handles interference calculations More...

#include "interference-helper.h"

Classes
class	NiChange
	Noise and Interference (thus Ni) event. More...

struct	SnrPer
	Signal event for a packet. More...

Public Member Functions
	InterferenceHelper ()

	~InterferenceHelper ()

Ptr< Event >	Add (Ptr< const Packet > packet, WifiTxVector txVector, Time duration, double rxPower)
	Add the packet-related signal to interference helper. More...

void	AddForeignSignal (Time duration, double rxPower)
	Add a non-Wifi signal to interference helper. More...

struct InterferenceHelper::SnrPer	CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer (Ptr< Event > event) const
	Calculate the SNIR at the start of the plcp header and accumulate all SNIR changes in the snir vector. More...

struct InterferenceHelper::SnrPer	CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer (Ptr< Event > event) const
	Calculate the SNIR at the start of the plcp payload and accumulate all SNIR changes in the snir vector. More...

void	EraseEvents (void)
	Erase all events. More...

Time	GetEnergyDuration (double energyW) const

Ptr< ErrorRateModel >	GetErrorRateModel (void) const
	Return the error rate model. More...

void	NotifyRxEnd ()
	Notify that RX has ended. More...

void	NotifyRxStart ()
	Notify that RX has started. More...

void	SetErrorRateModel (const Ptr< ErrorRateModel > rate)
	Set the error rate model for this interference helper. More...

void	SetNoiseFigure (double value)
	Set the noise figure. More...

void	SetNumberOfReceiveAntennas (uint8_t rx)
	Set the number of RX antennas in the receiver corresponding to this interference helper. More...

Private Types
typedef std::multimap< Time, NiChange >	NiChanges
	typedef for a multimap of NiChanges More...

Private Member Functions
NiChanges::iterator	AddNiChangeEvent (Time moment, NiChange change)
	Add NiChange to the list at the appropriate position and return the iterator of the new event. More...

void	AppendEvent (Ptr< Event > event)
	Append the given Event. More...

double	CalculateChunkSuccessRate (double snir, Time duration, WifiMode mode, WifiTxVector txVector) const
	Calculate the success rate of the chunk given the SINR, duration, and Wi-Fi mode. More...

double	CalculateNoiseInterferenceW (Ptr< Event > event, NiChanges *ni) const
	Calculate noise and interference power in W. More...

double	CalculatePlcpHeaderPer (Ptr< const Event > event, NiChanges *ni) const
	Calculate the error rate of the plcp header. More...

double	CalculatePlcpPayloadPer (Ptr< const Event > event, NiChanges *ni) const
	Calculate the error rate of the given plcp payload. More...

double	CalculateSnr (double signal, double noiseInterference, uint16_t channelWidth) const
	Calculate SNR (linear ratio) from the given signal power and noise+interference power. More...

NiChanges::const_iterator	GetNextPosition (Time moment) const
	Returns an iterator to the first nichange that is later than moment. More...

NiChanges::const_iterator	GetPreviousPosition (Time moment) const
	Returns an iterator to the first nichange that is later than moment. More...

Private Attributes
Ptr< ErrorRateModel >	m_errorRateModel
	error rate model More...

double	m_firstPower
	first power More...

NiChanges	m_niChanges
	Experimental: needed for energy duration calculation. More...

double	m_noiseFigure
	noise figure (linear) More...

uint8_t	m_numRxAntennas
	the number of RX antennas in the corresponding receiver More...

bool	m_rxing
	flag whether it is in receiving state More...

Detailed Description

handles interference calculations

Definition at line 101 of file interference-helper.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ NiChanges

typedef std::multimap<Time, NiChange> ns3::InterferenceHelper::NiChanges

private

typedef for a multimap of NiChanges

Definition at line 249 of file interference-helper.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ InterferenceHelper()

ns3::InterferenceHelper::InterferenceHelper ( )

Definition at line 121 of file interference-helper.cc.

References AddNiChangeEvent().

◆ ~InterferenceHelper()

ns3::InterferenceHelper::~InterferenceHelper ( )

Definition at line 131 of file interference-helper.cc.

References EraseEvents(), and m_errorRateModel.

Member Function Documentation

◆ Add()

Ptr< Event > ns3::InterferenceHelper::Add	(	Ptr< const Packet >	packet,
		WifiTxVector	txVector,
		Time	duration,
		double	rxPower
	)

Add the packet-related signal to interference helper.

Parameters

packet	the packet
txVector	TXVECTOR of the packet
duration	the duration of the signal
rxPower	receive power (W)

Returns: Event

Definition at line 138 of file interference-helper.cc.

References AppendEvent().

Referenced by AddForeignSignal(), and ns3::WifiPhy::StartReceivePreambleAndHeader().

◆ AddForeignSignal()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::AddForeignSignal	(	Time	duration,
		double	rxPower
	)

Add a non-Wifi signal to interference helper.

Parameters

duration	the duration of the signal
rxPower	receive power (W)

Definition at line 146 of file interference-helper.cc.

References Add().

Referenced by ns3::SpectrumWifiPhy::StartRx().

◆ AddNiChangeEvent()

InterferenceHelper::NiChanges::iterator ns3::InterferenceHelper::AddNiChangeEvent	(	Time	moment,
		NiChange	change
	)

private

Add NiChange to the list at the appropriate position and return the iterator of the new event.

Parameters

moment
change

Returns: the iterator of the new event

Definition at line 806 of file interference-helper.cc.

References GetNextPosition(), and m_niChanges.

Referenced by AppendEvent(), EraseEvents(), and InterferenceHelper().

◆ AppendEvent()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::AppendEvent ( Ptr< Event > event )

private

Append the given Event.

Parameters

event

Definition at line 198 of file interference-helper.cc.

References AddNiChangeEvent(), GetNextPosition(), GetPreviousPosition(), m_firstPower, m_niChanges, m_rxing, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by Add().

◆ CalculateChunkSuccessRate()

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculateChunkSuccessRate	(	double	snir,
		Time	duration,
		WifiMode	mode,
		WifiTxVector	txVector
	)		const

private

Calculate the success rate of the chunk given the SINR, duration, and Wi-Fi mode.

The duration and mode are used to calculate how many bits are present in the chunk.

Parameters

snir	SINR
duration
mode
txVector

Returns: the success rate

Definition at line 255 of file interference-helper.cc.

References ns3::WifiTxVector::GetMode(), ns3::WifiMode::GetModulationClass(), ns3::WifiTxVector::GetNss(), ns3::WifiTxVector::GetNTx(), ns3::WifiMode::GetPhyRate(), ns3::Time::GetSeconds(), ns3::Time::IsZero(), m_errorRateModel, m_numRxAntennas, NS_LOG_DEBUG, ns3::WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HE, ns3::WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HT, and ns3::WIFI_MOD_CLASS_VHT.

Referenced by CalculatePlcpHeaderPer(), and CalculatePlcpPayloadPer().

◆ CalculateNoiseInterferenceW()

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculateNoiseInterferenceW	(	Ptr< Event >	event,
		NiChanges *	ni
	)		const

private

Calculate noise and interference power in W.

Parameters

event
ni

Returns: noise and interference power

Definition at line 237 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_firstPower, and m_niChanges.

Referenced by CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer(), and CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer().

◆ CalculatePlcpHeaderPer()

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculatePlcpHeaderPer	(	Ptr< const Event >	event,
		NiChanges *	ni
	)		const

private

Calculate the error rate of the plcp header.

The plcp header can be divided into multiple chunks (e.g. due to interference from other transmissions).

Parameters

event
ni

Returns: the error rate of the packet

Definition at line 325 of file interference-helper.cc.

Referenced by CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer().

◆ CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer()

struct InterferenceHelper::SnrPer ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer ( Ptr< Event > event ) const

Calculate the SNIR at the start of the plcp header and accumulate all SNIR changes in the snir vector.

Parameters

event the event corresponding to the first time the corresponding packet arrives

Returns: struct of SNR and PER

Definition at line 760 of file interference-helper.cc.

References CalculateNoiseInterferenceW(), CalculatePlcpHeaderPer(), CalculateSnr(), ns3::InterferenceHelper::SnrPer::per, and ns3::InterferenceHelper::SnrPer::snr.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::StartReceivePacket().

◆ CalculatePlcpPayloadPer()

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculatePlcpPayloadPer	(	Ptr< const Event >	event,
		NiChanges *	ni
	)		const

private

Calculate the error rate of the given plcp payload.

The plcp payload can be divided into multiple chunks (e.g. due to interference from other transmissions).

Parameters

event
ni

Returns: the error rate of the packet

Definition at line 277 of file interference-helper.cc.

References CalculateChunkSuccessRate(), CalculateSnr(), ns3::WifiTxVector::GetChannelWidth(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpHeaderDuration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpHtSigHeaderDuration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpPreambleDuration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpSigA1Duration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpSigA2Duration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpSigBDuration(), ns3::WifiPhy::GetPlcpTrainingSymbolDuration(), ns3::WifiTxVector::GetPreambleType(), m_firstPower, NS_ASSERT, NS_LOG_DEBUG, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer().

◆ CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer()

struct InterferenceHelper::SnrPer ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer ( Ptr< Event > event ) const

Calculate the SNIR at the start of the plcp payload and accumulate all SNIR changes in the snir vector.

Parameters

event the event corresponding to the first time the corresponding packet arrives

Returns: struct of SNR and PER

Definition at line 740 of file interference-helper.cc.

References CalculateNoiseInterferenceW(), CalculatePlcpPayloadPer(), CalculateSnr(), ns3::InterferenceHelper::SnrPer::per, and ns3::InterferenceHelper::SnrPer::snr.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::EndReceive().

◆ CalculateSnr()

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::CalculateSnr	(	double	signal,
		double	noiseInterference,
		uint16_t	channelWidth
	)		const

private

Calculate SNR (linear ratio) from the given signal power and noise+interference power.

(Mode is not currently used)

Parameters

signal
noiseInterference
channelWidth

Returns: SNR in liear ratio

Definition at line 222 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_noiseFigure, and NS_LOG_DEBUG.

Referenced by CalculatePlcpHeaderPer(), CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer(), CalculatePlcpPayloadPer(), and CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer().

◆ EraseEvents()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::EraseEvents ( void )

Erase all events.

Definition at line 780 of file interference-helper.cc.

References AddNiChangeEvent(), m_firstPower, m_niChanges, and m_rxing.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::DoChannelSwitch(), ns3::WifiPhy::DoFrequencySwitch(), and ~InterferenceHelper().

◆ GetEnergyDuration()

Time ns3::InterferenceHelper::GetEnergyDuration ( double energyW ) const

Parameters

energyW the minimum energy (W) requested

Returns: the expected amount of time the observed energy on the medium will be higher than the requested threshold.

Definition at line 180 of file interference-helper.cc.

References GetPreviousPosition(), m_niChanges, ns3::MicroSeconds(), and ns3::Simulator::Now().

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::MaybeCcaBusyDuration(), ns3::WifiPhy::ResumeFromOff(), ns3::WifiPhy::ResumeFromSleep(), and ns3::WifiPhy::SwitchMaybeToCcaBusy().

◆ GetErrorRateModel()

Ptr< ErrorRateModel > ns3::InterferenceHelper::GetErrorRateModel ( void ) const

Return the error rate model.

Returns: Error rate model

Definition at line 168 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_errorRateModel.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::CalculateSnr().

◆ GetNextPosition()

InterferenceHelper::NiChanges::const_iterator ns3::InterferenceHelper::GetNextPosition ( Time moment ) const

private

Returns an iterator to the first nichange that is later than moment.

Parameters

moment time to check from

Returns: an iterator to the list of NiChanges

Definition at line 790 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_niChanges.

Referenced by AddNiChangeEvent(), AppendEvent(), and GetPreviousPosition().

◆ GetPreviousPosition()

InterferenceHelper::NiChanges::const_iterator ns3::InterferenceHelper::GetPreviousPosition ( Time moment ) const

private

Returns an iterator to the first nichange that is later than moment.

Parameters

moment time to check from

Returns: an iterator to the list of NiChanges Returns an iterator to the last nichange that is before than moment

Parameters

moment time to check from

Returns: an iterator to the list of NiChanges

Definition at line 796 of file interference-helper.cc.

References GetNextPosition().

Referenced by AppendEvent(), and GetEnergyDuration().

◆ NotifyRxEnd()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::NotifyRxEnd ( )

Notify that RX has ended.

Definition at line 819 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_firstPower, m_niChanges, m_rxing, ns3::Simulator::Now(), and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::AbortCurrentReception(), ns3::WifiPhy::EndReceive(), and ns3::WifiPhy::SendPacket().

◆ NotifyRxStart()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::NotifyRxStart ( void )

Notify that RX has started.

Definition at line 812 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_rxing, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::StartRx().

◆ SetErrorRateModel()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::SetErrorRateModel ( const Ptr< ErrorRateModel > rate )

Set the error rate model for this interference helper.

Parameters

rate	Error rate model

Definition at line 162 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_errorRateModel.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::SetErrorRateModel().

◆ SetNoiseFigure()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::SetNoiseFigure ( double value )

Set the noise figure.

Parameters

value noise figure

Definition at line 156 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_noiseFigure.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::SetRxNoiseFigure().

◆ SetNumberOfReceiveAntennas()

void ns3::InterferenceHelper::SetNumberOfReceiveAntennas ( uint8_t rx )

Set the number of RX antennas in the receiver corresponding to this interference helper.

Parameters

rx	the number of RX antennas

Definition at line 174 of file interference-helper.cc.

References m_numRxAntennas.

Referenced by ns3::WifiPhy::SetErrorRateModel(), ns3::WifiPhy::SetNumberOfAntennas(), and ns3::WifiPhy::SetRxNoiseFigure().

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_errorRateModel

Ptr<ErrorRateModel> ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_errorRateModel

private

error rate model

Definition at line 311 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by CalculateChunkSuccessRate(), GetErrorRateModel(), SetErrorRateModel(), and ~InterferenceHelper().

◆ m_firstPower

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_firstPower

private

first power

Definition at line 315 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by AppendEvent(), CalculateNoiseInterferenceW(), CalculatePlcpHeaderPer(), CalculatePlcpPayloadPer(), EraseEvents(), and NotifyRxEnd().

◆ m_niChanges

NiChanges ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_niChanges

private

Experimental: needed for energy duration calculation.

Definition at line 314 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by AddNiChangeEvent(), AppendEvent(), CalculateNoiseInterferenceW(), EraseEvents(), GetEnergyDuration(), GetNextPosition(), and NotifyRxEnd().

◆ m_noiseFigure

double ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_noiseFigure

private

noise figure (linear)

Definition at line 310 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by CalculateSnr(), and SetNoiseFigure().

◆ m_numRxAntennas

uint8_t ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_numRxAntennas

private

the number of RX antennas in the corresponding receiver

Definition at line 312 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by CalculateChunkSuccessRate(), and SetNumberOfReceiveAntennas().

◆ m_rxing

bool ns3::InterferenceHelper::m_rxing

private

flag whether it is in receiving state

Definition at line 316 of file interference-helper.h.

Referenced by AppendEvent(), EraseEvents(), NotifyRxEnd(), and NotifyRxStart().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/wifi/model/interference-helper.h
src/wifi/model/interference-helper.cc

Classes

Public Member Functions

Private Types

Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Typedef Documentation

◆ NiChanges

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ InterferenceHelper()

◆ ~InterferenceHelper()

Member Function Documentation

◆ Add()

◆ AddForeignSignal()

◆ AddNiChangeEvent()

◆ AppendEvent()

◆ CalculateChunkSuccessRate()

◆ CalculateNoiseInterferenceW()

◆ CalculatePlcpHeaderPer()

◆ CalculatePlcpHeaderSnrPer()

◆ CalculatePlcpPayloadPer()

◆ CalculatePlcpPayloadSnrPer()

◆ CalculateSnr()

◆ EraseEvents()

◆ GetEnergyDuration()

◆ GetErrorRateModel()

◆ GetNextPosition()

◆ GetPreviousPosition()

◆ NotifyRxEnd()

◆ NotifyRxStart()

◆ SetErrorRateModel()

◆ SetNoiseFigure()

◆ SetNumberOfReceiveAntennas()

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_errorRateModel

◆ m_firstPower

◆ m_niChanges

◆ m_noiseFigure

◆ m_numRxAntennas

◆ m_rxing