Please see INSTALL.md for instructions on installing Mini-NDN and its dependencies.
To run Mini-NDN with the default topology, ndn_utils/topologies/default-topology.conf, type:
sudo minindn
To run Mini-NDN with a topology file, provide the filename as the first argument:
sudo minindn my-topology.conf
During set up, the list of nodes in the network will be listed as they are initialized:
*** Adding hosts: a b c d
After set up, the command-line interface (CLI) will display a prompt.
mininet>
To interact with a node, first type the node's name and then the command to be executed:
mininet> a echo "Hello, world!" Hello, world!
To see the status of the forwarder on the node:
mininet> a nfd-status
To see the status of routing on the node:
mininet> a nlsrc status
To exit Mini-NDN, type quit in the CLI:
mininet> quit
For a more in depth explanation of the CLI, please see the Mininet Walkthrough.
To run Mini-NDN with a replica of the NDN testbed, use the --testbed parameter:
sudo mini-ndn --testbed
To run NLSR with hyperbolic routing enabled, use the --hr parameter:
sudo mini-ndn --hr
To configure the max number of faces added by NLSR to reach each name prefix, use the --faces parameter:
sudo mini-ndn --faces 3
--faces can be an integer from 0 to 60; 0 indicates NLSR can add all available faces.