A Discrete-Event Network Simulator
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wifi-pcf.cc
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20 
21 #include "ns3/log.h"
22 #include "ns3/config.h"
23 #include "ns3/command-line.h"
24 #include "ns3/uinteger.h"
25 #include "ns3/boolean.h"
26 #include "ns3/string.h"
27 #include "ns3/yans-wifi-helper.h"
28 #include "ns3/mobility-helper.h"
29 #include "ns3/internet-stack-helper.h"
30 #include "ns3/ipv4-address-helper.h"
31 #include "ns3/packet-sink-helper.h"
32 #include "ns3/on-off-helper.h"
33 #include "ns3/packet-sink.h"
34 #include "ns3/ssid.h"
35 #include "ns3/wifi-mac-header.h"
36 
37 /* This is a simple example in order to show the frames exchanged in 802.11 PCF.
38  * The output prints the overal throughput as well as the number of different PCF frames that have been transmitted.
39  *
40  * It is possible to tune some parameters using the command line:
41  * - number of connected stations
42  * - enable/disable PCF
43  * - enable PCAP output file generation in order to vizualise frame exchange.
44  * - configure UDP data traffic:
45  * -> enable/disable data generation: --withData=<0|1>
46  * -> select traffic direction: --trafficDirection=<upstream|downstream>
47  *
48  * For example, one can observe the benefit of PCF over DCF when the number of stations increased:
49  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=0 --nWifi=10" => DCF only
50  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=1 --nWifi=10" => alternance of PCF and DCF
51  *
52  * One can also change the value of cfpMaxDuration: a shorter valer means the granted time for PCF is shorter, and so it's benefit is reduced.
53  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=1 --nWifi=10 --cfpMaxDuration=10240"
54  *
55  * One can also see the different types of piggybacked frames depending on the traffic direction and whether PCF is enabled or not:
56  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=0 --nWifi=1" => only CF_POLL and DATA_NULL frames should be seen
57  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=1 --nWifi=1 --trafficDirection=upstream" => no DATA_NULL frames should be seen
58  * ./waf --run "wifi-pcf enablePcf=1 --nWifi=1 --trafficDirection=downstream" => no CF_END_ACK frames should be seen
59  */
60 
61 using namespace ns3;
62 
64 
65 uint64_t m_countBeacon;
66 uint64_t m_countCfPoll;
70 uint64_t m_countCfEnd;
71 uint64_t m_countCfEndAck;
72 uint64_t m_countDataNull;
73 uint64_t m_countData;
74 
75 void TxCallback (std::string context, Ptr<const Packet> p)
76 {
77  WifiMacHeader hdr;
78  p->PeekHeader (hdr);
79  if (hdr.IsBeacon ())
80  {
81  m_countBeacon++;
82  }
83  else if (hdr.IsCfPoll ())
84  {
85  if (hdr.IsCfAck () && hdr.HasData ())
86  {
88  }
89  else if (!hdr.IsCfAck () && hdr.HasData ())
90  {
92  }
93  else if (hdr.IsCfAck () && !hdr.HasData ())
94  {
96  }
97  else
98  {
99  m_countCfPoll++;
100  }
101  }
102  else if (hdr.IsCfEnd ())
103  {
104  if (hdr.IsCfAck ())
105  {
106  m_countCfEndAck++;
107  }
108  else
109  {
110  m_countCfEnd++;
111  }
112  }
113  else if (hdr.IsData ())
114  {
115  if (!hdr.HasData ())
116  {
117  m_countDataNull++;
118  }
119  else
120  {
121  m_countData++;
122  }
123  }
124 }
125 
126 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
127 {
128  uint32_t nWifi = 1;
129  bool enablePcap = false;
130  bool enablePcf = true;
131  bool withData = true;
132  std::string trafficDirection = "upstream";
133  uint64_t cfpMaxDurationUs = 65536; //microseconds
134  double simulationTime = 10; //seconds
135 
137  cmd.AddValue ("nWifi", "Number of wifi STA devices", nWifi);
138  cmd.AddValue ("enablePcf", "Enable/disable PCF mode", enablePcf);
139  cmd.AddValue ("withData", "Enable/disable UDP data packets generation", withData);
140  cmd.AddValue ("trafficDirection", "Data traffic direction (if withData is set to 1): upstream (all STAs -> AP) or downstream (AP -> all STAs)", trafficDirection);
141  cmd.AddValue ("cfpMaxDuration", "CFP max duration in microseconds", cfpMaxDurationUs);
142  cmd.AddValue ("simulationTime", "Simulation time in seconds", simulationTime);
143  cmd.AddValue ("enablePcap", "Enable/disable PCAP output", enablePcap);
144  cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
145 
146  m_countBeacon = 0;
147  m_countCfEnd = 0;
148  m_countCfEndAck = 0;
149  m_countCfPoll = 0;
150  m_countCfPollAck = 0;
151  m_countCfPollData = 0;
153  m_countDataNull = 0;
154  m_countData = 0;
155  m_countDataNull = 0;
156  m_countData = 0;
157 
159  wifiStaNodes.Create (nWifi);
160 
162  wifiApNode.Create (1);
163 
166  phy.SetPcapDataLinkType (YansWifiPhyHelper::DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO);
167  phy.SetChannel (channel.Create ());
168 
171 
172  Ssid ssid = Ssid ("wifi-pcf");
173  wifi.SetRemoteStationManager ("ns3::ConstantRateWifiManager", "DataMode", StringValue ("OfdmRate54Mbps"), "ControlMode", StringValue ("OfdmRate24Mbps"));
174 
176  mac.SetType ("ns3::StaWifiMac",
177  "Ssid", SsidValue (ssid),
178  "ActiveProbing", BooleanValue (false),
179  "PcfSupported", BooleanValue (enablePcf));
180  staDevices = wifi.Install (phy, mac, wifiStaNodes);
181 
182  mac.SetType ("ns3::ApWifiMac",
183  "Ssid", SsidValue (ssid),
184  "BeaconGeneration", BooleanValue (true),
185  "PcfSupported", BooleanValue (enablePcf),
186  "CfpMaxDuration", TimeValue (MicroSeconds (cfpMaxDurationUs)));
187 
188  NetDeviceContainer apDevice;
189  apDevice = wifi.Install (phy, mac, wifiApNode);
190 
192 
193  Ptr<ListPositionAllocator> positionAlloc = CreateObject<ListPositionAllocator> ();
194 
195  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < nWifi; i++)
196  {
197  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (1.0, 0.0, 0.0));
198  }
199  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
200  mobility.SetPositionAllocator (positionAlloc);
201 
202  mobility.SetMobilityModel ("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
203 
204  mobility.Install (wifiApNode);
205  mobility.Install (wifiStaNodes);
206 
208  stack.Install (wifiApNode);
209  stack.Install (wifiStaNodes);
210 
212 
213  address.SetBase ("10.1.1.0", "255.255.255.0");
214  Ipv4InterfaceContainer StaInterface;
215  StaInterface = address.Assign (staDevices);
216  Ipv4InterfaceContainer ApInterface;
217  ApInterface = address.Assign (apDevice);
218 
219  ApplicationContainer sourceApplications, sinkApplications;
220  if (withData)
221  {
222  uint32_t portNumber = 9;
223  for (uint32_t index = 0; index < nWifi; ++index)
224  {
225  auto ipv4 = (trafficDirection == "upstream") ? wifiApNode.Get (0)->GetObject<Ipv4> () : wifiStaNodes.Get (index)->GetObject<Ipv4> ();
226  const auto address = ipv4->GetAddress (1, 0).GetLocal ();
227  InetSocketAddress sinkSocket (address, portNumber++);
228  OnOffHelper onOffHelper ("ns3::UdpSocketFactory", sinkSocket);
229  onOffHelper.SetAttribute ("OnTime", StringValue ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=1]"));
230  onOffHelper.SetAttribute ("OffTime", StringValue ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=0]"));
231  onOffHelper.SetAttribute ("DataRate", DataRateValue (50000000 / nWifi));
232  onOffHelper.SetAttribute ("PacketSize", UintegerValue (1472)); //bytes
233  PacketSinkHelper packetSinkHelper ("ns3::UdpSocketFactory", sinkSocket);
234  if (trafficDirection == "upstream")
235  {
236  sourceApplications.Add (onOffHelper.Install (wifiStaNodes.Get (index)));
237  sinkApplications.Add (packetSinkHelper.Install (wifiApNode.Get (0)));
238  }
239  else if (trafficDirection == "downstream")
240  {
241  sinkApplications.Add (packetSinkHelper.Install (wifiStaNodes.Get (index)));
242  sourceApplications.Add (onOffHelper.Install (wifiApNode.Get (0)));
243  }
244  else
245  {
246  NS_ASSERT_MSG (false, "Invalid trafficDirection!");
247  }
248  }
249  sinkApplications.Start (Seconds (0.0));
250  sinkApplications.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
251  sourceApplications.Start (Seconds (1.0));
252  sourceApplications.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
253  }
254 
255  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/$ns3::WifiNetDevice/Phy/$ns3::WifiPhy/PhyTxBegin", MakeCallback (&TxCallback));
256 
257  if (enablePcap)
258  {
259  phy.EnablePcap ("wifi_pcf", apDevice.Get (0));
260  }
261 
262  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
263  Simulator::Run ();
264 
265  double throughput = 0;
266  for (uint32_t index = 0; index < sinkApplications.GetN (); ++index)
267  {
268  uint64_t totalPacketsThrough = DynamicCast<PacketSink> (sinkApplications.Get (index))->GetTotalRx ();
269  throughput += ((totalPacketsThrough * 8) / (simulationTime * 1000000.0)); //Mbit/s
270  }
271 
272  std::cout << "Throughput: " << throughput << " Mbit/s" << std::endl;
273 
274  std::cout << "# tx beacons: " << m_countBeacon << std::endl;
275  std::cout << "# tx CF-END: " << m_countCfEnd << std::endl;
276  std::cout << "# tx CF-END-ACK: " << m_countCfEndAck << std::endl;
277  std::cout << "# tx CF-POLL: " << m_countCfPoll << std::endl;
278  std::cout << "# tx CF-POLL-ACK: " << m_countCfPollAck << std::endl;
279  std::cout << "# tx CF-POLL-DATA: " << m_countCfPollData << std::endl;
280  std::cout << "# tx CF-POLL-DATA-ACK: " << m_countCfPollDataAck << std::endl;
281  std::cout << "# tx DATA-NULL: " << m_countDataNull << std::endl;
282  std::cout << "# tx DATA: " << m_countData << std::endl;
283 
285  return 0;
286 }
uint64_t m_countData
Definition: wifi-pcf.cc:73
holds a vector of ns3::Application pointers.
bool IsCfEnd(void) const
Return true if the header is a CF-END header.
Ptr< NetDevice > Get(uint32_t i) const
Get the Ptr<NetDevice> stored in this container at a given index.
an Inet address class
uint64_t m_countBeacon
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uint64_t m_countCfPollAck
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AttributeValue implementation for Boolean.
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NS_ASSERT_MSG(false, "Ipv4AddressGenerator::MaskToIndex(): Impossible")
Hold variables of type string.
Definition: string.h:41
Make it easy to create and manage PHY objects for the yans model.
static YansWifiChannelHelper Default(void)
Create a channel helper in a default working state.
void Add(ApplicationContainer other)
Append the contents of another ApplicationContainer to the end of this container. ...
bool enablePcap
static void Run(void)
Run the simulation.
Definition: simulator.cc:226
#define NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE(name)
Define a Log component with a specific name.
Definition: log.h:202
aggregate IP/TCP/UDP functionality to existing Nodes.
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A helper to make it easier to instantiate an ns3::PacketSinkApplication on a set of nodes...
cmd
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static YansWifiPhyHelper Default(void)
Create a phy helper in a default working state.
bool IsCfPoll(void) const
Return true if the Type/Subtype is one of the possible CF-Poll headers.
helps to create WifiNetDevice objects
Definition: wifi-helper.h:230
A helper to make it easier to instantiate an ns3::OnOffApplication on a set of nodes.
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AttributeValue implementation for Time.
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bool IsBeacon(void) const
Return true if the header is a Beacon header.
uint64_t m_countCfPollDataAck
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Hold an unsigned integer type.
Definition: uinteger.h:44
ssid
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holds a vector of ns3::NetDevice pointers
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uint32_t PeekHeader(Header &header) const
Deserialize but does not remove the header from the internal buffer.
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void Start(Time start)
Arrange for all of the Applications in this container to Start() at the Time given as a parameter...
Parse command-line arguments.
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void Connect(std::string path, const CallbackBase &cb)
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static void Destroy(void)
Execute the events scheduled with ScheduleDestroy().
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Access to the IPv4 forwarding table, interfaces, and configuration.
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bool IsCfAck(void) const
Return true if the header is a CF-ACK header.
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
keep track of a set of node pointers.
bool IsData(void) const
Return true if the Type is DATA.
address
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Definition: wifi-pcf.cc:70
manage and create wifi channel objects for the yans model.
create MAC layers for a ns3::WifiNetDevice.
The IEEE 802.11 SSID Information Element.
Definition: ssid.h:35
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Helper class used to assign positions and mobility models to nodes.
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void Stop(Time stop)
Arrange for all of the Applications in this container to Stop() at the Time given as a parameter...
AttributeValue implementation for DataRate.
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Tell the Simulator the calling event should be the last one executed.
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Time Seconds(double value)
Construct a Time in the indicated unit.
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AttributeValue implementation for Ssid.
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Add a position to the list of positions.
A helper class to make life easier while doing simple IPv4 address assignment in scripts.
Time MicroSeconds(uint64_t value)
Construct a Time in the indicated unit.
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Include Radiotap link layer information.
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Ptr< Application > Get(uint32_t i) const
Get the Ptr<Application> stored in this container at a given index.
uint32_t GetN(void) const
Get the number of Ptr<Application> stored in this container.
Implements the IEEE 802.11 MAC header.
bool HasData(void) const
Return true if the header type is DATA and is not DATA_NULL.