Implementation and Validation of an LTE D2D Model for ns-3

Richard Rouil (1) , Fernando Cintrón (1) , Aziza Ben Mosbah (2, 1, 3) , Samantha Gamboa Quintiliani (1)

1 NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology [Gaithersburg]
2 SAMOVAR - Services répartis, Architectures, MOdélisation, Validation, Administration des Réseaux
3 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

The ability to perform device-to-device (D2D) communication in Long Term Evolution (LTE)-based cellular networks became possible with the introduction of Proximity Services (ProSe) functionalities in the 3rd Generation Partnership Program (3GPP) specifications. In this paper, we provide a description of the ProSe implementation that extends the LTE model already available in ns-3. Our model contains key features defined in LTE Release 12 and further enhanced in LTE Release 13 related to synchronization, discovery, and communication. We also provide validation of each feature by comparing simulation results with analytical models developed as part of our work on D2D communication.

Mots clés: 3GPP; Long Term Evolution; Device-to-Device Communication; Network Modeling; ns-3

Domaines: Réseaux et télécommunications [cs.NI]

Richard Rouil, Fernando Cintrón, Aziza Ben Mosbah, Samantha Gamboa Quintiliani. Implementation and Validation of an LTE D2D Model for ns-3. The Workshop on ns-3, Jun 2017, porto, Portugal. ⟨10.1145/3067665.3067668⟩. ⟨hal-01542353⟩