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 Mininet: Rapid Prototyping for Software Defined Networks
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 *The best way to emulate almost any network on your laptop!*
 
 Mininet 2.3.0d1
 
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 ### What is Mininet?
 
 Mininet emulates a complete network of hosts, links, and switches
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 Bob Lantz
 Mininet Core Team
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