[Ns-developers] Could any protocol derived from Ethernet be simulated by ns3 ?

[Tom Henderson]

On 09/21/2011 11:25 AM, Ahmed Ben Achballah wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to know if any protocol derived from ethernet can be simulated
> by ns3, note that in my case (afdx also ARINC 664) is ethernet based but add
> some feature like virutal channels, virtual channels ID, port numbers in the
> transmitted frame (see figure). In fact, I have to verify this point because
> it's better to add something to csma and ethernet to simulate it than to
> develop a  complete afdx model. However, what it has to be done, has to be
> done !
>
> thanks

I don't see any reason why one couldn't develop an ns-3 AFDX model. 
Note that there was a paper published on an ns-2-based model last year:
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5629728

- Tom