An XG-PON Module for the NS-3 Network Simulator

Xiuchao Wu; Kenneth Brown; Cormac Sreenan; Pedro Alvarez; Marco Ruffini; Nicola Marchetti; David Payne; Linda Doyle

Research Article

An XG-PON Module for the NS-3 Network Simulator

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/icst.simutools.2013.251605,
    author={Xiuchao Wu and Kenneth Brown and Cormac Sreenan and Pedro Alvarez and Marco Ruffini and Nicola Marchetti and David Payne and Linda Doyle},
    title={An XG-PON Module for the NS-3 Network Simulator},
    proceedings={Workshop on NS-3},
    publisher={ACM},
    proceedings_a={WNS3},
    year={2013},
    month={7},
    keywords={passive optical network xg-pon internet access network network simulator 3},
    doi={10.4108/icst.simutools.2013.251605}
}

Xiuchao Wu
Kenneth Brown
Cormac Sreenan
Pedro Alvarez
Marco Ruffini
Nicola Marchetti
David Payne
Linda Doyle
Year: 2013
An XG-PON Module for the NS-3 Network Simulator
WNS3
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/icst.simutools.2013.251605

Xiuchao Wu¹, Kenneth Brown¹, Cormac Sreenan¹, Pedro Alvarez²^,*, Marco Ruffini², Nicola Marchetti², David Payne², Linda Doyle²

1: Department of Computer Science, University College Cork, Ireland
2: CTVR / The Telecommunications Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

*Contact email: pinheirp@tcd.ie

Abstract

10-Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Network (XG-PON), one of the latest standards of optical access networks, is regarded as one of the key technologies for future Internet access networks. In this paper, we propose and discuss the design and implementation of an XG-PON module for the NS-3 network simulator. The aim is to provide a standards-compliant, configurable, and extensible module that can simulate XG-PON with reasonable speed and can support a wide range of research topics. These include analysing and improving the performance of XG-PON, studying the interactions between XG-PON and the upper-layer protocols, and investigating its integration with various wireless networks.

Keywords: passive optical network xg-pon internet access network network simulator 3

Published: 2013-07-17
Publisher: ACM

: http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/icst.simutools.2013.251605