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title: "ns3-ntn-toolkit: a pre-integrated ns-3 simulation platform for 6G non-terrestrial networks"
abstract: >-
  A fork of ns-3.43 carrying fourteen custom modules for 6G non-terrestrial
  network research: LEO satellite constellation generation and contact-graph
  routing, 3GPP NR-NTN protocol stacks with conditional handover and SIB19
  timing, satellite O-RAN with E2 and A1 control loops, sub-terahertz and
  terahertz link modeling, GPU ray tracing through Sionna RT, space-air-ground
  integrated networking, network slicing, satellite-assisted V2X, a network
  digital twin, and Gymnasium environments for reinforcement learning. The
  decision plane and the measurement plane are the same plane: a handover a
  trigger fires moves a terminal onto a cell whose SINR is then measured.
type: software
authors:
  - family-names: Uzair
    given-names: Muhammad
    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4104-2680"
    email: muhammaduzairr69@gmail.com
    affiliation: "Independent Researcher"
repository-code: "https://github.com/Muhammaduazir69/ns3-ntn-toolkit"
url: "https://muhammaduazir69.github.io/ns3-ntn-toolkit/"
license: GPL-2.0-only
version: "2.6.1"
date-released: "2026-09-19"
keywords:
  - 6G
  - non-terrestrial networks
  - NTN
  - ns-3
  - LEO satellite constellation
  - satellite communications
  - 3GPP NR-NTN
  - conditional handover
  - O-RAN
  - RAN intelligent controller
  - terahertz communication
  - Sionna RT
  - ray tracing
  - digital twin
  - reinforcement learning
  - network slicing
  - space-air-ground integrated network
  - V2X
  - network simulation