In the near future, it is expected that drones can provide services to society, such as delivery of goods. Thus, several companies will compete for the same airspace. To organize the airspace and provide controlled and fair access, Gharibi et al. (2016) introduced the Internet of Drones (IoD) architecture. In this context, the airspace has well-defined airways (see Fig.1), allowing drones to follow paths with defined possibilities and not in a free way. This feature is similar to terrestrial roads used by common vehicles.

IoDSim (acronym to the Internet of Drones Simulator) is a framework to simulate environments related to the Internet of Drones, following the network paradigm initially proposed by Gharibi et al. (2016). It is developed to be integrated with INET, an open-source model suite for wired, wireless and mobile networks. In turn, INET is a suite of OMNeT++, a widely used simulation library and framework, primarily for building network simulators.

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IoDSim - newest version - can be downloaded clicking here. Please, check the available Instalation Guide and the Documentation to know how to install and use IoDSim.

Who develops IoDSim?

IoDSim is developed by two brazilian colaborative research groups:

• WiseMap Research Group, from the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil;
• Manna Research Group, from the State University of Maringá, Brazil;
• PARADISE Research Laboratory, from the University of Ottawa, Canada;