NS-3 simulation and management of WiMAX and LTE networks with NSDL

The Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) and Long term. Evolution (LTE) technologies promise some new possibilities to the interconnection of computers. The large bandwidth, distances supported and the use of wireless channels are important characteristics to new networks environments. The tools to the simulation and test of these technologies are still limited and, most of the times, are not simple to use. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the Network Scenario Description Language (NSDL) framework, proposed for the integration of different modeling, monitoring and simulation tools which can be applied for types of network scenarios and technologies. In particular, this paper also aims at describing all the process and steps for applying the NSDL framework in order to carry out simulations with WiMAX and LTE wireless networks.