OpenLANES

Advanced toolkit for emulating dynamic, large-scale network environments closely mirroring real-world complex network

Fraunhofer FOKUS OpenLANES toolkit aims to bridge the gap in real-time emulation tools for real-world networks. It emulates a large number of network nodes and their dynamics, providing a robust environment for building new functional features on top of Linux available stacks, and facilitates their easy testing and validation in complex environments.

OpenLANES automates the testing across a large number of out-of-the-box diverse network topologies and network evolution scenarios using a large number of relevant terrestrial operators and mega-constellation networks. With this, experiments can be easily run across many networks, automatically validating innovative technologies in complex environments.

OpenLANES can bring hardware in the loop enabling the testing of real devices in comprehensive environments, automatically validating their software features against a large number of deployment scenarios and topologies.

OpenLANES is a modular toolkit that includes all functionalities needed to help developers build, test, and validate complex network environments. Fraunhofer FOKUS

OpenLANES can validate any technology related to networking in the relevant environment:

New routing, switching and data path protocols
End-to-end security, privacy, DDoS, PQC, distributed firewalls, and quarantine zones
Reachability for nomadic and mobile deployed networks
End-to-end 5G, beyond 5G and 6G networks
Network function placement
Network management functionality
Network digital twins for complex environments
Applications and services deployments: edge apps, earth observation, loT aggregations
Reliability and determinism across undependable transport networks