Tech riderRev. 3 Oct 2026
- 1Runs onLinux, self-hosted
- 2CostsFree plan
- 3Simulation modelemulation
- 4Real-time emulationYes
- 5Deployment optionsserver
- 6Automation APIYes
6 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: emane.io
Overview
EMANE is ranked #12 of 29 in network simulation software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan.
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Facts
- Purpose
- EMANE is an open-source distributed emulation framework for designing, developing, and testing simple and complex network architectures.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Emulation
- Its physical-layer model accounts for signal propagation, antenna profile effects, and interference sources.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Linux application
- EMANE runs as a Linux user-space application and uses radio-model plugins with a physical-layer model to emulate a waveform's lowest layer.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Radio models
- The open-source distribution includes RF Pipe, IEEE 802.11abg, TDMA, and Bent Pipe radio models, plus the Comm Effect utility model.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Network boundaries
- The distribution includes Raw Transport and Virtual Transport boundaries, and supports IP and non-IP wireless-system emulation.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Scenario events
- Its physical layer uses antenna profile, location, pathloss, and fading-selection events, and users can create custom event-generating applications with the Python emane.events module.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- SDR integration
- EMANE radio-model plugins can be combined with existing software-defined-radio components for shared-code experimentation.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- The emulator processes XML configuration files for platform, NEM, radio model, boundary, and radio error-rate or packet-completion curves.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Scaling guidance
- The guide advises using one NEM per emulator instance for performance reasons.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The guide is for people using EMANE in wireless-communication-systems research and development and assumes familiarity with basic wireless concepts and the Linux command line.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Programming
- C++, Python, and Google Protocol Buffers experience can help with developing radio models or tools, but the guide says they are not prerequisites for using EMANE.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- License
- The guide says accompanying source code is released under the BSD 3-clause license; the guide itself is under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 unless otherwise noted.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Help and support
- Adjacent Link's GitHub organization provides project Issues and Pull Requests for reporting application-specific bugs or questions.emane.io · 3 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Adjacent Link describes itself as a privately owned engineering company focused on developing and testing mission-critical mobile wireless systems.adjacentlink.com · 3 Oct 2026
Company
- Headquarters
- Bridgewater, New Jersey, United Statesemane.io · 28 Sept 2026
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Sources
- emane.io/introduction· checked 3 Oct 2026
- emane.io/applications· checked 3 Oct 2026
- emane.io· checked 3 Oct 2026
- emane.io/license· checked 3 Oct 2026
- adjacentlink.com· checked 3 Oct 2026