Satellite Network Simulator 3 (SNS3) is a satellite network extension to Network Simulator 3 (ns-3) platform. ns-3 is a discrete event simulator for networking research licensed under General Public License v2 (GPLv2). SNS3 models a full interactive multi-spot beam satellite network with a geostationary satellite and transparent star (bent-pipe) payload. The reference satellite system consists of 72 spot-beams with an European coverage, 5 gateways and Ka-band frequencies. It implements the DVB-RCS2 - DVB-S2 standards...
This platform has been initially developed by Magister Solutions Ltd in the frame of ESA ARTES european projects (AO6947, AO7476).