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ns-3 is a community-driven project, and as such, we cannot typically make guarantees about the availability of new or improved code; our maintainers work largely on a best-effort basis.  However, we use this page to describe our goals (time-permitting) for each release, and where we broadly are trying to steer the project for the future.
ns-3 is a community-driven project, and as such, we cannot typically make guarantees about the availability of new or improved code; our maintainers work largely on a best-effort basis.  However, we use this page to describe our goals (time-permitting) for each release, and where we broadly are trying to steer the project for the future.


== ns-3.44 plans ==
== ns-3.48 plans ==


The most up-to-date listing of items being worked on in this release cycle can be seen by browsing [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=opened&milestone_title=ns-3.44 Merge requests] and [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&milestone_title=ns-3.44 Issues] in the GitLab.com tracker that are tagged with the 'Milestone ns-3.44' tag.
ns-3.48 is scheduled for May 2026.
 
The most up-to-date listing of items being worked on in this release cycle can be seen by browsing [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests?scope=all&state=opened&milestone_title=ns-3.48 Merge requests] and [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/issues?scope=all&state=opened&milestone_title=ns-3.48 Issues] in the GitLab.com tracker that are tagged with the 'Milestone ns-3.48' tag.


Besides this, the following [https://www.nsnam.org/about/governance/maintainers/ ns-3 maintainers] announced plans to work on the following topics:
Besides this, the following [https://www.nsnam.org/about/governance/maintainers/ ns-3 maintainers] announced plans to work on the following topics:


* Stefano Avallone plans to finally finalize the EMLSR support and possibly to introduce the (legacy) PowerSave mode support.
* Tom Henderson is prioritizing:
 
** Supporting wifi (and eventual ns-3-dev) transition to strongly-typed quantities and units
* Sebastien Deronne plans to work on Wi-Fi module extensions for GCR (UR & BA), improved support for P2P/adhoc, and 802.11be extensions (CCA, RAAs, 320 MHz BW, …)
** Merging GSoC 2025 code [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/2571 Orbital NTN] and [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/2482 6LoWPAN ND]
 
** Seeing if we can revive [https://github.com/direct-code-execution/ns-3-dce/pull/147 ns-3 DCE]
* Alberto Gallegos is working on merging a new [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/1004 Zigbee model], improving documentation of the lr-wpan and energy modules, revise [https://www.nsnam.org/docs/doxygen/de/de5/_trace_source_list.html TraceSources] of the lr-wpan module, and convert many constants specified in the IEEE 802.15.4 standard into changeable [https://www.nsnam.org/docs/doxygen/d3/d79/_attribute_list.html Attributes].
** Working on issue and MR backlog
 
* Tom Henderson is prioritizing
** Merging Muyuan Shen's [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/2009 Wi-Fi Mac TX stats helper]
** Merging IIIT-D's [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/2004 Wi-Fi channel occupancy helper]
** Supporting wifi transition to [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/merge_requests/2085 strongly typed units]
** Working with Nihar Kapasi to fix Wi-Fi [https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev/-/issues/1138 MinstrelHt issues


== Long term ==
== Long term ==

Revision as of 23:13, 17 March 2026

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ns-3 is a community-driven project, and as such, we cannot typically make guarantees about the availability of new or improved code; our maintainers work largely on a best-effort basis. However, we use this page to describe our goals (time-permitting) for each release, and where we broadly are trying to steer the project for the future.

ns-3.48 plans

ns-3.48 is scheduled for May 2026.

The most up-to-date listing of items being worked on in this release cycle can be seen by browsing Merge requests and Issues in the GitLab.com tracker that are tagged with the 'Milestone ns-3.48' tag.

Besides this, the following ns-3 maintainers announced plans to work on the following topics:

  • Tom Henderson is prioritizing:
    • Supporting wifi (and eventual ns-3-dev) transition to strongly-typed quantities and units
    • Merging GSoC 2025 code Orbital NTN and 6LoWPAN ND
    • Seeing if we can revive ns-3 DCE
    • Working on issue and MR backlog

Long term

Historical information

see the Current_Development page for some older Roadmap items (many have been abandoned)