Authors:
Antonio Virdis
;
Giovanni Stea
and
Giovanni Nardini
Affiliation:
University of Pisa, Italy
Keyword(s):
LTE, LTE-Advanced, System-Level Simulator, OMNeT++.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Application Domains
;
Discrete-Event Simulation
;
Domain-Specific Tools
;
Formal Methods
;
Simulation and Modeling
;
Simulation Tools and Platforms
;
Telecommunication Systems and Networks
;
Wireless Systems
Abstract:
This paper describes SimuLTE, an open-source system-level simulator for LTE and LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) networks. SimuLTE is based on OMNeT++, a well-known, widely-used modular simulation framework, which offers a high degree of experiment support. As such, it can be seamlessly integrated with all the network-oriented modules of the OMNeT++ family, such as INET, thus enabling – among other things – credible simulation of end-to-end real-life applications across heterogeneous technologies. We describe the modeling choices and general architecture of the SimuLTE software, with particular emphasis on the MAC and scheduling functions, and show performance evaluation results obtained using the simulator.