I am looking for lab experiments for a wireless networks course using NetSim, that are aligned with current technologies (e.g., 5G, LTE, IoT, Satellite, Wi-Fi etc) but are not too basic or introductory. The goal is to give students hands-on exposure to real-world protocol behavior, performance metrics, and trade-offs.If you have suggestions or experience with specific NetSim experiments covering PHY, MAC, or network-layer features—please share.
Hi Aryan, Thanks for your question — it's a great one!
I've used NetSim in academic labs, and there are several experiments that go beyond the basics and help students engage with real-world wireless technologies. Here are a few ideas that worked well for us:
- LTE Mobility & Handover: Students can observe how handovers happen as nodes move between eNodeBs.
- 5G Throughput Comparison: Running scenarios with mmWave and sub-6 GHz helps demonstrate the differences in performance.
- IoT over Wi-Fi (MQTT): A good intro to lightweight protocols, especially with simulated sensor networks.
- Satellite vs Terrestrial Delay: Simple but very effective in understanding latency challenges.
- Wireless Mesh Topology: Let students play with routing protocols like AODV and OLSR and see how dynamic path building works.
These types of setups allow students to connect theory with practice, and we’ve had great engagement with them.
Happy to share more details if needed!
Best regards,
You can refer to NetSim v14.4 Experiments Manual (www.tetcos.com/downloads/v14.4/NetSim_Experiments_Manual.pdf), which includes 40+ wireless labs covering 5G, LTE, Wi-Fi, IoT, Satellite, and more. These span PHY, MAC, and network layers.
Labs focus on protocol behavior and performance metrics like throughput, delay, and fairness. Ideal for giving students hands-on experience with real-world wireless systems.
The following discussions could be useful:
https://www.researchgate.net/post/Network_lab_Setting_up_personalized_experiments_in_NetSim_for_each_student
NetSim comes with a rich set of built-in labs for LTE, 5G NR, Wi-Fi, IoT/WSN, Cognitive Radio, VANET, and Satellite/NTN. These are not just basic demos. Students can work on PHY/MAC topics like link adaptation, HARQ, scheduling, interference, MIMO. On the network side, there are labs on handover, load balancing, and routing. Each lab is ready to run with step-by-step instructions, so students can run scenarios, collect metrics like throughput, delay, SINR, or energy, and see how protocols behave in practice.
In our college, these labs are used a lot in wireless courses. Faculty find it easy to plug these labs into coursework. This way, concepts taught in class connect directly to system-level performance and real-world technologies.
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