5G-Sim-V2I/N: Towards a Simulation Framework for the Evaluation of 5G V2I/V2N Use Cases

In this paper we introduce the OMNeT++framework 5G-Sim-V2I/N which enables to simulate 5G V2I (Vehicle to infrastructure) / V2N (Vehicle to network) use cases with applications comprising the whole 5G user plane. It enhances the well-known frameworks SimuLTE and Veins with several 5G specification features (e.g., ITU-Channel Models, numerology, calculation of the Transport Block Size, etc.) and comes by default with a motorway and an urban scenario modified for the use in dense road scenarios. As an application example, we used the framework to simulate several hundred cars in both scenarios running different parallel applications in each car. By measuring several parameters on the application layer, which are relevant for evaluating the Quality-of-Service (QoS) of each application, we illustrate the abilities of the framework.