codel-queue-disc.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2012 Andrew McGregor
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 * Codel, the COntrolled DELay Queueing discipline
 * Based on ns2 simulation code presented by Kathie Nichols
 *
 * This port based on linux kernel code by
 * Authors:
 *   Dave Täht <d@taht.net>
 *   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
 *
 * Ported to ns-3 by: Andrew McGregor <andrewmcgr@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef CODEL_H
#define CODEL_H
 
#include "queue-disc.h"
 
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/string.h"
#include "ns3/trace-source-accessor.h"
#include "ns3/traced-value.h"
 
class CoDelQueueDiscNewtonStepTest; // Forward declaration for unit test
class CoDelQueueDiscControlLawTest; // Forward declaration for unit test
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * Number of bits discarded from the time representation.
 * The time is assumed to be in nanoseconds.
 */
static const int CODEL_SHIFT = 10;
 
#define DEFAULT_CODEL_LIMIT 1000
#define REC_INV_SQRT_BITS (8 * sizeof(uint16_t))
#define REC_INV_SQRT_SHIFT (32 - REC_INV_SQRT_BITS)
 
class TraceContainer;
 
/**
 * \ingroup traffic-control
 *
 * \brief A CoDel packet queue disc
 */
 
class CoDelQueueDisc : public QueueDisc
{
  public:
    /**
     * Get the type ID.
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    /**
     * \brief CoDelQueueDisc Constructor
     *
     * Creates a CoDel queue
     */
    CoDelQueueDisc();
 
    ~CoDelQueueDisc() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the target queue delay
     *
     * \returns The target queue delay
     */
    Time GetTarget();
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the interval
     *
     * \returns The interval
     */
    Time GetInterval();
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the time for next packet drop while in the dropping state
     *
     * \returns The time for next packet drop
     */
    uint32_t GetDropNext();
 
    // Reasons for dropping packets
    static constexpr const char* TARGET_EXCEEDED_DROP =
        "Target exceeded drop";                                     //!< Sojourn time above target
    static constexpr const char* OVERLIMIT_DROP = "Overlimit drop"; //!< Overlimit dropped packet
    // Reasons for marking packets
    static constexpr const char* TARGET_EXCEEDED_MARK =
        "Target exceeded mark"; //!< Sojourn time above target
    static constexpr const char* CE_THRESHOLD_EXCEEDED_MARK =
        "CE threshold exceeded mark"; //!< Sojourn time above CE threshold
 
  private:
    friend class ::CoDelQueueDiscNewtonStepTest; // Test code
    friend class ::CoDelQueueDiscControlLawTest; // Test code
    /**
     * \brief Add a packet to the queue
     *
     * \param item The item to be added
     * \returns True if the packet can be added, False if the packet is dropped due to full queue
     */
    bool DoEnqueue(Ptr<QueueDiscItem> item) override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Remove a packet from queue based on the current state
     * If we are in dropping state, check if we could leave the dropping state
     * or if we should perform next drop
     * If we are not currently in dropping state, check if we need to enter the state
     * and drop the first packet
     *
     * \returns The packet that is examined
     */
    Ptr<QueueDiscItem> DoDequeue() override;
 
    bool CheckConfig() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Calculate the reciprocal square root of m_count by using Newton's method
     *  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methods_of_computing_square_roots#Iterative_methods_for_reciprocal_square_roots
     * m_recInvSqrt (new) = (m_recInvSqrt (old) / 2) * (3 - m_count * m_recInvSqrt^2)
     * \param recInvSqrt reciprocal value of sqrt (count)
     * \param count count value
     * \return The new recInvSqrt value
     */
    static uint16_t NewtonStep(uint16_t recInvSqrt, uint32_t count);
 
    /**
     * \brief Determine the time for next drop
     * CoDel control law is t + m_interval/sqrt(m_count).
     * Here, we use m_recInvSqrt calculated by Newton's method in NewtonStep() to avoid
     * both sqrt() and divide operations
     *
     * \param t Current next drop time (in units of CoDel time)
     * \param interval interval (in units of CoDel time)
     * \param recInvSqrt reciprocal value of sqrt (count)
     * \return The new next drop time (in units of CoDel time)
     */
    static uint32_t ControlLaw(uint32_t t, uint32_t interval, uint32_t recInvSqrt);
 
    /**
     * \brief Determine whether a packet is OK to be dropped. The packet
     * may not be actually dropped (depending on the drop state)
     *
     * \param item The packet that is considered
     * \param now The current time represented as 32-bit unsigned integer (us)
     * \returns True if it is OK to drop the packet (sojourn time above target for at least
     * interval)
     */
    bool OkToDrop(Ptr<QueueDiscItem> item, uint32_t now);
 
    /**
     * Check if CoDel time a is successive to b
     * @param a left operand
     * @param b right operand
     * @return true if a is greater than b
     */
    bool CoDelTimeAfter(uint32_t a, uint32_t b);
    /**
     * Check if CoDel time a is successive or equal to b
     * @param a left operand
     * @param b right operand
     * @return true if a is greater than or equal to b
     */
    bool CoDelTimeAfterEq(uint32_t a, uint32_t b);
    /**
     * Check if CoDel time a is preceding b
     * @param a left operand
     * @param b right operand
     * @return true if a is less than to b
     */
    bool CoDelTimeBefore(uint32_t a, uint32_t b);
    /**
     * Check if CoDel time a is preceding or equal to b
     * @param a left operand
     * @param b right operand
     * @return true if a is less than or equal to b
     */
    bool CoDelTimeBeforeEq(uint32_t a, uint32_t b);
 
    /**
     * Return the unsigned 32-bit integer representation of the input Time
     * object. Units are microseconds
     * @param t the input Time Object
     * @return the unsigned 32-bit integer representation
     */
    uint32_t Time2CoDel(Time t);
 
    void InitializeParams() override;
 
    bool m_useEcn;       //!< True if ECN is used (packets are marked instead of being dropped)
    bool m_useL4s;       //!< True if L4S is used (ECT1 packets are marked at CE threshold)
    uint32_t m_minBytes; //!< Minimum bytes in queue to allow a packet drop
    Time m_interval;     //!< 100 ms sliding minimum time window width
    Time m_target;       //!< 5 ms target queue delay
    Time m_ceThreshold;  //!< Threshold above which to CE mark
    TracedValue<uint32_t> m_count;     //!< Number of packets dropped since entering drop state
    TracedValue<uint32_t> m_lastCount; //!< Last number of packets dropped since entering drop state
    TracedValue<bool> m_dropping;      //!< True if in dropping state
    uint16_t m_recInvSqrt;             //!< Reciprocal inverse square root
    uint32_t m_firstAboveTime;         //!< Time to declare sojourn time above target
    TracedValue<uint32_t> m_dropNext;  //!< Time to drop next packet
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* CODEL_H */