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The toolkit (umbrella)

@software{uzair_ns3_ntn_toolkit_2026,
  author       = {Muhammad Uzair},
  title        = {{ns3-ntn-toolkit: An open-source ns-3 distribution
                   for 6G non-terrestrial network research}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://github.com/Muhammaduazir69/ns3-ntn-toolkit},
  version      = {2.0},
  orcid        = {0009-0002-4104-2680}
}

Per paper (BibTeX populated when arXiv IDs are issued)

Paper 1 - SoftwareX overview

@article{uzair_softwarex_2026,
  author  = {Muhammad Uzair},
  title   = {ns3-ntn-toolkit: A Modular ns-3 Distribution for 6G
             Non-Terrestrial Network Research},
  journal = {SoftwareX},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {under review}
}

Paper 2 - IEEE TAES, TTE-aware CHO

@article{uzair_taes_tte_cho_2026,
  author  = {Muhammad Uzair},
  title   = {Time-to-Exit-Aware Conditional Handover for LEO
             Non-Terrestrial Networks},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {under review}
}

Paper 3 - IEEE TNSM, Space O-RAN

@article{uzair_tnsm_oran_ntn_2026,
  author  = {Muhammad Uzair},
  title   = {A Space O-RAN Architecture for LEO Non-Terrestrial Networks:
             Near-RT RIC, xApps, and FlexRIC Bridge},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {under review}
}

Paper 4 - IEEE TTST, Sub-THz NTN

@article{uzair_ttst_thz_ntn_2026,
  author  = {Muhammad Uzair},
  title   = {Sub-THz Non-Terrestrial Networks: Atmospheric Physics, RIS,
             and ISAC},
  journal = {IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {under review}
}

Author

Muhammad Uzair · Independent Researcher ORCID 0009-0002-4104-2680 · muhammaduzairr69@gmail.com