Research Article
A Simulation Implementation of the LTE-Uu Interface Datalink Layer in OMNeT++
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-642-21444-8_24, author={Mohammad Arouri and Ziyad Atiyyeh and Anas Mousa and Amna Eleyan and Hussein Badr}, title={A Simulation Implementation of the LTE-Uu Interface Datalink Layer in OMNeT++}, proceedings={Mobile Networks and Management. Second International ICST Conference, MONAMI 2010, Santander, Spain, September 22-24, 2010, Revised Selected Papers}, proceedings_a={MONAMI}, year={2012}, month={5}, keywords={LTE (Long Term Evolution) SAE (System Architecture Evolution) PDCP (Packet Data Convergence Protocol) Layer RLC (Radio Link Control) Layer MAC (Medium Access Control) Layer Simulation OMNeT++ INET Framework}, doi={10.1007/978-3-642-21444-8_24} }- Mohammad Arouri
Ziyad Atiyyeh
Anas Mousa
Amna Eleyan
Hussein Badr
Year: 2012
A Simulation Implementation of the LTE-Uu Interface Datalink Layer in OMNeT++
MONAMI
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21444-8_24
Abstract
The 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)’s Long Term Evolution (LTE) standards define the next major step in the evolution of cellular systems towards higher data rates, low latency, and greater spectral efficiency. This occurs in the context of a System Architecture Evolution (SAE) that specifies a packetswitched IP architecture for both voice and data transmission. We present a simulation implementation of a key component of the overall LTE-SAE: the L2 (Datalink) layer of the LTE-Uu interface between mobile User Equipment (UE) and a base station eNodeB. The simulation is developed for the INET Framework of OMNeT++4.0, an open-source computer-network simulation environment, and implements the Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP), Radio Link Control (RLC), and Medium Access Control (MAC) layers of the LTE-Uu. The implementation is extensible, and is intended to serve as a publicly-available, opensource platform for further simulation development of various aspects of LTE-SAE.