rraa-wifi-manager.cc

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 * Author: Federico Maguolo <maguolof@dei.unipd.it>
 */
 
#include "rraa-wifi-manager.h"
 
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-mac.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
 
#define Min(a, b) ((a < b) ? a : b)
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("RraaWifiManager");
 
struct RraaWifiRemoteStation : public WifiRemoteStation
{
    uint32_t m_counter;        
    uint32_t m_nFailed;        
    uint32_t m_adaptiveRtsWnd; 
    uint32_t m_rtsCounter;     
    Time m_lastReset;          
    bool m_adaptiveRtsOn;      
    bool m_lastFrameFail;      
    bool m_initialized;        
    uint8_t m_nRate;           
    uint8_t m_rateIndex;       
 
    RraaThresholdsTable m_thresholds; 
};
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(RraaWifiManager);
 
TypeId
RraaWifiManager::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid =
        TypeId("ns3::RraaWifiManager")
            .SetParent<WifiRemoteStationManager>()
            .SetGroupName("Wifi")
            .AddConstructor<RraaWifiManager>()
            .AddAttribute(
                "Basic",
                "If true the RRAA-BASIC algorithm will be used, otherwise the RRAA will be used",
                BooleanValue(false),
                MakeBooleanAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_basic),
                MakeBooleanChecker())
            .AddAttribute("Timeout",
                          "Timeout for the RRAA BASIC loss estimation block",
                          TimeValue(Seconds(0.05)),
                          MakeTimeAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_timeout),
                          MakeTimeChecker())
            .AddAttribute("FrameLength",
                          "The Data frame length (in bytes) used for calculating mode TxTime.",
                          UintegerValue(1420),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_frameLength),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("AckFrameLength",
                          "The Ack frame length (in bytes) used for calculating mode TxTime.",
                          UintegerValue(14),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_ackLength),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("Alpha",
                          "Constant for calculating the MTL threshold.",
                          DoubleValue(1.25),
                          MakeDoubleAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_alpha),
                          MakeDoubleChecker<double>(1))
            .AddAttribute("Beta",
                          "Constant for calculating the ORI threshold.",
                          DoubleValue(2),
                          MakeDoubleAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_beta),
                          MakeDoubleChecker<double>(1))
            .AddAttribute("Tau",
                          "Constant for calculating the EWND size.",
                          DoubleValue(0.012),
                          MakeDoubleAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_tau),
                          MakeDoubleChecker<double>(0))
            .AddTraceSource("Rate",
                            "Traced value for rate changes (b/s)",
                            MakeTraceSourceAccessor(&RraaWifiManager::m_currentRate),
                            "ns3::TracedValueCallback::Uint64");
    return tid;
}
 
RraaWifiManager::RraaWifiManager()
    : WifiRemoteStationManager(),
      m_currentRate(0)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
RraaWifiManager::~RraaWifiManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::SetupPhy(const Ptr<WifiPhy> phy)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << phy);
    m_sifs = phy->GetSifs();
    m_difs = m_sifs + 2 * phy->GetSlot();
    for (const auto& mode : phy->GetModeList())
    {
        WifiTxVector txVector;
        txVector.SetMode(mode);
        txVector.SetPreambleType(WIFI_PREAMBLE_LONG);
        /* Calculate the TX Time of the Data and the corresponding Ack */
        Time dataTxTime = phy->CalculateTxDuration(m_frameLength, txVector, phy->GetPhyBand());
        Time ackTxTime = phy->CalculateTxDuration(m_ackLength, txVector, phy->GetPhyBand());
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Calculating TX times: Mode= " << mode << " DataTxTime= " << dataTxTime
                                                    << " AckTxTime= " << ackTxTime);
        AddCalcTxTime(mode, dataTxTime + ackTxTime);
    }
    WifiRemoteStationManager::SetupPhy(phy);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::SetupMac(const Ptr<WifiMac> mac)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    WifiRemoteStationManager::SetupMac(mac);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoInitialize()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    if (GetHtSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support HT rates");
    }
    if (GetVhtSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support VHT rates");
    }
    if (GetHeSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support HE rates");
    }
}
 
Time
RraaWifiManager::GetCalcTxTime(WifiMode mode) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << mode);
    for (auto i = m_calcTxTime.begin(); i != m_calcTxTime.end(); i++)
    {
        if (mode == i->second)
        {
            return i->first;
        }
    }
    NS_ASSERT(false);
    return Seconds(0);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::AddCalcTxTime(WifiMode mode, Time t)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << mode << t);
    m_calcTxTime.emplace_back(t, mode);
}
 
WifiRraaThresholds
RraaWifiManager::GetThresholds(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station, WifiMode mode) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station << mode);
    WifiRraaThresholds threshold;
    for (auto i = station->m_thresholds.begin(); i != station->m_thresholds.end(); i++)
    {
        if (mode == i->second)
        {
            return i->first;
        }
    }
    NS_ABORT_MSG("No thresholds for mode " << mode << " found");
    return threshold; // Silence compiler warning
}
 
WifiRemoteStation*
RraaWifiManager::DoCreateStation() const
{
    auto station = new RraaWifiRemoteStation();
    station->m_initialized = false;
    station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd = 0;
    station->m_rtsCounter = 0;
    station->m_adaptiveRtsOn = false;
    station->m_lastFrameFail = false;
    return station;
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::CheckInit(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
    if (!station->m_initialized)
    {
        // Note: we appear to be doing late initialization of the table
        // to make sure that the set of supported rates has been initialized
        // before we perform our own initialization.
        station->m_nRate = GetNSupported(station);
        // Initialize at maximal rate
        station->m_rateIndex = GetMaxRate(station);
 
        station->m_initialized = true;
 
        station->m_thresholds = RraaThresholdsTable(station->m_nRate);
        InitThresholds(station);
        ResetCountersBasic(station);
    }
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::InitThresholds(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("InitThresholds = " << station);
 
    double nextCritical = 0;
    double nextMtl = 0;
    double mtl = 0;
    double ori = 0;
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < station->m_nRate; i++)
    {
        WifiMode mode = GetSupported(station, i);
        Time totalTxTime = GetCalcTxTime(mode) + m_sifs + m_difs;
        if (i == GetMaxRate(station))
        {
            ori = 0;
        }
        else
        {
            WifiMode nextMode = GetSupported(station, i + 1);
            Time nextTotalTxTime = GetCalcTxTime(nextMode) + m_sifs + m_difs;
            nextCritical = 1 - (nextTotalTxTime.GetSeconds() / totalTxTime.GetSeconds());
            nextMtl = m_alpha * nextCritical;
            ori = nextMtl / m_beta;
        }
        if (i == 0)
        {
            mtl = 1;
        }
        WifiRraaThresholds th;
        th.m_ewnd = static_cast<uint32_t>(ceil(m_tau / totalTxTime.GetSeconds()));
        th.m_ori = ori;
        th.m_mtl = mtl;
        station->m_thresholds.emplace_back(th, mode);
        mtl = nextMtl;
        NS_LOG_DEBUG(mode << " " << th.m_ewnd << " " << th.m_mtl << " " << th.m_ori);
    }
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::ResetCountersBasic(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
    station->m_nFailed = 0;
    station->m_counter = GetThresholds(station, station->m_rateIndex).m_ewnd;
    station->m_lastReset = Simulator::Now();
}
 
uint8_t
RraaWifiManager::GetMaxRate(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station) const
{
    return station->m_nRate - 1;
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportRtsFailed(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportDataFailed(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
    auto station = static_cast<RraaWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    station->m_lastFrameFail = true;
    CheckTimeout(station);
    station->m_counter--;
    station->m_nFailed++;
    RunBasicAlgorithm(station);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportRxOk(WifiRemoteStation* st, double rxSnr, WifiMode txMode)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << rxSnr << txMode);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportRtsOk(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                               double ctsSnr,
                               WifiMode ctsMode,
                               double rtsSnr)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << ctsSnr << ctsMode << rtsSnr);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportDataOk(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                                double ackSnr,
                                WifiMode ackMode,
                                double dataSnr,
                                uint16_t dataChannelWidth,
                                uint8_t dataNss)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << ackSnr << ackMode << dataSnr << dataChannelWidth << +dataNss);
    auto station = static_cast<RraaWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    station->m_lastFrameFail = false;
    CheckTimeout(station);
    station->m_counter--;
    RunBasicAlgorithm(station);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportFinalRtsFailed(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::DoReportFinalDataFailed(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
}
 
WifiTxVector
RraaWifiManager::DoGetDataTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st, uint16_t allowedWidth)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << allowedWidth);
    auto station = static_cast<RraaWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidth(station);
    if (channelWidth > 20 && channelWidth != 22)
    {
        channelWidth = 20;
    }
    CheckInit(station);
    WifiMode mode = GetSupported(station, station->m_rateIndex);
    uint64_t rate = mode.GetDataRate(channelWidth);
    if (m_currentRate != rate)
    {
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("New datarate: " << rate);
        m_currentRate = rate;
    }
    return WifiTxVector(
        mode,
        GetDefaultTxPowerLevel(),
        GetPreambleForTransmission(mode.GetModulationClass(), GetShortPreambleEnabled()),
        800,
        1,
        1,
        0,
        channelWidth,
        GetAggregation(station));
}
 
WifiTxVector
RraaWifiManager::DoGetRtsTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
    auto station = static_cast<RraaWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidth(station);
    if (channelWidth > 20 && channelWidth != 22)
    {
        channelWidth = 20;
    }
    WifiMode mode;
    if (!GetUseNonErpProtection())
    {
        mode = GetSupported(station, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        mode = GetNonErpSupported(station, 0);
    }
    return WifiTxVector(
        mode,
        GetDefaultTxPowerLevel(),
        GetPreambleForTransmission(mode.GetModulationClass(), GetShortPreambleEnabled()),
        800,
        1,
        1,
        0,
        channelWidth,
        GetAggregation(station));
}
 
bool
RraaWifiManager::DoNeedRts(WifiRemoteStation* st, uint32_t size, bool normally)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << size << normally);
    auto station = static_cast<RraaWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    CheckInit(station);
    if (m_basic)
    {
        return normally;
    }
    ARts(station);
    return station->m_adaptiveRtsOn;
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::CheckTimeout(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
    Time d = Simulator::Now() - station->m_lastReset;
    if (station->m_counter == 0 || d > m_timeout)
    {
        ResetCountersBasic(station);
    }
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::RunBasicAlgorithm(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
    WifiRraaThresholds thresholds = GetThresholds(station, station->m_rateIndex);
    auto ploss = (static_cast<double>(station->m_nFailed) / thresholds.m_ewnd);
    if (station->m_counter == 0 || ploss > thresholds.m_mtl)
    {
        if (ploss > thresholds.m_mtl)
        {
            station->m_rateIndex--;
        }
        else if (station->m_rateIndex < GetMaxRate(station) && ploss < thresholds.m_ori)
        {
            station->m_rateIndex++;
        }
        ResetCountersBasic(station);
    }
}
 
void
RraaWifiManager::ARts(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    if (!station->m_adaptiveRtsOn && station->m_lastFrameFail)
    {
        station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd++;
        station->m_rtsCounter = station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd;
    }
    else if ((station->m_adaptiveRtsOn && station->m_lastFrameFail) ||
             (!station->m_adaptiveRtsOn && !station->m_lastFrameFail))
    {
        station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd = station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd / 2;
        station->m_rtsCounter = station->m_adaptiveRtsWnd;
    }
    if (station->m_rtsCounter > 0)
    {
        station->m_adaptiveRtsOn = true;
        station->m_rtsCounter--;
    }
    else
    {
        station->m_adaptiveRtsOn = false;
    }
}
 
WifiRraaThresholds
RraaWifiManager::GetThresholds(RraaWifiRemoteStation* station, uint8_t index) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station << +index);
    WifiMode mode = GetSupported(station, index);
    return GetThresholds(station, mode);
}
 
} // namespace ns3