To start off on NetSim please see -


a. User manual & experiment manual is available under NetSim Help. You can look at the introductory sections followed by experiments/simulations in the technology area you are working on 


b. Videos available at www.youtube.com/tetcos. After you are able to create network scenarios and run simulations, you can try the "Hello World" program and the MY_PACKET Program. For this, you would need MS Visual Studio 2015 or higher installed (Refer: Visual Studio Installation). 


c. Get familiar with the standards that are related to the network in which you are going to work. 


d. In the next stage, you can look at www.tetcos.com/file-exchange which has documentation & codes for sample R&D projects related to different network technologies.


e. If you are a licensed customer of NetSim, you can also consult with our experts by providing us reference research papers. We can then quickly let you know what would be possible using NetSim


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