This project presents PCNsim, an open-source, modular, and lightweight payment channel network simulator. For more information, you can visit our website or the official PCNsim documentation. PCNsim is designed to support multiple routing algorithms, topologies, and transactions workloads to meet the requirements of PCN researchers.
PCNsim presents a unique simulator that accuratly mimics the behavior of the Lightning Network, such as message formats and message exchange.
Our PCN implementation uses Python 3 to implement the topology and workload generators. Furthermore, we use the NetworkX to create the network topology and Click. We assume that you already have Python 3 and pip installed in your computer. To install the necessary requirements, run the following command at the pcnsim directory:
pip install -r requirements.txt
PCNsim also runs over OMNET++ network simulator to deliver an interactive user-friendly interface and a modular architecture. You can find informations on how to install OMNET++ at the official OMNET++ documentation page.
A demo paper of this project was accepted for publication at the IEEE INFOCOM 2022.
Rebello, G. A. F., Camilo, G. F., Potop-Butucaru, M., Campista, M. E. M., de Amorim, M. D., Costa, L. H. M. K. - "PCNsim: A Flexible and Modular Simulator for Payment Channels Network", in Demos of the IEEE INFOCOM, May 2022, London, United Kingdom.