Towards Digital Network Twins: Full-Stack and Multi-Stack Solution for 6G Simulations

The increasing complexity of 6G networks demands advanced tools for network management and simulation. This demo pioneers the integration of ns-3 and NVIDIA Sienna<sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">®</sup>RT, laying the foundation for the first multi-Radio Access Technologies (RAT) full-stack, open-source Digital Network Twin (DNT). The introduction of a deterministic ray tracer for an accurate channel modeling into ns-3 enables realistic and site-specific simulation which cannot be achieved via stochastic channel models. Tested in a challenging vehicular urban scenario, the proposed framework demonstrates significant improvements in predicting dynamic wireless channels and its impact at higher network layers.