Frequently Asked Questions¶
Where can I download the Simu5G code?
Welcome on board! Visit this page to download Simu5G.
How is Simu5G different from the Vienna 5G SL simulator?
The Vienna 5G SL simulator is a MATLAB-based simulator that allows one to evaluate average PHY-layer performance by means of Monte Carlo simulations. A system-level version of it, called Vienna 5G System Level Simulator, allows one to trade accuracy for scale, thus enabling the evaluation of larger-scale networks in terms of average performance. This simulator is well tailored for the evaluation of lower-layer procedures, including signal-processing techniques. However, it cannot be used to evaluate multi-layer, end-to-end scenarios. On the other hand, Simu5G is a discrete-event, end-to-end, application-level simulator. You can model applications in it, and have endpoints communicate at the application layer with their packets traversing all the protocol layers, through arbitrarily complex network scenarios.
How is Simu5G different from other end-to-end simulators, such as 5G LENA or 5G-air-simulator?
As far as we know, Simu5G is the only one to support the following features:
network-controlled device-to-device communications (including Mode 1 of C-V2X);
Multi-access edge computing;
ENDC deployments and dual-stack communications.
Can I integrate Simu5G with other models, e.g., run a simulation where a WiFi host communicates with a 5G UE?
Simu5G is a model library for the OMNeT++ simulation framework. Any other model library written for OMNeT++ can be integrated with it. Notably, Simu5G makes extensive use of models from the INET framework (e.g., routers and hosts).
Is Simu5G compatible with SimuLTE? Can I run simulations with both 4G and 5G nodes?
Yes and yes. More to the point, you can also run 5G simulations with ENDC deployments (i.e., a 4G eNB acting as a master and a 5G gNB acting as a slave). See the Overview page.
What hardware is required to run Simu5G as an emulator?
An off-the-shelf desktop pc with two network interfaces can run an emulation of a multicell 5G network carrying application traffic up to several Mbps. See our demo in the emulation page.
How do I get involved?
Cool! You have some choices here:
If you want to develop new functionalities for Simu5G (or you already have) and you would like to integrate them in the repository, please contact us
If you have any Simu5G-related research project or research article, and you want it to be acknowledged on this site, please contact us.
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