lte-test-rlc-am-e2e.cc

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 * Author: Manuel Requena <manuel.requena@cttc.es>
 *         Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
 */
 
#include "lte-test-rlc-am-e2e.h"
 
#include "lte-simple-helper.h"
#include "lte-test-entities.h"
 
#include "ns3/config.h"
#include "ns3/error-model.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/lte-rlc-header.h"
#include "ns3/lte-rlc-um.h"
#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"
#include "ns3/node-container.h"
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/pointer.h"
#include "ns3/radio-bearer-stats-calculator.h"
#include "ns3/rng-seed-manager.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
 
using namespace ns3;
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("LteRlcAmE2eTest");
 
LteRlcAmE2eTestSuite::LteRlcAmE2eTestSuite()
    : TestSuite("lte-rlc-am-e2e", SYSTEM)
{
    // NS_LOG_INFO ("Creating LteRlcAmE2eTestSuite");
 
    double losses[] = {0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 0.90, 0.95};
    uint32_t runs[] = {
        1111,  2222,  3333,  4444,  5555,  6666,  7777,  8888,  9999,  11110,
        12221, 13332, 14443, 15554, 16665, 17776, 18887, 19998, 21109, 22220,
        23331, 24442, 25553, 26664, 27775, 28886, 29997, 31108, 32219, 33330,
    };
 
    for (uint32_t l = 0; l < (sizeof(losses) / sizeof(double)); l++)
    {
        for (uint32_t s = 0; s < (sizeof(runs) / sizeof(uint32_t)); s++)
        {
            for (uint32_t sduArrivalType = 0; sduArrivalType <= 1; ++sduArrivalType)
            {
                std::ostringstream name;
                name << " losses = " << losses[l] * 100 << "%; run = " << runs[s];
 
                bool bulkSduArrival;
                switch (sduArrivalType)
                {
                case 0:
                    bulkSduArrival = false;
                    name << "; continuous SDU arrival";
                    break;
                case 1:
                    bulkSduArrival = true;
                    name << "; bulk SDU arrival";
                    break;
                default:
                    NS_FATAL_ERROR("unsupported option");
                    break;
                }
 
                TestCase::TestDuration testDuration;
                if (l == 1 && s == 0)
                {
                    testDuration = TestCase::QUICK;
                }
                else if (s <= 4)
                {
                    testDuration = TestCase::EXTENSIVE;
                }
                else
                {
                    testDuration = TestCase::TAKES_FOREVER;
                }
                AddTestCase(new LteRlcAmE2eTestCase(name.str(), runs[s], losses[l], bulkSduArrival),
                            testDuration);
            }
        }
    }
}
 
static LteRlcAmE2eTestSuite lteRlcAmE2eTestSuite;
 
LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::LteRlcAmE2eTestCase(std::string name,
                                         uint32_t run,
                                         double losses,
                                         bool bulkSduArrival)
    : TestCase(name),
      m_run(run),
      m_losses(losses),
      m_bulkSduArrival(bulkSduArrival),
      m_dlDrops(0),
      m_ulDrops(0)
{
    NS_LOG_INFO("Creating LteRlcAmTestingTestCase: " + name);
}
 
LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::~LteRlcAmE2eTestCase()
{
}
 
void
LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::DlDropEvent(Ptr<const Packet> p)
{
    // NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
    m_dlDrops++;
}
 
void
LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::UlDropEvent(Ptr<const Packet> p)
{
    // NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
    m_ulDrops++;
}
 
void
LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::DoRun()
{
    uint16_t numberOfNodes = 1;
 
    // LogLevel level = (LogLevel) (LOG_LEVEL_ALL | LOG_PREFIX_TIME | LOG_PREFIX_NODE |
    // LOG_PREFIX_FUNC); LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcAmE2eTest", level); LogComponentEnable
    // ("ErrorModel", level); LogComponentEnable ("LteSimpleHelper", level); LogComponentEnable
    // ("LteSimpleNetDevice", level); LogComponentEnable ("SimpleNetDevice", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("SimpleChannel", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteTestEntities", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LtePdcp", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlc", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcUm", level);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcAm", level);
 
    Config::SetGlobal("RngRun", UintegerValue(m_run));
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::PollRetransmitTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(20)));
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::ReorderingTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(10)));
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::StatusProhibitTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(40)));
    // This test was written for an unlimited transmit buffer (special value of 0)
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::MaxTxBufferSize", UintegerValue(0));
 
    Ptr<LteSimpleHelper> lteSimpleHelper = CreateObject<LteSimpleHelper>();
    // lteSimpleHelper->EnableLogComponents ();
    // lteSimpleHelper->EnableTraces ();
 
    lteSimpleHelper->SetAttribute("RlcEntity", StringValue("RlcAm"));
 
    // eNB and UE nodes
    NodeContainer ueNodes;
    NodeContainer enbNodes;
    enbNodes.Create(numberOfNodes);
    ueNodes.Create(numberOfNodes);
 
    // Install LTE Devices to the nodes
    NetDeviceContainer enbLteDevs = lteSimpleHelper->InstallEnbDevice(enbNodes);
    NetDeviceContainer ueLteDevs = lteSimpleHelper->InstallUeDevice(ueNodes);
 
    // Note: Just one eNB and UE is supported. Everything is done in InstallEnbDevice and
    // InstallUeDevice
 
    // Attach one UE per eNodeB
    // for (uint16_t i = 0; i < numberOfNodes; i++)
    //   {
    //     lteSimpleHelper->Attach (ueLteDevs.Get(i), enbLteDevs.Get(i));
    //   }
 
    //   lteSimpleHelper->ActivateEpsBearer (ueLteDevs, EpsBearer
    //   (EpsBearer::NGBR_VIDEO_TCP_DEFAULT), EpcTft::Default ());
 
    // Error models: downlink and uplink
    Ptr<RateErrorModel> dlEm = CreateObject<RateErrorModel>();
    // fix the stream so that subsequent test cases get a number from the same stream
    // if RngRun is different, the number shall then be different
    dlEm->AssignStreams(3);
    dlEm->SetAttribute("ErrorRate", DoubleValue(m_losses));
    dlEm->SetAttribute("ErrorUnit", StringValue("ERROR_UNIT_PACKET"));
 
    //   Ptr<RateErrorModel> ueEm = CreateObjectWithAttributes<RateErrorModel> ("RanVar",
    //   StringValue ("ns3::UniformRandomVariable[Min=0.0|Max=1.0]")); ueEm->SetAttribute
    //   ("ErrorRate", DoubleValue (m_losses)); ueEm->SetAttribute ("ErrorUnit", StringValue
    //   ("ERROR_UNIT_PACKET"));
 
    // The below hooks will cause drops and receptions to be counted
    ueLteDevs.Get(0)->SetAttribute("ReceiveErrorModel", PointerValue(dlEm));
    ueLteDevs.Get(0)->TraceConnectWithoutContext(
        "PhyRxDrop",
        MakeCallback(&LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::DlDropEvent, this));
    //   enbLteDevs.Get (0)->SetAttribute ("ReceiveErrorModel", PointerValue (enbEm));
    //   enbLteDevs.Get (0)->TraceConnectWithoutContext ("PhyRxDrop", MakeCallback
    //   (&LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::EnbDropEvent, this));
 
    uint32_t sduSizeBytes = 100;
    uint32_t numSdu = 1000;
    double sduStartTimeSeconds = 0.100;
    double sduStopTimeSeconds;
    double sduArrivalTimeSeconds;
    uint32_t dlTxOppSizeBytes = 150;
    double dlTxOpprTimeSeconds = 0.003;
    uint32_t ulTxOppSizeBytes = 140;
    double ulTxOpprTimeSeconds = 0.003;
 
    if (m_bulkSduArrival)
    {
        sduStopTimeSeconds = sduStartTimeSeconds + 0.010;
    }
    else
    {
        sduStopTimeSeconds = sduStartTimeSeconds + 10;
    }
    sduArrivalTimeSeconds = (sduStopTimeSeconds - sduStartTimeSeconds) / numSdu;
 
    // Sending packets from RRC layer
    lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->SetArrivalTime(Seconds(sduArrivalTimeSeconds));
    lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->SetPduSize(sduSizeBytes);
 
    // MAC sends transmission opportunities (TxOpp)
    lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOppSize(dlTxOppSizeBytes);
    lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOppTime(Seconds(dlTxOpprTimeSeconds));
    lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOpportunityMode(LteTestMac::AUTOMATIC_MODE);
 
    // MAC sends transmission opportunities (TxOpp)
    lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOppSize(ulTxOppSizeBytes);
    lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOppTime(Seconds(ulTxOpprTimeSeconds));
    lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOpportunityMode(LteTestMac::AUTOMATIC_MODE);
 
    // Start/Stop pseudo-application at RRC layer
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(sduStartTimeSeconds),
                        &LteTestRrc::Start,
                        lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc);
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(sduStopTimeSeconds), &LteTestRrc::Stop, lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc);
 
    double maxDlThroughput = (dlTxOppSizeBytes / (dlTxOppSizeBytes + 4.0)) *
                             (dlTxOppSizeBytes / dlTxOpprTimeSeconds) * (1.0 - m_losses);
    const double statusProhibitSeconds = 0.020;
    double pollFrequency = (1.0 / dlTxOpprTimeSeconds) * (1 - m_losses);
    double statusFrequency = std::min(pollFrequency, 1.0 / statusProhibitSeconds);
    const uint32_t numNackSnPerStatusPdu = (ulTxOppSizeBytes * 8 - 14) / 10;
    double maxRetxThroughput =
        ((double)numNackSnPerStatusPdu * (double)dlTxOppSizeBytes) * statusFrequency;
    double throughput = std::min(maxDlThroughput, maxRetxThroughput);
    double totBytes =
        ((sduSizeBytes) * (sduStopTimeSeconds - sduStartTimeSeconds) / sduArrivalTimeSeconds);
 
    // note: the throughput estimation is valid only for the full buffer
    // case. However, the test sends a finite number of SDUs. Hence, the
    // estimated throughput will only be effective at the beginning of
    // the test. Towards the end of the test, two issues are present:
    //   1) no new data is transmitted, hence less feedback is sent,
    //      hence the transmission rate for the last PDUs to be
    //      retransmitted is much lower. This effect can be best noteed
    //      at very high loss rates, and can be adjusted by timers and
    //      params.
    //   2) throughput is not meaningful, you need to evaluate the time
    //      it takes for all PDUs to be (re)transmitted successfully,
    //      i.e., how long it takes for the TX and reTX queues to deplete.
 
    // Estimating correctly this effect would require a complex stateful
    // model (e.g., a Markov chain model) so to avoid the hassle we just
    // use a margin here which we empirically determine as something we
    // think reasonable based on the PDU loss rate
    Time margin;
    if (m_losses < 0.07)
    {
        margin = Seconds(0.500);
    }
    else if (m_losses < 0.20)
    {
        margin = Seconds(1);
    }
    else if (m_losses < 0.50)
    {
        margin = Seconds(2);
    }
    else if (m_losses < 0.70)
    {
        margin = Seconds(10);
    }
    else if (m_losses < 0.91)
    {
        margin = Seconds(20);
    }
    else // 0.95
    {
        margin = Seconds(30);
    }
    Time stopTime =
        Seconds(std::max(sduStartTimeSeconds + totBytes / throughput, sduStopTimeSeconds)) + margin;
 
    NS_LOG_INFO("statusFrequency=" << statusFrequency << ", maxDlThroughput=" << maxDlThroughput
                                   << ", maxRetxThroughput=" << maxRetxThroughput << ", totBytes="
                                   << totBytes << ", stopTime=" << stopTime.As(Time::S));
 
    Simulator::Stop(stopTime);
    Simulator::Run();
 
    uint32_t txEnbRrcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->GetTxPdus();
    uint32_t rxUeRrcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_ueRrc->GetRxPdus();
 
    uint32_t txEnbRlcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->GetTxPdus();
    uint32_t rxUeRlcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->GetRxPdus();
 
    NS_LOG_INFO("Run = " << m_run);
    NS_LOG_INFO("Loss rate (%) = " << uint32_t(m_losses * 100));
 
    NS_LOG_INFO("RLC PDUs   TX: " << txEnbRlcPdus << "   RX: " << rxUeRlcPdus
                                  << "   LOST: " << m_dlDrops << " ("
                                  << (100.0 * (double)m_dlDrops) / txEnbRlcPdus << "%)");
 
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txEnbRlcPdus,
                          rxUeRlcPdus + m_dlDrops,
                          "lost RLC PDUs don't match TX + RX");
 
    NS_LOG_INFO("eNB tx RRC count = " << txEnbRrcPdus);
    NS_LOG_INFO("UE rx RRC count = " << rxUeRrcPdus);
 
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txEnbRrcPdus,
                          rxUeRrcPdus,
                          "TX PDUs (" << txEnbRrcPdus << ") != RX PDUs (" << rxUeRrcPdus << ")");
 
    Simulator::Destroy();
}