understanding of the OPNET and also to give the
students mathematical/probability theory which underlies the operation of OPNET using as
much as simple to understand language as possible.
To understand OPNET operations and OPNET simulation setup, the knowledge from
previous math courses MATH-168 and MATH-220 are essential. Both of these courses are
prerequisite of the TCM-255. Without these courses, students may not take TCM-255 and
will have difficult time comprehending the lectures.
A. Why OPNET is being used for TCM-250
The software simulations are widely used in the industry currently. Much of the proposed
hardware as well as protocols are pre-tested in the software domain. Most of the wireless
network as well as the protocol to support wireless networks are currently being developed
using the simulation programs. The advantages of using simulation program are obvious :
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