An E2E Simulator for 5G NR Networks

2019/11/13 by Patriciello, Natale, Lagen, Sandra, Bojovic, Biljana +1 · 6 citations
#FOS: Computer and information sciences #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI)

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1911.05534

Abstract

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.

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