Optical network models

ns-3 presently doesn't include any support for simulation of optical networks in the official distiribution, however there are modules under development. This page tracks info about modules for ns-3 developed in field of optics, including WDM and PON.

WDM optical networks: Prototype WDM Network Simulator (PWNS)

PWNS project logo

Project name

Project name is made of is a parody on OWns[1], a project with similar goals implemented in ns-2.

Project scope

The goal of PWNS project is to implement models for WDM optical network components, including:

• optical cable, optical fiber, wavelength channel,
• multiplexer and demultiplexer, add-drop multiplexor,
• wavelength converter, wavelength selective switch, arrayed waveguide grating,
• optical cross connect (MEMS).

Prototype from June 2012 is described in [2]; more detailed description will be posted here as soon as possible.

Code

• Current version: https://bitbucket.org/rivanvx/ns-3-dev-optics (private for the time being, access granted on request; will be made public in April-May 2013 timeframe)
• older versions, possibly broken: http://code.nsnam.org/vedranm/ns-3-dev-optics and http://code.nsnam.org/vedranm/ns-3-dev-optics-old

References

1. Wen, B. and Bhide, N.M. and Shenai, R.K. and Sivalingam, K.M., Optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) network simulator (OWns): architecture and performance studies
2. Miletić, Vedran; Mikac, Branko; Džanko, Matija. Modelling optical network components: a network-simulator based approach // Proceedings on the IX. International symposium on Telecommunications - BIHTEL 2012.

PON/GPON/XG-PON/LR-PON

Info will be added soon.