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