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Network Digital Twin: Concepts and Reference Architecture
draft-irtf-nmrg-network-digital-twin-arch-11

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (nmrg RG)
Expired & archived
Authors Cheng Zhou , Hongwei Yang , Xiaodong Duan , Diego Lopez , Antonio Pastor , Qin Wu , Mohamed Boucadair , Christian Jacquenet
Last updated 2026-01-07 (Latest revision 2025-07-06)
Replaces draft-zhou-nmrg-digitaltwin-network-concepts
RFC stream Internet Research Task Force (IRTF)
Intended RFC status Informational
Formats
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Stream IRTF state Active RG Document
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
Document shepherd Jérôme François
IESG IESG state Expired
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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.

Authors

Cheng Zhou
Hongwei Yang
Xiaodong Duan
Diego Lopez
Antonio Pastor
Qin Wu
Mohamed Boucadair
Christian Jacquenet

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