Combining ns3-mmwave and sns3-satellite for 6G NTN Research

[Ariel Luane Bentes]

Hi everyone,

I’m currently doing research for my Master’s degree on 6G and Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) using NS-3. I’m trying to figure out how to combine these two projects:

• https://github.com/nyuwireless-unipd/ns3-mmwave

• https://github.com/sns3/sns3-satellite

Is there any way to make them work together? Or could you guide me on how to build an NTN project with the following configurations?

• Technology – mmWave with NR (New Radio)

• Base frequency – 28 GHz (default in MmWave3gppChannel module)

• Bandwidth (BW) – 400 MHz (default, but can be manually adjusted in the helper)

• MIMO – Enabled by default in the mmWave module

• Beamforming – Enabled (3GPP model uses adaptive beamforming)

• Channel model – MmWave3gppChannel (3GPP TR 38.900)

• MAC Scheduler – MmWaveFlexTtiMacScheduler (adaptive and 6G-friendly)

Any help or guidance will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!