DSNS: The Deep Space Network Simulator
The Deep Space Network Simulator (DSNS) is an event-based network simulator designed for efficient simulation of satellite networks and interplanetary communication, to facilitate protocol testing and development. The paper introducing it can be found on arXiv here.
When using DSNS, please cite the following paper: “DSNS: The Deep Space Network Simulator”. The BibTeX entry is given below:
@inproceedings{smailesDSNS2025,
author = {Smailes, Joshua and Futera, Filip and K{\"o}hler, Sebastian and Birnbach, Simon and Strohmeier, Martin and Martinovic, Ivan},
title = {{DSNS}: {The Deep Space Network Simulator}},
booktitle={2025 Security for Space Systems (3S)},
year={2025},
organization={IEEE}
}
Papers and projects which have used DSNS: - “KeySpace: Enhancing Public Key Infrastructure for Interplanetary Networks” (2025): https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.10963 - “Secure and Scalable Rerouting in LEO Satellite Networks” (2025): https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.10173
To add your project to this list, or to merge your contributions with DSNS, feel free to submit a pull request.
We welcome any contributions to DSNS, including but not limited to improved documentation, refactoring, new features, examples, and reference scenarios. To make a contribution, please add an issue to the tracker or create a pull request, and we will aim to merge any changes shortly. Please note that any code changes must come with corresponding changes to the documentation.
License
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
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