May 15 2025 5G-LENA v4.0 is available

5G-LENA v4.0 (compatible with ns-3.44)

Hi all,

We are happy to announce the v4.0 release of 5G-LENA. This release is compatible with ns-3.44.

• The release includes major features, such as support for: - CSI-RS signals for channel estimation; - CSI-IM for inter-cell interference measurements; - Multiple single-panel antenna arrays per UE; - Sub-band CSI feedback; - Sub-band aware scheduler; - Alternative symbols per beam scheduler; - Multiple RI/PMI selection alternatives; - Kronecker beamforming; - Initial association based on maximum RSRP instead of shortest distance; - Reinforced-learning based scheduler contributed by Hyerin Kim during GSoC 2024; - NYUSIM, FTR and legacy channel models and the new channel helper contributed by João Albuquerque during GSoC 2024.
• This release also contains important fixes, especially for FDD users. Please look at the bugs fixed in the RELEASE_NOTES.md and CHANGES.md files for more details.

We would like to thank all 5G-LENA users who contribute continuously to the 5G-LENA community by opening issues, proposing solutions, and answering on 5G-LENA users list.

Thank you for your support!

To cite this NR 4.0 5G-LENA release please use: https://zenodo.org/records/15422217 (in addition to the reference papers listed in https://5g-lena.cttc.es/papers/)

The 5G-LENA team