@techreport{irtf-nmrg-network-digital-twin-arch-10,
    number =    {draft-irtf-nmrg-network-digital-twin-arch-10},
    type =      {Internet-Draft},
    institution =   {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force},
    note =      {Work in Progress},
    url =       {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-irtf-nmrg-network-digital-twin-arch/10/},
    author =    {Cheng Zhou and Hongwei Yang and Xiaodong Duan and Diego Lopez and Antonio Pastor and Qin Wu and Mohamed Boucadair and Christian Jacquenet},
    title =     {{Network Digital Twin: Concepts and Reference Architecture}},
    pagetotal = 36,
    year =      2025,
    month =     feb,
    day =       28,
    abstract =  {Digital Twin technology has been seen as a rapid adoption technology in Industry 4.0. The application of Digital Twin technology in the networking field is meant to develop various rich network applications, realize efficient and cost-effective data-driven network management, and accelerate network innovation. This document presents an overview of the concepts of Network Digital Twin, provides the basic definitions and a reference architecture, lists a set of application scenarios, and discusses such technology's benefits and key challenges.},
}