[ns] Too large size trace file, is it logical!!!!

[Ghada Al-Mashaqbeh]

Hi all,
   
  I am facing the problem of getting very lrage size trace files from my simulation scenarios (I am using a 7x7 grid of static wireless node, each node is equipped with 5 interfaces, and one traffic flow with 1 Mbps demand, AGT, RTR , and MAC traces are set ON, simulation time is 800 sec). I get a trace file of size 3 - 5 GB, is this logical? the problem of the toooo long time to process it and the storage needed for 10 or more runs, what should I do?
   
  Thanks,
   
  Ghada

       
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