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+#summary CORE development roadmap
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+This page lists planned development milestones.
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+= Plans for 2012 =
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+Robustness and Usability Enhancements
+ * Testing framework and exception system
+  * improved support for raising CEL exceptions
+  * kernel/system tests
+ * Service configuration
+  * improved node service customization
+  * storing/applying frequently-used configurations
+ * Further develop Python scripting examples and documentation
+  * clearer tutorial on writing CORE Python scripts
+ * Greater control of interface/link configuration
+  * install physical interface into namespace
+  * expose tc queuing disciplines for power users
+
+NRL Network Modeling Framework (NMF) Integration
+ * Goal is to support a well-defined experiment workflow
+ * Read and write XML file formats
+ * Re-use of NMF tools/scripts where applicable
+ * Use Motion Planning Framework (MPF) tools for node mobility
+  * currently the user supplies their own ns-2/scengen file
+ * provide SDT 3D output
+  * one click from 2D GUI to launch 3D GUI
+ * Physical Nodes
+  * improved managing, assigning, monitoring
+  * EMANE support for physical nodes
+  * physical interfaces
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+Co-Emulation/Simulation Integration
+ * Xen
+  * generalize and merge xen branch into trunk
+   * support non-ISO-based filesystems
+   * support node services, EMANE
+ * EMANE
+  * save/load model presets (e.g. RF-PIPE "SATCOM" preset)
+  * interoperability with new models/versions
+  * improve health monitoring and control mechanisms
+ * ns-3
+  * integrate node location
+  * GUI-based configuration and control of ns-3
+   * purely ns-3 simulated nodes
+  * update CORE to have channel reference devices
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+= 4.4 =
+We plan to organize the milestones listed above into specific future release versions, along with planned release dates.