csma-net-device.h

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 * Copyright (c) 2007 Emmanuelle Laprise
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 * Author: Emmanuelle Laprise <emmanuelle.laprise@bluekazoo.ca
 */
 
#ifndef CSMA_NET_DEVICE_H
#define CSMA_NET_DEVICE_H
 
#include "backoff.h"
 
#include "ns3/address.h"
#include "ns3/callback.h"
#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
#include "ns3/mac48-address.h"
#include "ns3/net-device.h"
#include "ns3/node.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
#include "ns3/queue-fwd.h"
#include "ns3/traced-callback.h"
 
#include <cstring>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class CsmaChannel;
class ErrorModel;
 
/**
 * \defgroup csma CSMA Network Device
 *
 * This section documents the API of the ns-3 csma module. For a generic functional description,
 * please refer to the ns-3 manual.
 */
 
/**
 * \ingroup csma
 * \class CsmaNetDevice
 * \brief A Device for a Csma Network Link.
 *
 * The Csma net device class is analogous to layer 1 and 2 of the
 * TCP stack. The NetDevice takes a raw packet of bytes and creates a
 * protocol specific packet from them.
 */
class CsmaNetDevice : public NetDevice
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    /**
     * Enumeration of the types of packets supported in the class.
     */
    enum EncapsulationMode
    {
        ILLEGAL, /**< Encapsulation mode not set */
        DIX,     /**< DIX II / Ethernet II packet */
        LLC,     /**< 802.2 LLC/SNAP Packet*/
    };
 
    /**
     * Construct a CsmaNetDevice
     *
     * This is the default constructor for a CsmaNetDevice.
     */
    CsmaNetDevice();
 
    /**
     * Destroy a CsmaNetDevice
     *
     * This is the destructor for a CsmaNetDevice.
     */
    ~CsmaNetDevice() override;
 
    /**
     * Set the interframe gap used to separate packets.  The interframe gap
     * defines the minimum space required between packets sent by this device.
     * As in Ethernet, it defaults to 96 bit times.
     *
     * \param t the interframe gap time
     */
    void SetInterframeGap(Time t);
 
    /**
     * Set the backoff parameters used to determine the wait to retry
     * transmitting a packet when the channel is busy.
     *
     * \see Attach ()
     * \param slotTime Length of a packet slot (or average packet time)
     * \param minSlots Minimum number of slots to wait
     * \param maxSlots Maximum number of slots to wait
     * \param maxRetries Maximum number of retries before packet is discard
     * \param ceiling Cap on the exponential function when calculating max slots
     */
    void SetBackoffParams(Time slotTime,
                          uint32_t minSlots,
                          uint32_t maxSlots,
                          uint32_t maxRetries,
                          uint32_t ceiling);
 
    /**
     * Attach the device to a channel.
     *
     * The function Attach is used to add a CsmaNetDevice to a CsmaChannel.
     *
     * \see SetDataRate ()
     * \see SetInterframeGap ()
     * \param ch a pointer to the channel to which this object is being attached.
     * \returns true if no error
     */
    bool Attach(Ptr<CsmaChannel> ch);
 
    /**
     * Attach a queue to the CsmaNetDevice.
     *
     * The CsmaNetDevice "owns" a queue.  This queue may be set by higher
     * level topology objects to implement a particular queueing method such as
     * DropTail.
     *
     * \see Queue
     * \see DropTailQueue
     * \param queue a Ptr to the queue for being assigned to the device.
     */
    void SetQueue(Ptr<Queue<Packet>> queue);
 
    /**
     * Get a copy of the attached Queue.
     *
     * \return a pointer to the queue.
     */
    Ptr<Queue<Packet>> GetQueue() const;
 
    /**
     * Attach a receive ErrorModel to the CsmaNetDevice.
     *
     * The CsmaNetDevice may optionally include an ErrorModel in
     * the packet receive chain to simulate data errors in during transmission.
     *
     * \see ErrorModel
     * \param em a pointer to the ErrorModel
     */
    void SetReceiveErrorModel(Ptr<ErrorModel> em);
 
    /**
     * Receive a packet from a connected CsmaChannel.
     *
     * The CsmaNetDevice receives packets from its connected channel
     * and forwards them up the protocol stack.  This is the public method
     * used by the channel to indicate that the last bit of a packet has
     * arrived at the device.
     *
     * \see CsmaChannel
     * \param p a reference to the received packet
     * \param sender the CsmaNetDevice that transmitted the packet in the first place
     */
    void Receive(Ptr<const Packet> p, Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> sender);
 
    /**
     * Is the send side of the network device enabled?
     *
     * \returns True if the send side is enabled, otherwise false.
     */
    bool IsSendEnabled() const;
 
    /**
     * Enable or disable the send side of the network device.
     *
     * \param enable Enable the send side if true, otherwise disable.
     */
    void SetSendEnable(bool enable);
 
    /**
     * Is the receive side of the network device enabled?
     *
     * \returns True if the receiver side is enabled, otherwise false.
     */
    bool IsReceiveEnabled() const;
 
    /**
     * Enable or disable the receive side of the network device.
     *
     * \param enable Enable the receive side if true, otherwise disable.
     */
    void SetReceiveEnable(bool enable);
 
    /**
     * Set the encapsulation mode of this device.
     *
     * \param mode The encapsulation mode of this device.
     *
     */
    void SetEncapsulationMode(CsmaNetDevice::EncapsulationMode mode);
 
    /**
     * Get the encapsulation mode of this device.
     *
     * \returns The encapsulation mode of this device.
     */
    CsmaNetDevice::EncapsulationMode GetEncapsulationMode();
 
    //
    // The following methods are inherited from NetDevice base class.
    //
    void SetIfIndex(const uint32_t index) override;
    uint32_t GetIfIndex() const override;
    Ptr<Channel> GetChannel() const override;
    bool SetMtu(const uint16_t mtu) override;
    uint16_t GetMtu() const override;
    void SetAddress(Address address) override;
    Address GetAddress() const override;
    bool IsLinkUp() const override;
    void AddLinkChangeCallback(Callback<void> callback) override;
    bool IsBroadcast() const override;
    Address GetBroadcast() const override;
    bool IsMulticast() const override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Make and return a MAC multicast address using the provided
     *        multicast group
     *
     * \RFC{1112} says that an Ipv4 host group address is mapped to an Ethernet
     * multicast address by placing the low-order 23-bits of the IP address into
     * the low-order 23 bits of the Ethernet multicast address
     * 01-00-5E-00-00-00 (hex).
     *
     * This method performs the multicast address creation function appropriate
     * to an EUI-48-based CSMA device.  This MAC address is encapsulated in an
     *  abstract Address to avoid dependencies on the exact address format.
     *
     * \param multicastGroup The IP address for the multicast group destination
     * of the packet.
     * \return The MAC multicast Address used to send packets to the provided
     * multicast group.
     *
     * \see Ipv4Address
     * \see Mac48Address
     * \see Address
     */
    Address GetMulticast(Ipv4Address multicastGroup) const override;
 
    /**
     * Is this a point to point link?
     * \returns false.
     */
    bool IsPointToPoint() const override;
 
    /**
     * Is this a bridge?
     * \returns false.
     */
    bool IsBridge() const override;
 
    /**
     * Start sending a packet down the channel.
     * \param packet packet to send
     * \param dest layer 2 destination address
     * \param protocolNumber protocol number
     * \return true if successful, false otherwise (drop, ...)
     */
    bool Send(Ptr<Packet> packet, const Address& dest, uint16_t protocolNumber) override;
 
    /**
     * Start sending a packet down the channel, with MAC spoofing
     * \param packet packet to send
     * \param source layer 2 source address
     * \param dest layer 2 destination address
     * \param protocolNumber protocol number
     * \return true if successful, false otherwise (drop, ...)
     */
    bool SendFrom(Ptr<Packet> packet,
                  const Address& source,
                  const Address& dest,
                  uint16_t protocolNumber) override;
 
    /**
     * Get the node to which this device is attached.
     *
     * \returns Ptr to the Node to which the device is attached.
     */
    Ptr<Node> GetNode() const override;
 
    /**
     * Set the node to which this device is being attached.
     *
     * \param node Ptr to the Node to which the device is being attached.
     */
    void SetNode(Ptr<Node> node) override;
 
    /**
     * Does this device need to use the address resolution protocol?
     *
     * \returns True if the encapsulation mode is set to a value that requires
     * ARP (IP_ARP or LLC).
     */
    bool NeedsArp() const override;
 
    /**
     * Set the callback to be used to notify higher layers when a packet has been
     * received.
     *
     * \param cb The callback.
     */
    void SetReceiveCallback(NetDevice::ReceiveCallback cb) override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the MAC multicast address corresponding
     * to the IPv6 address provided.
     * \param addr IPv6 address
     * \return the MAC multicast address
     * \warning Calling this method is invalid if IsMulticast returns not true.
     */
    Address GetMulticast(Ipv6Address addr) const override;
 
    void SetPromiscReceiveCallback(PromiscReceiveCallback cb) override;
    bool SupportsSendFrom() const override;
 
    /**
     * Assign a fixed random variable stream number to the random variables
     * used by this model.  Return the number of streams (possibly zero) that
     * have been assigned.
     *
     * \param stream first stream index to use
     * \return the number of stream indices assigned by this model
     */
    int64_t AssignStreams(int64_t stream);
 
  protected:
    /**
     * Perform any object release functionality required to break reference
     * cycles in reference counted objects held by the device.
     */
    void DoDispose() override;
 
    /**
     * Adds the necessary headers and trailers to a packet of data in order to
     * respect the packet type
     *
     * \param p Packet to which header should be added
     * \param source MAC source address from which packet should be sent
     * \param dest MAC destination address to which packet should be sent
     * \param protocolNumber In some protocols, identifies the type of
     * payload contained in this packet.
     */
    void AddHeader(Ptr<Packet> p, Mac48Address source, Mac48Address dest, uint16_t protocolNumber);
 
  private:
    /**
     * Operator = is declared but not implemented.  This disables the assignment
     * operator for CsmaNetDevice objects.
     * \param o object to copy
     * \returns the copied object
     */
    CsmaNetDevice& operator=(const CsmaNetDevice& o);
 
    /**
     * Copy constructor is declared but not implemented.  This disables the
     * copy constructor for CsmaNetDevice objects.
     * \param o object to copy
     */
    CsmaNetDevice(const CsmaNetDevice& o);
 
    /**
     * Initialization function used during object construction.
     * \param sendEnable if device will be allowed to send
     * \param receiveEnable if device will be allowed to receive
     */
    void Init(bool sendEnable, bool receiveEnable);
 
    /**
     * Start Sending a Packet Down the Wire.
     *
     * The TransmitStart method is the method that is used internally in
     * the CsmaNetDevice to begin the process of sending a packet
     * out on the channel.  A corresponding method is called on the
     * channel to let it know that the physical device this class
     * represents has actually started sending signals, this causes the
     * channel to enter the BUSY state.  An event is scheduled for the time at
     * which the bits have been completely transmitted.
     *
     * If the channel is found to be BUSY, this method reschedules itself for
     * execution at a later time (within the backoff period).
     *
     * \see CsmaChannel::TransmitStart ()
     * \see TransmitCompleteEvent ()
     */
    void TransmitStart();
 
    /**
     * Stop Sending a Packet Down the Wire and Begin the Interframe Gap.
     *
     * The TransmitCompleteEvent method is used internally to finish the process
     * of sending a packet out on the channel.  During execution of this method
     * the TransmitEnd method is called on the channel to let it know that the
     * physical device this class represents has finished sending simulated
     * signals.  The channel uses this event to begin its speed of light delay
     * timer after which it notifies the Net Device(s) at the other end of the
     * link that new bits have arrived (it delivers the Packet).  During this
     * method, the net device also schedules the TransmitReadyEvent at which
     * time the transmitter becomes ready to send the next packet.
     *
     * \see CsmaChannel::TransmitEnd ()
     * \see TransmitReadyEvent ()
     */
    void TransmitCompleteEvent();
 
    /**
     * Cause the Transmitter to Become Ready to Send Another Packet.
     *
     * The TransmitReadyEvent method is used internally to re-enable the
     * transmit machine of the net device.  It is scheduled after a suitable
     * interframe gap after the completion of the previous transmission.
     * The queue is checked at this time, and if there is a packet waiting on
     * the queue, the transmission process is begun.
     *
     * If a packet is in the queue, it is extracted for the queue as the
     * next packet to be transmitted by the net device.
     *
     * \see TransmitStart ()
     */
    void TransmitReadyEvent();
 
    /**
     * Aborts the transmission of the current packet
     *
     * If the net device has tried to transmit a packet for more times
     * than the maximum allowed number of retries (channel always busy)
     * then the packet is dropped.
     */
    void TransmitAbort();
 
    /**
     * Notify any interested parties that the link has come up.
     */
    void NotifyLinkUp();
 
    /**
     * Device ID returned by the attached functions. It is used by the
     * mp-channel to identify each net device to make sure that only
     * active net devices are writing to the channel
     */
    uint32_t m_deviceId;
 
    /**
     * Enable net device to send packets. True by default
     */
    bool m_sendEnable;
 
    /**
     * Enable net device to receive packets. True by default
     */
    bool m_receiveEnable;
 
    /**
     * Enumeration of the states of the transmit machine of the net device.
     */
    enum TxMachineState
    {
        READY,  /**< The transmitter is ready to begin transmission of a packet */
        BUSY,   /**< The transmitter is busy transmitting a packet */
        GAP,    /**< The transmitter is in the interframe gap time */
        BACKOFF /**< The transmitter is waiting for the channel to be free */
    };
 
    /**
     * The state of the Net Device transmit state machine.
     * \see TxMachineState
     */
    TxMachineState m_txMachineState;
 
    /**
     * The type of packet that should be created by the AddHeader
     * function and that should be processed by the ProcessHeader
     * function.
     */
    EncapsulationMode m_encapMode;
 
    /**
     * The data rate that the Net Device uses to simulate packet transmission
     * timing.
     * \see class DataRate
     */
    DataRate m_bps;
 
    /**
     * The interframe gap that the Net Device uses insert time between packet
     * transmission
     * \see class Time
     */
    Time m_tInterframeGap;
 
    /**
     * Holds the backoff parameters and is used to calculate the next
     * backoff time to use when the channel is busy and the net device
     * is ready to transmit
     */
    Backoff m_backoff;
 
    /**
     * Next packet that will be transmitted (if transmitter is not
     * currently transmitting) or packet that is currently being
     * transmitted.
     */
    Ptr<Packet> m_currentPkt;
 
    /**
     * The CsmaChannel to which this CsmaNetDevice has been
     * attached.
     * \see class CsmaChannel
     */
    Ptr<CsmaChannel> m_channel;
 
    /**
     * The Queue which this CsmaNetDevice uses as a packet source.
     * Management of this Queue has been delegated to the CsmaNetDevice
     * and it has the responsibility for deletion.
     * \see class Queue
     * \see class DropTailQueue
     */
    Ptr<Queue<Packet>> m_queue;
 
    /**
     * Error model for receive packet events.  When active this model will be
     * used to model transmission errors by marking some of the packets
     * received as corrupt.
     */
    Ptr<ErrorModel> m_receiveErrorModel;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when packets come into the "top" of the device
     * at the L3/L2 transition, before being queued for transmission.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macTxTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when packets coming into the "top" of the device
     * at the L3/L2 transition are dropped before being queued for transmission.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macTxDropTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired for packets successfully received by the device
     * immediately before being forwarded up to higher layers (at the L2/L3
     * transition).  This is a promiscuous trace.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macPromiscRxTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired for packets successfully received by the device
     * immediately before being forwarded up to higher layers (at the L2/L3
     * transition).  This is a non-promiscuous trace.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macRxTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired for packets successfully received by the device
     * but dropped before being forwarded up to higher layers (at the L2/L3
     * transition).
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macRxDropTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when the mac layer is forced to begin the backoff
     * process for a packet.  This can happen a number of times as the backoff
     * sequence is repeated with increasing delays.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_macTxBackoffTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when a packet begins the transmission process on
     * the medium.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyTxBeginTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when a packet ends the transmission process on
     * the medium.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyTxEndTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when the phy layer drops a packet as it tries
     * to transmit it.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyTxDropTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when a packet begins the reception process from
     * the medium.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyRxBeginTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when a packet ends the reception process from
     * the medium.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyRxEndTrace;
 
    /**
     * The trace source fired when the phy layer drops a packet it has received.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_phyRxDropTrace;
 
    /**
     * A trace source that emulates a non-promiscuous protocol sniffer connected
     * to the device.  Unlike your average everyday sniffer, this trace source
     * will not fire on PACKET_OTHERHOST events.
     *
     * On the transmit size, this trace hook will fire after a packet is dequeued
     * from the device queue for transmission.  In Linux, for example, this would
     * correspond to the point just before a device hard_start_xmit where
     * dev_queue_xmit_nit is called to dispatch the packet to the PF_PACKET
     * ETH_P_ALL handlers.
     *
     * On the receive side, this trace hook will fire when a packet is received,
     * just before the receive callback is executed.  In Linux, for example,
     * this would correspond to the point at which the packet is dispatched to
     * packet sniffers in netif_receive_skb.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_snifferTrace;
 
    /**
     * A trace source that emulates a promiscuous mode protocol sniffer connected
     * to the device.  This trace source fire on packets destined for any host
     * just like your average everyday packet sniffer.
     *
     * On the transmit size, this trace hook will fire after a packet is dequeued
     * from the device queue for transmission.  In Linux, for example, this would
     * correspond to the point just before a device hard_start_xmit where
     * dev_queue_xmit_nit is called to dispatch the packet to the PF_PACKET
     * ETH_P_ALL handlers.
     *
     * On the receive side, this trace hook will fire when a packet is received,
     * just before the receive callback is executed.  In Linux, for example,
     * this would correspond to the point at which the packet is dispatched to
     * packet sniffers in netif_receive_skb.
     *
     * \see class CallBackTraceSource
     */
    TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet>> m_promiscSnifferTrace;
 
    /**
     * The Node to which this device is attached.
     */
    Ptr<Node> m_node;
 
    /**
     * The MAC address which has been assigned to this device.
     */
    Mac48Address m_address;
 
    /**
     * The callback used to notify higher layers that a packet has been received.
     */
    NetDevice::ReceiveCallback m_rxCallback;
 
    /**
     * The callback used to notify higher layers that a packet has been received in promiscuous
     * mode.
     */
    NetDevice::PromiscReceiveCallback m_promiscRxCallback;
 
    /**
     * The interface index (really net evice index) that has been assigned to
     * this network device.
     */
    uint32_t m_ifIndex;
 
    /**
     * Flag indicating whether or not the link is up.  In this case,
     * whether or not the device is connected to a channel.
     */
    bool m_linkUp;
 
    /**
     * List of callbacks to fire if the link changes state (up or down).
     */
    TracedCallback<> m_linkChangeCallbacks;
 
    /**
     * Default Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) for the CsmaNetDevice
     */
    static const uint16_t DEFAULT_MTU = 1500;
 
    /**
     * The Maximum Transmission Unit.  This corresponds to the maximum
     * number of bytes that can be transmitted as seen from higher layers.
     * This corresponds to the 1500 byte MTU size often seen on IP over
     * Ethernet.
     */
    uint32_t m_mtu;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* CSMA_NET_DEVICE_H */