For the different use cases, people created emulators/simulators. This page aims to reference them and leverage on existing simualtors.

In other words before creating yours, check that somebody did not already created it

List of simulators by category

PNF Simulators

pnf onboarding

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/tree/test/mocks/pnf-onboarding

Description: PNF Package for Integration Test

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator>

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/simulators/pnf-simulator/

Description: Core PNF simulator, Netconf simulator, simulator-cli

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> 5G PNF, 5G PNF PnP

Compatibility version:

Sniro simulator

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Owner: Tamas Bakai

Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/tree/test/mocks/mass-pnf-simsimulators/masspnf-simulator

Description: Mimic the PNF for benchmark purposes

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator>

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/simulators/ran-simulator/

Description: Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> RAN-SIM is a Radio Access Network Simulator, it is used to simulate the various functionalities of an eNodeB

Use cases: E2E Network Slicing

Compatibility version: > Frankfurt

A1 Policy Enforcement Simulator

Owner: Former user (Deleted)

Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/simulators/A1-policy-enforcement-simulator/

Description: Simulator that supports the A1-P OSC_2.1.0 interface and also provides internal API to manage the RAN elements (Cells, Ues) and allows to customize and send VES Events.

Use cases:

Compatibility version: >= Frankfurt

Misc

EMS simulator

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/tree/test/mocks/emssimulator

Description:

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> PNF software upgrade

Compatibility version:

HV VES Simulator

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/tree/test/mocks/hvvessimulator

Description: Heat template for HV-VES simulator deployment

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> 5G Realtime PM and High Volume Stream Data Collection

Compatibility version:

Netconf PNP simulator

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/tree/test/mocks/netconf-pnp-simulator

Description: NETCONF Plug-and-Play Simulator

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> E2E Integration Test for NETCONF/TLS Configuration Test Cases

Compatibility version:

DC simulator

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Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/simulators/dc-simulator/

Description: Data Center simulator

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> MDONS

Compatibility version:

ProvMnSProvider

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Description: Provisioning management service provider for 5G NRM CM

Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator> 5G NRM CM

Compatibility version:

Datafile-collector

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Use cases: <list of use cases using this simulator>

Compatibility version:

Core NSSMF Simulator

Owner: Zihao Zhang

Repository: https://git.onap.org/integration/simulators/core-nssmf-simulator

Description: A simulator that exposes standard NSSMF northbound api for 5G network slicing use case. Including allocate, deallocate, activate, deactivate etc

Use cases: 5G Network Slicing

Compatibility version: >= Frankfurt

IETF/ACTN PNC Simulator

Owner: Former user (Deleted) 

Repository: https://github.com/onap/integration-ietf-actn-tools

Description: A simulator that exposes IETF/ACTN northbound api for physical network domain controller (PNC). This simulator is used to test the Tranpsort Slicing (i.e., TN NSSMF functionality) in the 5G Network Slicing use case, CCVPN, as well as the Cloud Leased Line service in the IBN use case.  Simulator user guide: ACTN Simulator User Guide

Use cases: 5G Network Slicing, CCVPN, IBN

Compatibility version: >= Guilin

USAGE STATUS UPDATE: APRIL 2021

Below table shows current assessment on simulators utilisation. Date of last commitment DOES NOT include PRs regarding verification jobs or repo maintenance, only commitments to the simulator code itself.

Usage assesment done with Code Hound instance to traverse all ONAP repositories. Onap's wiki was also searched through last year time span.

Simulator name	Last update	Usecases/projects leveraging simulator
PNF onboarding	Jul 2019
PNF simulator	Jan 2021	5G PNF, 5G PNF PnP, sdnc/oam, testsuite, csit, pythonsdk-tests, ccsdk/cds
Sniro simulator	Mar 2019
Mass PNF Simulator	Dec 2020	pythonsdk-tests
PMSH PNF simulator	Jul 2020	CDS
RAN simulator	Apr 2020	E2E Network Slicing, SO, DCAE, SDN-R/CCSDK
EMS simulator	Apr 2020	PNF software upgrade
HV VES Simulator	Oct 2018	5G Realtime PM and High Volume Stream Data Collection
Netconf PNP simulator	Jun 2020	NETCONF Plug-and-Play Simulator
DC simulator	Apr 2020	MDONS
ProvMnSProvider	Mar 2020	5G NRM CM
Datafile-collector	Dec 2020	CSIT, dcaegen2
A1 PE Simulator	Mar 2021
Core NSSMF Simulator	Mar 2021	5G Network Slicing
ACTN PNC simulator		5G Network Slicing, IBN, CCVPN

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