An E2E simulator for 5G NR networks

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 01 Nov 2019Embargo end date: 01 Nov 2019 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, volume 96, page 101,933 (issn: 1569-190X,

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Authors: Natale Patriciello; Sandra Lagén; Biljana Bojovic; Lorenza Giupponi;

doi: 10.1016/j.simpat.2019.101933 , 10.48550/arxiv.1911.05534

arXiv: 1911.05534

An E2E simulator for 5G NR networks

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As the specification of the new 5G NR standard proceeds inside 3GPP, the availability of a versatile, full-stack, End-to-End (E2E), and open source simulator becomes a necessity to extract insights from the recently approved 3GPP specifications. This paper presents an extension to ns-3, a well-known discrete-event network simulator, to support the NR Radio Access Network. The present work describes the design and implementation choices at the MAC and PHY layers, and it discusses a technical solution for managing different bandwidth parts. Finally, we present calibration results, according to 3GPP procedures, and we show how to get E2E performance indicators in a realistic deployment scenario, with special emphasis on the E2E latency.

accepted for publication in Elsevier SIMPAT

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Keywords

Network simulator, Computer Science - Networking and Internet Architecture, Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI), FOS: Computer and information sciences, ns-3, Calibration, NR, E2E Evaluation

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