1. OPNET

2. Starting OPNET Open a console To set up OPNET type: “source /import/app1/cshrc/opnet” at the command prompt This should create op_admin/ and op_models/ directories in your home directory To run OPNET type: “opnet” at the command prompt

3. Starting OPNET Open a console

4. Starting OPNET

9. OPNET Go through Tutorials Look around to become comfortable with the tool Look closely at the following: Project Editor Window Node Model Process Model

10. OPNET – Tutorial

13. Complete the first three tutorials: Core Lessons: Introduction to Modeler. Small Internetworks. LAN Modeling Modeler Lessons: M/M/1 Queue Basic Processes

14. OPNET – Project Editor This is the main window where you create your projects. The overall network is created here.

15. OPNET – Project Editor

26. OPNET – Node Model This is where you define the internal functioning of stations, servers etc. Each node has a process model associated with it, which defines its internal functioning. The arrows indicate the path of the message.

27. OPNET – Node Model

30. OPNET – Process Model This is where you define the internal functioning of nodes. This is basically a state diagram. Each of the states in the state diagram has a C- type code associated with it. The C-code defines the action taken in each state. Transitions between states may or may not be conditional.

31. OPNET – Process Model

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