To cite 5G-LENA in general: N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, L. Giupponi , An E2E Simulator for 5G NR Networks , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), vol. 96, 101933, Nov. 2019. K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, Z. Ali, S. Lagen , Calibration of the 5G-LENA System Level Simulator in 3GPP reference scenarios , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), vol. 119, 102580, Sept. 2022. B. Bojovic, S. Lagen , 3GPP-Compliant Single-User MIMO Model for High-Fidelity Mobile Network Simulations , Computer Networks, Volume 256, Jan. 2025. For the NR extensions, please do consider: NR-U: N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, L. Giupponi, NR-U and IEEE 802.11 Technologies Coexistence in Unlicensed mmWave Spectrum: Models and Evaluation , IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 71254-71271, 2020. NR V2X: Z. Ali, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, R. Rouil, 3GPP NR V2X Mode 2: Overview, Models and System-level Evaluation , IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 89554-89579, June 2021. N. Villegas, A. Larrañaga, L. Dietz, K. Koutlia, S. Lagén, R. Agüero, Optimizing QoS MAC Scheduling in 5G NR: A Lyapunov Approach Evaluated with XR Traffic , IEEE Trans. on Network and Service Management, vol. 23, pp. 910-924, Jan 2026. A. Larrañaga, N. Villegas, K. Koutlia, L. Diez, R. Agüero, S. Lagén, Analysis of different functional split options for XR traffic in 5G-LENA , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), Oct. 2025, DOI . G. Carvalho, S. Lagén, Analysis and optimizations of PMI and rank selection algorithms for 5G NR , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), vol. 144, 103162, June 2025, DOI . G. Frangulea, P. Assimakopoulos, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, NR-U and Wi-Fi unlicensed spectrum sharing: Design challenges and solutions , Computer Communications, 108143, March 2025. A. Larrañaga, S. Lagen, J. M. Fabregas, J. M. Rivas-Moscoso, J. P. Fernández-Palacios, I. Tomkos, Raul Muñoz, Fronthaul/Midhaul Networks: Capacity and Latency Requirements Imposed by 6G Disaggregated RANs , IEEE Communications Magazine, Jan. 2025. B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, 3GPP-Compliant Single-User MIMO Model for High-Fidelity Mobile Network Simulations , Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 256, Jan. 2025. K. Koutlia, S. Lagen, On the impact of Open RAN Fronthaul Control in scenarios with XR Traffic , Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 253, 2024. J. Viana, H. Farkhari, L. Campos, K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, R. Dinis, Deep Attention Recognition for Attack Identification in 5G UAV Scenarios: Novel Architecture and End-to-End Evaluation , IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, vol. 73, no. 1, pp. 131-146, Jan. 2024. L. Vignati, G. Nardini, M. Centenaro, P. Casari, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, S. Zambon, L. Turchet, Is Music in the Air? Evaluating 4G and 5G Support for the Internet of Musical Things , IEEE Access, 2024. A. Larrañaga, M. Carmen Lucas-Estan, S. Lagen, Z. Ali, I Martinez, J. Gozalvez, An open-source implementation and validation of 5G NR Configured Grant for URLLC in ns-3 5G LENA: a scheduling case study in Industry 4.0 scenarios , Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 215, 2023. B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, K. Koutlia, X. Zhang, P. Wang, L. Yu, Enhancing 5G QoS Management for XR Traffic Through XR Loopback Mechanism , IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 1772-1786, June 2023. K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, X. Zhang, P. Wang, J. Liu, System Analysis of QoS Schedulers for XR Traffic in 5G NR , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory 125 (2023), 102745. S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, K. Koutlia, X. Zhang, P. Wang, Q. Qu, QoS Management for XR Traffic in 5G NR: A Multi-Layer System View & End-to-End Evaluation , IEEE Communications Magazine, May 2023. S. Lagen, X. Gelabert, L. Giupponi, A. Hansson , Fronthaul-aware Scheduling Strategies for Dynamic Modulation Compression in Next Generation RANs , IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 22, no. 5, pp. 2725-2740, May 2023, DOI . K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, Z. Ali, S. Lagen, Calibration of the 5G-LENA System Level Simulator in 3GPP reference scenarios , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), May 2022. Available here . S. Lagen, X. Gelabert, A. Hansson, M. Requena, L. Giupponi , Fronthaul Compression Control for shared Fronthaul Access Networks , IEEE Communications Magazine, May 2022. Available here . Z. Ali, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, R. Rouil, 3GPP NR V2X Mode 2: Overview, Models and System-level Evaluation , IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 89554-89579, June 2021, DOI . S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, A. Hansson, X. Gelabert, Modulation Compression in Next Generation RAN: Air Interface and Fronthaul trade-offs , IEEE Communications Magazine, Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 89-95, January 2021, DOI . N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, L. Giupponi, NR-U and IEEE 802.11 Technologies Coexistence in Unlicensed mmWave Spectrum: Models and Evaluation , IEEE Access, vol. 8, pp. 71254-71271, 2020, DOI . S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, S. Goyal, N. Patriciello, B. Bojovic, A. Demir, M. Beluri, New Radio Beam-based Access to Unlicensed Spectrum: Design Challenges and Solutions , IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, Oct. 2019, DOI . Available here . N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, L. Giupponi, An E2E Simulator for 5G NR Networks , Elsevier Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), vol. 96, 101933, Nov. 2019, DOI . Available here . Conference papers N. Villegas, A. Larrañaga, L. Diez, K. Koutlia, S. Lagén, R. Agüero, Lyapunov-Based PDU Set-Aware Scheduling for XR Traffic in 5G-Advanced Networks , IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom), Dec. 2025. K. Koutlia, S. Lagen, Analysis of Open RAN Fronthaul Control mechanisms under XR traffic scenarios , IEEE Conference on Network Function Virtualization and Software-Defined Networking (NFV-SDN), Nov. 2025. G. Carvalho, S. Lagén, 5G-LENA Alternative Rank and Precoding Matrix Indicator Selection Techniques , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025.

G. Carvalho, B. Bojovic, A. Ashtari, S. Lagén, SARA: Sub-band Aware Resource Assignment for 5G-LENA , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025. A. Ashtari, G. Carvalho, B. Bojovic, S. Lagén, Improving 5G-LENA: Multiple Panel Antenna Support, Kronecker Beamforming and RSRP-Based Attachment , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025. G. Frangulea, P. Assimakopoulos, S. Lagén, B. Bojovic, Sensing-Driven Spatial Reuse in Shared Spectrum: ns-3 Implementation and Evaluation of Radiation-Null Steering , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025. J. Albuquerque, B. Bojovic, S. Lagén, G. Carvalho, A. Ashtari, A. Klautau, Flexible Channel Model Configuration for Scalable 5G-LENA Simulations , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025. H. Kim, K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, A. Ashtari, G. Carvalho, Evolving 5G-LENA Towards 6G: Integrating AI for Intelligent Scheduling of Multi-Flow Traffic , International Conference on ns-3, Osaka (Japan), Aug. 2025. H. Kim, K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, A. Ashtari, G. Carvalho, DRILL-Q: Delay-Responsive Intelligent Learning for Latency-sensitive QoS , in ICCCN, Aug. 2025. F. Rezazadeh, R. Zhao, J. Dai, A. Ashtari Gargari, H. Chergui, L. Liu, An Experimental Reservoir-Augmented Foundation Model: 6G O-RAN Case Study , The 2nd International Generative AI and Computational Language Modelling Conference GACLM, Valencia (Spain), Aug. 2025. F. Rezazadeh, A. Ashtari Gargari, S. Lagen, H. H Song, D. Niyato, L. Liu, Toward Generative 6G Simulation: An Experimental Multi-Agent LLM and ns-3 Integration , 2025 IEEE International Mediterranean Conference on Communications and Networking (MeditCom), Nice (France), July 2025. A. Larrañaga, N. Villegas, K. Koutlia, L. Diez, R. Agüero, S. Lagén, Novel Fronthaul Control Method to Address the Fronthaul/Air Interface Tradeoff , in IEEE WCNC Workshop on O-RAN, Milan (Italy), Mar. 2025. A. Ashtari, F. Rezazadeh, M. Giordani, S. Lagén, L. Liu, A. Lutu, AI-Powered Data Synthesis for Advanced Simulation in 5G/6G mmWave Integrated Access and Backhaul Networks , in WONS, Feb. 2025. F. Rezazadeh, A. Ashtari, S. Lagen, J. Mangues, D. Niyato, L. Liu, GenOnet: Generative Open xG Network Simulation with Multi-Agent LLM and ns-3 , in 2024 3rd Int. Conf. on 6G Networking (6GNet), Paris (France), Oct. 2024. V. Timcenko, S. B. Rakas, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, K. Koutlia and C. A. Haro, Attack Identification and Classification in V2X Scenarios , in 2024 23rd Int. Symp. INFOTEH-JAHORINA (INFOTEH), East Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), 2024. G. Frangulea, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, NR-U and WiFi Coexistence in sub-7 GHz bands: Implementation and Evaluation of NR-U Type 1 Channel Access in NS3 , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2024. N. Villegas, A. Larrañaga, L. Diez, K. Koutlia, S. Lagen, R. Agüero, Extending QoS-aware scheduling in ns-3 5G-LENA: A Lyapunov based solution , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2024. K. Koutlia, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, Enabling QoS Provisioning Support for Delay-Critical Traffic and Multi-Flow Handling in ns-3 5G-LENA , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2023. M. Pagin, S. Lagen, B. Bojovic, M. Polese, M. Zorzi, Improving the Efficiency of MIMO Simulations in ns-3 , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2023. B. Bojovic, S. Lagen , Enabling NGMN mixed traffic models for ns-3 , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2022. B. Bojovic, Z. Ali, S. Lagen , ns-3 and 5G-LENA Extensions to Support Dual-Polarized MIMO , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2022. S. Lagen, X. Gelabert, L. Giupponi, A. Hansson , Fronthaul-Aware Scheduling Strategies for Next Generation RANs , in Proceedings of Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 7-11 December 2021, Madrid (Spain). Z. Ali, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi , On the Impact of Numerology in NR V2X Mode 2 with Sensing and Random Resource Selection , in Proceedings of IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference (VNC), Nov. 2021. S. Lagen, X. Gelabert, L. Giupponi, A. Hansson , Semi-Static Modulation Compression Optimization for Next Generation RANs , in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 14-23 June 2021. Available here . B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi , Realistic beamforming design using SRS-based channel estimate for ns-3 5G-LENA module , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2021. Available here . T. Zugno, M. Drago, S. Lagen, Z. Ali, M. Zorzi , Extending the ns-3 Spatial Channel Model for Vehicular Scenarios , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2021. Available here . K. Koutlia, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, Novel Radio Environment Map for the ns-3 NR Simulator , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2021. Available here . T. Zugno, M. Polese, N. Patriciello, B. Bojovic, S. Lagen, M. Zorzi, Implementation of A Spatial Channel Model for ns-3 , in Workshop on ns-3, June 2020. Available here . S. Lagen, N. Patriciello, L. Giupponi, Cellular and Wi-Fi in Unlicensed Spectrum: Competition leading to Convergence , in 6G Wireless Summit, 17-20 March 2020, Levi (Finland). Available here . S. Lagen, K. Wanuga, H. Elkotby, S. Goyal, N. Patriciello, L. Giupponi, New Radio Physical Layer Abstraction for System-Level Simulations of 5G Networks , in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (IEEE ICC), 7-11 June 2020, Dublin (Ireland). Available here . N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, B. Bojovic, The impact of NR Scheduling Timings on End-to-End Delay for Uplink Traffic , in Proceedings of IEEE Global Communications Conference (IEEE GC), 9-14 December 2019, Waikoloa (HI, USA). Available here . N. Patriciello, S. Lagen, L. Giupponi, B. Bojovic, An Improved MAC Layer for the 5G NR ns-3 module , in Workshop on ns-3, 19-20 June 2019, Florence (Italy). 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