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+# masterproef_v2
+
+This POC aims to create an IPv6 overlay network compeletly writting in Rust. The overlay network uses some of the core principles of the Babel routing protocol (https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/). Each node that joins the overlay network will receive an overlay network IP in the 200::/7 range. 
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+git clone git@github.com:vanheesmaxime/masterproef_v2.git
+# in case of an exisiting route to 200::/7, it should be deleted in order to run the application
+ip r del 200::/7
+```
+
+## Usage example
+In this example setup we create a small overlay network on 5 different virtual machines that looks like this:
+
+
+```
++----------+        +----------+        +--------+
+| node 1   |--------| node 2   |--------| node 3 |
++----------+        +----------+        +--------+
+     |                                   |
+     |   +--------+        +-------+     |
+     +---| node 4 |--------| node 5|-----+
+         +--------+        +-------+
+```
+To create this setup, run the following commands:
+
+```sh
+# node 1
+cargo run
+# node 2
+cargo run -- -p <IP address node 1>
+# node 3
+cargo run -- -p <IP address node 2>
+# node 4
+cargo run -- -p <IP address node 1>
+# node 5
+cargo run -- -p <IP address node 4> -p <IP address node 3>
+```
+
+