NS2 Trace Files

Trace File
   In Ns2 trace File format is of two types.

• Old trace File Format
• New trace File  Format

 By Default it will show Old trace file format,you can Enable it by inserting this code in Your TCL code 

• $ns use-newtrace

Old Trace file Format of AODV

                      

     

                                   s     2.556838879    _0_     RTR      ---   0 AODV    48    [0 0 0 0] -------    [0:255 -1:255 30 0] 

[0x2 1 1 [1 0] [0 4]  ]    (REQUEST) 

  New Trace File Format of AODV

                                 r -t 0.100636268 -Hs 3 -Hd -2 -Ni 3 -Nx 80.00 -Ny 65.00 -Nz 0.00 -Ne -

1.000000 -Nl RTR -Nw --- -Ma 0 -Md ffffffff -Ms 0 -Mt 800 -Is 0.255 -Id -1.255 -It AODV -Il 48 -If 

0 -Ii  0 -Iv 30 -P aodv -Pt 0x2 -Ph 1 -Pb 1 -Pd 2 -Pds 0 -Ps 0 -Pss 4 -Pc REQUEST                                

                                For more NS2 Trace File formats and their Interpretation  click  HERE