Announcement of Japan Photonic Network Model Series

"Japan Photonic Network Model (JPNM)" is a model of a logical network topology model connecting prefectures in Japan. JPNM is desgined to be widely used in photonic network research, development, and business. We use publicly available regional information (station locations, railway networks, routes, distances, population, etc.), and build JPNM based on ordinary communication network design and construction methods. As a result, it has the characteristics of a network similar in structure to the actual Japanese networks owned by major telecommunications carriers, and the specific network parameters such as node locations, routes and distances are clearly indicated.
In addition to JPNM created in 2013, in 2022 we newly developed and opened "Tokyo metro area network models (named TMN12 and TMN23 models)" for research in B5G/6G era.
It is expected that the JPNM series will be widely used in network research, etc., which will invigorate the research field and increase the possibility that research results will be utilized in the real world. In light of the above objectives, the JPNM Series will be made widely available to the public for research and development.

Type	Detail	Download Link
Core NW model	JPN Models (JPN12, JPN25, JPN48)	JPNM_v20161013sn(E).zip (English ver.)
Metro NW model	Tokyo TMN12 Model (TMN12) & Tokyo TMN23 model (TMN23)	TokyoMANModel.zip (English ver.)

Related References
[1]	T. Sakano et al., “A study on a photonic network model based on the regional characteristic of Japan,” IEICE Tech. Rpt. PN2013-01, June 2013.
[2]	S. Arakawa et al., "Topological Characteristic of Japan Photonic Network Model," IEICE Tech. Rpt. PN2013-02, June 2013.
[3]	T. Takuji et al., "Metropolitan Area Network Model Design using Regional Railways Information for Beyond 5G Research," IEICE Transactions on Communications, Apr. 2023. (Open Access Paper, Advance publication, about IEICE Trans. Commun. is here)