[Click] Randomness in NSClick

[Sascha Alexander Jopen]

Hmm, i do not have any ns2 simulations but there should be something 
like a global RNG and seed manager as well. Someone who has running ns2 
simulations could create the necessary simclick_sim_command extension 
for ns2. As long as there is no one who can provide this extension, the 
new command would only be an unknown command, which wouldn't break 
anything for existing simulations.

Should every click node node have its own rng, or one global rng for 
every click node in ns3?

Regards,
Sascha

On 01/24/12 12:08, Björn Lichtblau wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Yes, same thoughts here, if we want reproducability (almost a
> requirement for simulations) we should use ns3's RNGs, which were
> designed for that. Is this also possible for ns2?
> Without thinking about ns2 i would have taken exactly that route,
> replace the random function in click by a simclick_sim_command(..RNG..)
> for simulations.
>
> Regards, Björn
>
>
> On 01/23/2012 04:00 PM, Sascha Alexander Jopen wrote:
>> Another approach would be another simclick_sim_command enhancement, to
>> get a random number from RNGs from NS3.
>> ...
>> Having an interface to the simulators RNGs in some way is mandatory, i
>> think.
>>
>> Any opinions or solutions?
>
>