The document provides instructions for installing Mixnet, which combines the INET and MiXiM frameworks in OMNeT++ to enable simulations using detailed wireless models from MiXiM with upper network layers from INET. It describes downloading OMNeT++, MiXiM, a modified version of INET compatible with MiXiM, and importing and building the projects in OMNeT++ to set up Mixnet for wireless network simulations. Following the provided 19 step process allows importing and configuring the necessary frameworks and projects in OMNeT++ to install Mixnet.

1. By
Mohammed Amer Al-Batati
https://omnetgroup.wordpress.com/
2012

2. “MiXiM is an OMNeT++ modeling framework created for
mobile and fixed wireless networks (wireless sensor
networks, body area networks, ad-hoc networks,
vehicular networks, etc.). It offers detailed models of
radio wave propagation, interference estimation, radio
transceiver power consumption and wireless MAC
protocols (e.g. Zigbee).”

3. “The INET Framework is an open-source communication
networks simulation package for the OMNeT++ simulation
environment. The INET Framework contains models for
several wired and wireless networking protocols, including
UDP, TCP, SCTP, IP, IPv6, Ethernet, PPP, 802.11, MPLS, OSPF
, and many others. “

4. “Mixnet was a project contained in MiXiM's "inet" folder
which provides all modules, examples and documentation
concerning using MiXiM and INET together in the same
network.”
“Since MiXiM concentrates on providing very detailed models
of wireless network interface cards it does not provide very
sophisticated upper layers (network layer, application
layer, etc.). Fortunately these are the layers for which the
INET framework provides a lot of very detailed modules. So
the idea of Mixnet was to bring INET and MiXiM together to
be able to use the wireless NICs from MiXiM together with
the upper network stack from INET.”

5.  This tutorial shows how to install Mixnet using
OMNet version 4.1 under windows platform, to do so
you need the following:
1. OMNeT++, version 4.1, can be found here.
2. MiXiM version 2.1 archive containing two projects:
MiXiM and Mixnet, can be found here.
3. The "inet4mixnet“, which is INET but has been
made compatible with MiXiM by removing all
wireless related modules. It can be found here

6. 1. Install omnet++ version 4.1. To those who have no
experience with OMNet, it is highly recommended
to start reading about it first. Try to start with this.
2. Open OMNet IDE.
3. When you are asked about Workspace folder, create
your own (i.e.; myMiXiM), don’t use spaces.

7. 4. OMNet IDE will be opened with empty projects.
5. First, import inet project. File -> Import -> General
6. “Exiting Project into Workspace” -> Next

8. 7. “Select archive file” -> Browse to inet archive file ->
Open

9. 8. INET project should appear in the projects list.
9. Select inet project -> Finish.
10. INET project is imported and built automatically (if
not build it). It takes a while!

10. 11. After building the project correctly, you can see the
inet libraries and zero errors.
12. Now, import MiXiM and Mixnet project.
13. Uncheck “Build Automatically”, at Project label.
14. From File -> Import -> General -> Existing project to
Workspace -> Select archive file -> Browse to
MiXiM-2.1.tar.gz -> Open

11. 14. Select both “MiXiM (MiXiM)” and “Mixnet (inet)”.
15. Select Finish.
16. After importing. You can see that Mixnet depends on
both MiXiM and inet. Right-click on Mixnet ->
properties -> Project references.

12. 17. Build all projects from Project -> Build All.
18. After building the projects. You can see all project
libraries with no errors.
19. Good Luck! We have done with installation.

13.  About OMNet
 Tictoc tutorial
 OMNet Manual
 OMNetGroup tutorials
 About MiXiM and Mixnet
 MiXiM Sourceforge page

14. I would like to thank Eng. Suleiman Zubair (PhD Student)
for his feedback, suggestions, and comments.