Products
In the course of its research and development activities, NRL's Networks and Communication Systems Branch and its research partners have developed a number of products that are made available for DoD and general use where applicable. The following project links point to the latest product pages, where you may continue to get current information and downloads*.
Protocol Prototype Implementations
- Nack-Oriented Reliable Multicast (NORM) Protocol
- Multicast Dissemination Protocol (MDP)
- Optimized Link State Routing (NRL-OLSR)
- Simplified Multicast Forwarding (NRL-SMF) for MANETs
Network Applications and Systems
Test and Analysis Tools
- Multi-Generator (MGEN) Network Test Tool
- Mobile Networking Test Tools including:
- Dazle Post-Analysis Tool
- Real-Time Application Representative (RAPR)
- Aardvark distributed real-time network analysis system
- TCS
Mobile Network Emulation and Simulation Tools
- Mobile Network Emulators
- Mobile Networking Test Tools including:
- MNE Control Scripts
- Random Motion Generator (RMG) for NS2 and MNE
- NRL Extensions for NS2 (NRLNS2Extender)
- Java support in NS2 (AgentJ)
Software Support Library
Other Tools
- DHCP Exit Hooks for Windows XP (DhcpMgr)
Other Information
- Downloads Page for all product downloads
- User and Developer Product Mailing Lists
- Archived Software Products
- NRL Code 5520 Software License
* Should you have serious interest in collaborative development, bug reporting, etc. of a project, please contact the specific project leader for further information. For the general public, we will continue to have our software downloads, web documentation, and mailing lists (for questions, bug reports, developer discussions, etc.) available.

