Current release version
The current release version of NeSSi² is 2.0.0-beta.2.1.
Downloads
NeSSi² is shipped in two separate parts. The backend of NeSSi² administrates the simulation envoirement and receives simulation jobs from the user interface. The user interface allows the creation of networks, the management of simulation runs and the visualization and evaluation of completed simulations. Both parts are available under an Open Source license.
- MS Windows XP/Vista 32 bit (zip)
- Linux GTK 32 bit (zip)
- Linux GTK 64 bit (zip)
- Mac OS X 10.6.x (zip) (Backport from the development trunk, not very well tested)
NeSSi² simulation backend:
- MS Windows XP/Vista 32 bit, Linux GTK 32 bit, Mac OS X 10.5.x (zip)
NeSSi² contributed Plug-Ins (already packaged with user interface and backend archives):
- MS Windows XP/Vista 32 bit, Linux GTK 32 bit, Mac OS X 10.5.x (zip)
NeSSi² example network and simulation result database (zip), tested only with MySQL, and as a SQLite database (zip).
Requirements (Tools, Frameworks)
NeSSi² requires at least Java SE 6.
Also a database is required, NeSSi² has been tested with MySQL 5.5.
NeSSi² has been tested on Winodws XP/Vista (32bit), Linux (32/64 bit) and Mac OS X 10.5.x (backend only).
Maven 2 Repository
If you want to develop extensions to NeSSi² you can download required NeSSi² libraries from our Maven 2 repository hosted on the DAI-Labor lecture server (Thanks to DAI-Labor lecture team). Please add the following information to your pom.xml or settings.xml:
<repository>
<id>nessi2</id>
<url>http://repositories.dai-labor.de/extern/content/repositories/dai-open/</url>
<snapshots>
<enabled>false</enabled>
</snapshots>
<releases>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</releases>
</repository>
In your pom.xml you need to add the following dependencies:
<dependency>
<groupId>de.dailab.nessi2.protocols</groupId>
<artifactId>nessi2-protocols-core</artifactId>
<version>2.0.0-beta.2.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>de.dailab</groupId>
<artifactId>sad</artifactId>
<version>1.1.0</version>
</dependency>
Installation
For a detailed installation described see: NeSSi² Installation Manual [PDF]
NeSSi² manual installation
NeSSi² Agent Simulation Backend
- Unpack the zip file.
- Change to unpacked directory.
- Change to directory bin.
- Start the main agent node with NeSSiAgentSimulation.bat (windows) or NeSSiAgentSimulation.sh (linux/macosx).
NeSSi² Network Editor and Simulation Control
- Unpack the zip File.
- In the unpacked diectory double-click on the windows executable or the shell script.
NeSSi² installer
- Install Java (if not yet installed).
- Optionally install MySQL or a databas preferred by you.
- Launch the installer application.
- Follow the instructions on the screen.


