The vRouter Project

What is vRouter?

vRouter is an open-source IP network simulator. That is, it attempts to simulate the behavior and performance of an Internet Protocol based network. vRouter abstracts away (ignores) the details of things below the IP layer and above the IP layer.

What kind of network does vRouter simulate?

vRouter can simulate an arbitrary IP-based network. Networks in vRouter consist of two components: datalinks (e.g. ethernet, token ring, T1, etc.) and routers. vRouter does not distinguish between the myriad types of datalinks (ethernet, token ring, etc.), rather, vRouter allows you to describe each datalink in a network by the bandwidth and delay associated with it.

What are the licensing terms for vRouter

What operating systems does vRouter run on?

vRouter is known to compile on Linux 2.2 with egcs 1.1.2 and glibc. It can probably be ported to other UNIXes without much difficulty.

How do I install vRouter?

How does vRouter work?

vRouter uses C++ objects to simulate the behavior of packets, datalinks, and routers. vRouter simulates the continuous operation of a network by analyzing what happens in discrete timeslices. If you want to know more, read the sources.

So there are datalinks and routers. What about hosts?

vRouter has no explicit support for hosts; if you want to put "hosts" on your network, create routers with only one interface.

I think I found a bug. Who should I tell?

I have an idea for a feature. Who should I tell?

vRouter sucks! Who should I tell?

How did vRouter get started?

"I've been interested in IP networks for a while, but I couldn't afford real routers to play with. So, I decided to simulate them. vRouter is the resulting project." -- Blake