01379nas a2200157   4500008004100000245005600041210005400097300001000151490000700161520084700168100002101015700002001036700002201056700002701078856011601105       2020                        eng d00aA comparative study of 4G and 5G Network Simulators0 acomparative study of 4G and 5G Network Simulators  a11-200 v133 aNetwork simulation is a technique of utmost importance to evaluate new network performance, verify new algorithms and analyze various network topologies. It is used to find results to be expected from a hardware setup without the need for actual implementation. For this reason, there is a plethora of Network Simulation Software applied to different scenarios to evaluate theories and hypotheses. A cellular network is an example of an extremely complex system in which different components impact the overall performance in different ways. The aim of this paper is to study the most common Simulators regarding the deployment of 4G and 5G networks, provide a detailed comparison featuring their main advantages and showcasing potential defects and support the academic community, offering the required data to help choose the necessary one.1 aBouras, Christos1 aDiles, Georgios1 aGkamas, Apostolos1 aZacharopoulos, Andreas  uhttp://telematics.upatras.gr/telematics/publications/comparative-study-4g-and-5g-network-simulators?language=en