Useful Links

Simulation tools

• ns-2 (network simulator and nam network animator), the preferred tool in 6.829
• Information on using ns on athena . NS Tutorials: 6.899 ns tutorial slides , and Dave's ns tutorial (postscript) , Xiaowei's ns tutorial (powerpoint) and Todd Nightingale's tutorial.
• BGP++ (routing simulator)
• P2Psim

Routing Resources

• NANOG group
• Routeviews data
• Looking glasses (traceroute servers)
• Routing simulators: BGP++

Python Resources

• Beginner's Guide to Python
• Python tutorial
• The Python Challenge (Warning: very addictive)
• Python mode for Emacs

Network Measurement Resources

• CAIDA and NLANR
• Routeviews data
• Tools: tcpdump, ethereal, dig, traceroute.
• Internet Traffic Archive

Writing Papers

• Sample LaTeX paper (tar.gz)
• An Evaluation of the Ninth SOSP Submissions - or - How (and How Not) to Write a Good Systems Paper by Roy Levin and David D. Redell
• Collected resources about writing and research

Professional Organizations

• ACM
  • SIGCOMM (has links to online versions of some past SIGCOMM proceedings)
  • SIGMOBILE
• IEEE
• Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
  • Internet RFCs .
  • Internet Drafts .
  • Fast access to RFCs and Internet Drafts is also available on Athena. These documents are located in the reference locker under /afs/athena/reference .

• Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)

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