Integrating Real-Environment 4G and 5G Mobile Data Patterns into Network Simulations for Delay Analysis

Abstract

This article presents a simulation testbed for analyzinga mobile transport network using open-source networkingtools and protocols. The topology was designed according to the5G transport network architecture, with Segment Routing forIPv6 (SRv6) technology and The Fast Data Project Vector PacketProcessor (FD.io VPP) utilized for packet processing. The Trextraffic generator was used to simulate data transmission, andthe Docker platform enabled centralized access and managementof the topology. Real data patterns collected from one cell sitewas inserted into the created topology to create output forfuture research. The created testbed provides a valuable toolfor analyzing the mobile transport network’s performance andfuture optimizing based on needs of network slices.