2017-XX-XX CORE 5.0 * DEVELOPMENT: - support for editorconfig to help standardize development across IDEs, from the defined configuration file - support for sonarqube analysis, from the defined configuration file * DAEMON: - code cleanup and improvements to adhere to coding standards (SonarQube) - leverage "logzero" module to make easy usage of the standard logging module - improvements to documentation across the code base - initial work to separate the dependence on TCP API messaging from the core library (easier core scripting) - beta support for running core in Open vSwitch mode, leveraging Open vSwitch bridges, instead of Linux bridges * SERVICES: - added Ryu SDN controller service - added Open vSwitch service * TEST: - added unit/integration tests to support validating changes going forward * BUGFIXES: - merged pull requests for: #115, #110, #109, #107, #106, #105, #103, #102, #101, #96 2015-06-05 CORE 4.8 * EMANE: - support for EMANE 0.9.2 - run emane in each container when using EMANE 0.9.2 - support using separate control networks for EMANE OTA and event traffic * GUI: - fixed an issue where the adjacency widget lines pointed to old node positions - fixed an issue where not all EMANE 0.9.x IEEE 802.11 MAC parameter were configurable - fixed an issue related to running python scripts from the GUI when using tcl/tk version 8.6 - improved batch mode execution to display the check emulation light status - improved managing multiple sessions - improved support for using multiple canvases - added a reload option to the file menu to revert back to a saved scenario * DAEMON: - support exporting scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format - support importing scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format - support exporting the deployed scenario state in NRL NMF XML 1.0 format - improved EMANE post-startup processing to better synchronize distributed emulations - improved how addresses are assigned to tun/tap devices - added support for python state-change callbacks * SERVICES: - added mgen sink and mgen actor services - added oslrv2 and olsr.org services - added a docker service * BUILD: - improved the install/uninstall process - improved debian and rpm packaging * BUGFIXES: - updated the http service for ubuntu 14.04 - improved included examples - shortened the length of network interface names - improved how the core system service manages running the core daemon - fixed an issues related to applying session configuration setting - improved detecting when a distributed emulation is already running - improved documentation 2014-08-06 CORE 4.7 * EMANE: - support for EMANE 0.9.1 - fix error when using Comm Effect model with loss/duplicate string values - enable flow control in virtual transport if enabled in the MAC model - fix bug #150 where EMANE event service/address port were not used * GUI: - support Tcl/Tk 8.6 when available - added --(a)ddress and --(p)ort arguments to core-gui command-line - added File > Execute XML or Python script... option - added File > Execute Python script with options... menu item - when executing Python script from GUI, run in background thread, wait for RUNTIME state - enter RUNTIME state when start button pressed with empty canvas - added support for asymmetric link effects - support link delays up to 274 seconds (netem maximum) - allow runtime changes of WLAN link effects * DAEMON: - set NODE_NAME, NODE_NUMBER, SESSION_SHORT in default vnoded environment - changed host device naming to use veth, tap prefixes; b.n.SS for bridges - allow parsing XML files into live running session - enable link effects between hub/switch and hub/switch connections - update MDR service to use broadcast interfaces for non-WLAN links - allow node class to be specified when initializing XML parser - save and parse canvas origin (reference point) and scale in MP XML - up/down control script session option - fix hash calculation used to determine GRE tunnel keys - use shell script to detach SMF on startup - added NRL services for mgen sink and nrlolsrv2 - use SDT URL session option - added core-manage tool for addons to add/remove/check services, models, and custom node types * API: - implement local flag in Execute Message for running host commands - jitter changed to 64-bit value to align with delay in Link Message - added unidirectional link flag TLV to Link Message - added reconfigure event type for re-generating service config files - return errors in API with failed services * BUGFIXES: - fix HTTP service running under Ubuntu - fixed the following bugs: #150, 169, 188, 220, 225, 230, 231, 242, 244, 247, 248, 250, 251 2013-09-25 CORE 4.6 * NOTE: cored is now core-daemon, and core is now core-gui (for Debian acceptance) * NOTE: /etc/init.d/core is now /etc/init.d/core-daemon (for insserv compatibility) * EMANE: - don't start EMANE locally if no local NEMs - EMANE poststartup() to re-transmit location events during initialization - added debug port to EMANE options - added a basic EMANE 802.11 CORE Python script example - expose transport XML block generation to EmaneModels - expose NEM entry to the EmaneModel so it can be overridden by a model - add the control interface bridge prior to starting EMANE, as some models may - depend on the controlnet functionality - added EMANE model to CORE converter - parse lat/long/alt from node messages, for moving nodes using command-line - fix bug #196 incorrect distance when traversing UTM zones * GUI: - added Cut, Copy, and Paste options to the Edit menu - paste will copy selected services and take care of node and interface - renumbering - implement Edit > Find dialog for searching nodes and links - when copying existing file for a service, perform string replacement of: - "~", "%SESSION%", "%SESSION_DIR%", "%SESSION_USER%", "%NODE%", "%NODENAME%" - use CORE_DATA_DIR insteadof LIBDIR - fix Adjacency Widget to work with OSPFv2 only networks * BUILD: - build/packaging improvements for inclusion on Debian - fix error when running scenario with a mobility script in batch mode - include Linux kernel patches for 3.8 - renamed core-cleanup.sh to core-cleanup for Debian conformance - don't always generate man pages from Makefile; new manpages for coresendmsg and core-daemon * BUGFIXES: - don't auto-assign IPv4/IPv6 addresses when none received in Link Messages (session reconnect) - fixed lock view - fix GUI spinbox errors for Tk 8.5.8 (RHEL/CentOS 6.2) - fix broker node count for distributed session entering the RUNTIME state when - (non-EMANE) WLANs or GreTapBridges are involved; - fix "file exists" error message when distributed session number is re-used - and servers file is written - fix bug #194 configuration dialog too long, make dialog scrollable/resizable - allow float values for loss and duplicates percent - fix the following bugs: 166, 172, 177, 178, 192, 194, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 221 2013-04-13 CORE 4.5 * GUI: - improved behavior when starting GUI without daemon, or using File New after connection with daemon is lost - fix various GUI issues when reconnecting to a session - support 3D GUI via output to SDT3D - added "Execute Python script..." entry to the File Menu - support user-defined terminal program instead of hard-coded xterm - added session options for "enable RJ45s", "preserve session dir" - added buttons to the IP Addresses dialog for removing all/selected IPv4/IPv6 - allow sessions with multiple canvases to enter RUNTIME state - added "--addons" startup mode to pass control to code included from addons dir - added "Locked" entry to View menu to prevent moving items - use currently selected node type when invoking a topology generator - updated throughput plots with resizing, color picker, plot labels, locked scales, and save/load plot configuration with imn file - improved session dialog * EMANE: - EMANE 0.8.1 support with backwards-compatibility for 0.7.4 - extend CommEffect model to generate CommEffect events upon receipt of Link Messages having link effects * Services: - updated FTP service with root directory for anonymous users - added HTTP, PCAP, BIRD, RADVD, and Babel services - support copying existing files instead of always generating them - added "Services..." entry to node right-click menu - added "View" button for side-by-side comparison when copying customized config files - updated Quagga daemons to wait for zebra.vty VTY file before starting * General: - XML import and export - renamed "cored.py" to "cored", "coresendmsg.py" to "coresendmsg" - code reorganization and clean-up - updated XML export to write NetworkPlan, MotionPlan, and ServicePlan within a Scenario tag, added new "Save As XML..." File menu entry - added script_start/pause/stop options to Ns2ScriptedMobility - "python" source sub-directory renamed to "daemon" - added "cored -e" option to execute a Python script, adding its session to the active sessions list, allowing for GUI connection - support comma-separated list for custom_services_dir in core.conf file - updated kernel patches for Linux kernel 3.5 - support RFC 6164-style IPv6 /127 addressing * ns-3: - integrate ns-3 node location between CORE and ns-3 simulation - added ns-3 random walk mobility example - updated ns-3 Wifi example to allow GUI connection and moving of nodes * fixed the following bugs: 54, 103, 111, 136, 145, 153, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 184, 190, 193 2012-09-25 CORE 4.4 * GUI: - real-time bandwidth plotting tool - added Wireshark and tshark right-click menu items - X,Y coordinates shown in the status bar - updated GUI attribute option to link messages for changing color/width/dash - added sample IPsec and VPN scenarios, how many nodes script - added jitter parameter to WLANs - renamed Experiment menu to Session menu, added session options - use 'key=value' configuration for services, EMANE models, WLAN models, etc. - save only service values that have been customized - copy service parameters from one customized service to another - right-click menu to start/stop/restart each service * EMANE: - EMANE 0.7.4 support - added support for EMANE CommEffect model and Comm Effect controller GUI - added support for EMANE Raw Transport when using RJ45 devices * Services: - improved service customization; allow a service to define custom Tcl tab - added vtysh.conf for Quagga service to support 'write mem' - support scheduled events and services that start N seconds after runtime - added UCARP service * Documentation: - converted the CORE manual to reStructuredText using Sphinx; added Python docs * General: - Python code reorganization - improved cored.py thread locking - merged xen branch into trunk - added an event queue to a session with notion of time zero - added UDP support to cored.py - use UDP by default in coresendmsg.py; added '-H' option to print examples - enter a bash shell by default when running vcmd with no arguments - fixes to distributed emulation entering runtime state - write 'nodes' file upon session startup - make session number and other attributes available in environment - support /etc/core/environment and ~/.core/environment files - added Ns2ScriptedMobility model to Python, removed from the GUI - namespace nodes mount a private /sys - fixed the following bugs: 80, 81, 84, 99, 104, 109, 110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 154, 155 2012-03-07 CORE 4.3 * EMANE 0.7.2 and 0.7.3 support * hook scripts: customize actions at any of six different session states * Check Emulation Light (CEL) exception feedback system * added FTP and XORP services, and service validate commands * services can flag when customization is required * Python classes to support ns-3 simulation experiments * write state, node X,Y position, and servers to pycore session dir * removed over 9,000 lines of unused GUI code * performance monitoring script * batch mode improvements and --closebatch option * export session to EmulationScript XML files * basic range model moved from GUI to Python, supports 3D coordinates * improved WLAN dialog with tabs * added PhysicalNode class for joining real nodes with emulated networks * fixed the following bugs: 50, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120 2011-08-19 CORE 4.2 * EMANE 0.7.1 support - support for Bypass model, Universal PHY, logging, realtime * configurable MAC addresses * control interfaces (backchannel between node and host) * service customization dialog improved (tabbed) * new testing scripts for MDR and EMANE performance testing * improved upgrading of old imn files * new coresendmsg.py utility (deprecates libcoreapi and coreapisend) * new security services, custom service becomes UserDefined * new services and Python scripting chapters in manual * fixes to distributed emulation, linking tunnels/RJ45s with WLANs/hubs/switches * fixed the following bugs: 18, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74 2011-01-05 CORE 4.1 * new icons for toolbars and nodes * node services introduced, node models deprecated * customizable node types * traffic flow editor with MGEN support * user configs moved from /etc/core/`*` to ~/.core/ * allocate addresses from custom IPv4/IPv6 prefixes * distributed emulation using GRE tunnels * FreeBSD 8.1 now uses cored.py * EMANE 0.6.4 support * numerous bugfixes 2010-08-17 CORE 4.0 * Python framework with Linux network namespace (netns) support (Linux netns is now the primary supported platform) * ability to close the GUI and later reconnect to a running session (netns only) * EMANE integration (netns only) * new topology generators, host file generator * user-editable Observer Widgets * use of /etc/core instead of /usr/local/etc/core * various bugfixes 2009-09-15 CORE 3.5 2009-06-23 CORE 3.4 2009-03-11 CORE 3.3