Cellular Networks configuration (LTE, LTE+, 5G-NR) of networks.json and regions.json files with Mosaic Cell in Eclipse MOSAIC

[Jean-Tshibangu-jtm]

Hello,

I'm going to configure my cellular network using the networks.json and regions.json files. According to the documentation, the Mosaic Cell simulator is integrated into Eclipse MOSAIC.

Question 1: Is Mosaic Cell based on the cellular network (LTE, LTE +, ....)?

Question 2: Is it possible to configure LTE(LTE+) or 5G-NR from networks.json files?

Question 3: Is it possible to configure parameters such as Modulation, Receiver sensitivity power, Transmission Time Interval in the regions.json or networks.json files?

Question 4: Is it possible to configure the cell(regions.json) with 5G NR or LTE+ characteristics?

[schwepmo]

The Cell simulator has been build with runtime in mind and that's why it uses a coarse model for the cellular network.
So what you can do is define regions that can act as cells but don't have to be of a specific area type. For each region you can define available bandwidths, the delay model, and the re-transmission model, allowing you to mimic the behavior of a "real cell".
However, it seems to me that the level of detail of the transmission model isn't quite up to your desires.

I can further point you to the doctoral thesis of Robert Protzmann who developed the initial Cell Simulator as part of his thesis.

[Jean-Tshibangu-jtm]

Thanks very much, Dear @schwepmo for these details.

[xwh0625]

Hello，Is it possible to implement 5G features now?

[hoelger]

Currently there is the work to integrate ns3's LTE code. You can find the work-in-progress here:

#501
mosaic-addons/ns3-federate#11

This will pave the road to implement 5G features in the future :)

[hoelger]

The ns3 LTE feature is now available and merged into the main branches.

[hoelger]

Thanks to the hard work of @Jacenty00 we now have a first version where omnet is able to support 5G cellular communication!

See branches here:
https://github.com/eclipse-mosaic/mosaic/tree/1132-enable-lte-5g-in-omnet
https://github.com/mosaic-addons/omnetpp-federate/tree/1132-enable-lte-5g-in-omnet