Simu5G: A System-level Simulator for 5G Networks

Giovanni Nardini, Giovanni Stea, Antonio Virdis, Dario Sabella

2020

Abstract

This paper presents Simu5G, a new OMNeT++-based system-level simulator of 5G networks. Simu5G is built starting from the SimuLTE simulation library, which models 4G (i.e., LTE/LTE-A) networks, and is compatible with the latter, thus allowing the simulation of 4G-5G coexistence and transition scenarios. We discuss the modelling of the protocol layers, network entities and functions, and validate our abstraction of the physical layer using 3GPP-based scenarios. Moreover, we report profiling results related to Simu5G execution, and we describe how it can be employed to evaluate Radio Access Network configurations, as well as end-to-end scenarios involving communication and computation, e.g., with Multi-access Edge Computing applications.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Nardini G., Stea G., Virdis A. and Sabella D. (2020). Simu5G: A System-level Simulator for 5G Networks.In Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH, ISBN 978-989-758-444-2, pages 68-80. DOI: 10.5220/0009826400680080

in Bibtex Style

@conference{simultech20,
author={Giovanni Nardini and Giovanni Stea and Antonio Virdis and Dario Sabella},
title={Simu5G: A System-level Simulator for 5G Networks},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,},
year={2020},
pages={68-80},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009826400680080},
isbn={978-989-758-444-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Simulation and Modeling Methodologies, Technologies and Applications - Volume 1: SIMULTECH,
TI - Simu5G: A System-level Simulator for 5G Networks
SN - 978-989-758-444-2
AU - Nardini G.
AU - Stea G.
AU - Virdis A.
AU - Sabella D.
PY - 2020
SP - 68
EP - 80
DO - 10.5220/0009826400680080