# New Release 1.3 - Vienna 5G LL Simulator

**URL:** <https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181>\
**Category:** Vienna 5G Link Level Simulator\
**Created:** [October 24, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181 "2022-10-24T11:58:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/u/Mariam)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 11:58am UTC](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181/1 "2022-10-24T11:58:24Z")

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Dear Community,

We are happy to announce a new release of the Vienna 5G **Link Level Simulator** , that is version **1.3**.

The simulator is provided for free under an academic, non-commercial use license. For this, please consider the license agreement that can be found on our website ([Vienna 5G Simulators](https://www.tuwien.at/etit/tc/en/vienna-simulators/vienna-5g-simulators/)). Companies, no matter whether profit-oriented or not, can purchase a license.

The new features and improvements are listed in the change log below.

Best regards,

The Vienna Cellular Communications Simulators Team

Changelog

Newly introduced features:

- introduce a graphical user interface for generating scenarios
- introduce RIS nodes
- new localization framework
- new geometric layout and path loss models
- implementation of single carrier modulation
- support interference cancellation for uplink multi-user transmissions
  - consequently, support uplink NOMA

- support sphere decoding for layers with different CQIs

Bug fixes and improvements:

- bug fix in CQI feedback calculation for multi-user MIMO
- bug fix in pilot aided channel estimation
- add Hilly Terrain channel model
- wrapped Gaussian distribution for the AOD and AOA
- calculation of LOS AOA based on the positions of the nodes
- bug fix in generate 5G codebook
- the sphere decoder no longer requires a Matlab toolbox

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**Author:** ![Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/u/Mariam)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181/2 "2022-10-24T11:59:08Z")

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**Author:** ![farhankhan](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/13edae/32.png) [@farhankhan](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/u/farhankhan)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2023, 8:33am UTC](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181/3 "2023-06-17T08:33:05Z")

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When will we have v1.4?

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**Author:** ![Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Mariam](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/u/Mariam)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://vccsforum.nt.tuwien.ac.at/t/new-release-1-3-vienna-5g-ll-simulator/181/4 "2023-06-19T07:39:57Z")

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Dear Farhan,

We do not have a release date yet.

Best,  
Mariam