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18 
19 // This example is used to validate 802.11n MIMO.
20 //
21 // It outputs plots of the throughput versus the distance
22 // for every HT MCS value and from 1 to 4 MIMO streams.
23 //
24 // The simulation assumes a single station in an infrastructure network:
25 //
26 // STA AP
27 // * *
28 // | |
29 // n1 n2
30 //
31 // The user can choose whether UDP or TCP should be used and can configure
32 // some 802.11n parameters (frequency, channel width and guard interval).
33 
34 #include "ns3/core-module.h"
35 #include "ns3/applications-module.h"
36 #include "ns3/wifi-module.h"
37 #include "ns3/mobility-module.h"
38 #include "ns3/internet-module.h"
39 #include "ns3/gnuplot.h"
40 
41 using namespace ns3;
42 
43 int main (int argc, char *argv[])
44 {
45  std::ofstream file ("80211n-mimo-throughput.plt");
46 
47  std::vector <std::string> modes;
48  modes.push_back ("HtMcs0");
49  modes.push_back ("HtMcs1");
50  modes.push_back ("HtMcs2");
51  modes.push_back ("HtMcs3");
52  modes.push_back ("HtMcs4");
53  modes.push_back ("HtMcs5");
54  modes.push_back ("HtMcs6");
55  modes.push_back ("HtMcs7");
56  modes.push_back ("HtMcs8");
57  modes.push_back ("HtMcs9");
58  modes.push_back ("HtMcs10");
59  modes.push_back ("HtMcs11");
60  modes.push_back ("HtMcs12");
61  modes.push_back ("HtMcs13");
62  modes.push_back ("HtMcs14");
63  modes.push_back ("HtMcs15");
64  modes.push_back ("HtMcs16");
65  modes.push_back ("HtMcs17");
66  modes.push_back ("HtMcs18");
67  modes.push_back ("HtMcs19");
68  modes.push_back ("HtMcs20");
69  modes.push_back ("HtMcs21");
70  modes.push_back ("HtMcs22");
71  modes.push_back ("HtMcs23");
72  modes.push_back ("HtMcs24");
73  modes.push_back ("HtMcs25");
74  modes.push_back ("HtMcs26");
75  modes.push_back ("HtMcs27");
76  modes.push_back ("HtMcs28");
77  modes.push_back ("HtMcs29");
78  modes.push_back ("HtMcs30");
79  modes.push_back ("HtMcs31");
80 
81  bool udp = true;
82  double simulationTime = 5; //seconds
83  double frequency = 5.0; //whether 2.4 or 5.0 GHz
84  double step = 5; //meters
85  bool shortGuardInterval = false;
86  bool channelBonding = false;
87 
89  cmd.AddValue ("step", "Granularity of the results to be plotted in meters", step);
90  cmd.AddValue ("simulationTime", "Simulation time per step (in seconds)", simulationTime);
91  cmd.AddValue ("channelBonding", "Enable/disable channel bonding (channel width = 20 MHz if false, channel width = 40 MHz if true)", channelBonding);
92  cmd.AddValue ("shortGuardInterval", "Enable/disable short guard interval", shortGuardInterval);
93  cmd.AddValue ("frequency", "Whether working in the 2.4 or 5.0 GHz band (other values gets rejected)", frequency);
94  cmd.AddValue ("udp", "UDP if set to 1, TCP otherwise", udp);
95  cmd.Parse (argc,argv);
96 
97  Gnuplot plot = Gnuplot ("80211n-mimo-throughput.eps");
98 
99  for (uint32_t i = 0; i < modes.size (); i++) //MCS
100  {
101  std::cout << modes[i] << std::endl;
102  Gnuplot2dDataset dataset (modes[i]);
103  for (int d = 0; d <= 100; ) //distance
104  {
105  std::cout << "Distance = " << d << "m: " << std::endl;
106  uint32_t payloadSize; //1500 byte IP packet
107  if (udp)
108  {
109  payloadSize = 1472; //bytes
110  }
111  else
112  {
113  payloadSize = 1448; //bytes
114  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::TcpSocket::SegmentSize", UintegerValue (payloadSize));
115  }
116 
117  uint8_t nStreams = 1 + (i / 8); //number of MIMO streams
118 
119  NodeContainer wifiStaNode;
120  wifiStaNode.Create (1);
122  wifiApNode.Create (1);
123 
126  phy.SetChannel (channel.Create ());
127 
128  // Set guard interval
129  phy.Set ("ShortGuardEnabled", BooleanValue (shortGuardInterval));
130  // Set MIMO capabilities
131  phy.Set ("Antennas", UintegerValue (nStreams));
132  phy.Set ("MaxSupportedTxSpatialStreams", UintegerValue (nStreams));
133  phy.Set ("MaxSupportedRxSpatialStreams", UintegerValue (nStreams));
134 
137  if (frequency == 5.0)
138  {
140  }
141  else if (frequency == 2.4)
142  {
144  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::LogDistancePropagationLossModel::ReferenceLoss", DoubleValue (40.046));
145  }
146  else
147  {
148  std::cout << "Wrong frequency value!" << std::endl;
149  return 0;
150  }
151 
152  wifi.SetRemoteStationManager ("ns3::ConstantRateWifiManager","DataMode", StringValue (modes[i]),
153  "ControlMode", StringValue (modes[i]));
154 
155  Ssid ssid = Ssid ("ns3-80211n");
156 
157  mac.SetType ("ns3::StaWifiMac",
158  "Ssid", SsidValue (ssid));
159 
160  NetDeviceContainer staDevice;
161  staDevice = wifi.Install (phy, mac, wifiStaNode);
162 
163  mac.SetType ("ns3::ApWifiMac",
164  "Ssid", SsidValue (ssid));
165 
166  NetDeviceContainer apDevice;
167  apDevice = wifi.Install (phy, mac, wifiApNode);
168 
169  // Set channel width
170  if (channelBonding)
171  {
172  Config::Set ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/$ns3::WifiNetDevice/Phy/ChannelWidth", UintegerValue (40));
173  }
174 
175  // mobility.
177  Ptr<ListPositionAllocator> positionAlloc = CreateObject<ListPositionAllocator> ();
178 
179  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
180  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (d, 0.0, 0.0));
181  mobility.SetPositionAllocator (positionAlloc);
182 
183  mobility.SetMobilityModel ("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
184 
185  mobility.Install (wifiApNode);
186  mobility.Install (wifiStaNode);
187 
188  /* Internet stack*/
190  stack.Install (wifiApNode);
191  stack.Install (wifiStaNode);
192 
194  address.SetBase ("192.168.1.0", "255.255.255.0");
195  Ipv4InterfaceContainer staNodeInterface;
196  Ipv4InterfaceContainer apNodeInterface;
197 
198  staNodeInterface = address.Assign (staDevice);
199  apNodeInterface = address.Assign (apDevice);
200 
201  /* Setting applications */
202  ApplicationContainer serverApp;
203  if (udp)
204  {
205  //UDP flow
206  uint16_t port = 9;
207  UdpServerHelper server (port);
208  serverApp = server.Install (wifiStaNode.Get (0));
209  serverApp.Start (Seconds (0.0));
210  serverApp.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
211 
212  UdpClientHelper client (staNodeInterface.GetAddress (0), port);
213  client.SetAttribute ("MaxPackets", UintegerValue (4294967295u));
214  client.SetAttribute ("Interval", TimeValue (Time ("0.00001"))); //packets/s
215  client.SetAttribute ("PacketSize", UintegerValue (payloadSize));
216  ApplicationContainer clientApp = client.Install (wifiApNode.Get (0));
217  clientApp.Start (Seconds (1.0));
218  clientApp.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
219  }
220  else
221  {
222  //TCP flow
223  uint16_t port = 50000;
224  Address localAddress (InetSocketAddress (Ipv4Address::GetAny (), port));
225  PacketSinkHelper packetSinkHelper ("ns3::TcpSocketFactory", localAddress);
226  serverApp = packetSinkHelper.Install (wifiStaNode.Get (0));
227  serverApp.Start (Seconds (0.0));
228  serverApp.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
229 
230  OnOffHelper onoff ("ns3::TcpSocketFactory",Ipv4Address::GetAny ());
231  onoff.SetAttribute ("OnTime", StringValue ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=1]"));
232  onoff.SetAttribute ("OffTime", StringValue ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=0]"));
233  onoff.SetAttribute ("PacketSize", UintegerValue (payloadSize));
234  onoff.SetAttribute ("DataRate", DataRateValue (1000000000)); //bit/s
235  AddressValue remoteAddress (InetSocketAddress (staNodeInterface.GetAddress (0), port));
236  onoff.SetAttribute ("Remote", remoteAddress);
237  ApplicationContainer clientApp = onoff.Install (wifiApNode.Get (0));
238  clientApp.Start (Seconds (1.0));
239  clientApp.Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
240  }
241 
243 
244  Simulator::Stop (Seconds (simulationTime + 1));
245  Simulator::Run ();
247 
248  double throughput = 0;
249  if (udp)
250  {
251  //UDP
252  uint64_t totalPacketsThrough = DynamicCast<UdpServer> (serverApp.Get (0))->GetReceived ();
253  throughput = totalPacketsThrough * payloadSize * 8 / (simulationTime * 1000000.0); //Mbit/s
254  }
255  else
256  {
257  //TCP
258  uint64_t totalPacketsThrough = DynamicCast<PacketSink> (serverApp.Get (0))->GetTotalRx ();
259  throughput = totalPacketsThrough * 8 / (simulationTime * 1000000.0); //Mbit/s
260  }
261  dataset.Add (d, throughput);
262  std::cout << throughput << " Mbit/s" << std::endl;
263  d += step;
264  }
265  plot.AddDataset (dataset);
266  }
267 
268  plot.SetTerminal ("postscript eps color enh \"Times-BoldItalic\"");
269  plot.SetLegend ("Distance (Meters)", "Throughput (Mbit/s)");
270  plot.SetExtra ("set xrange [0:100]\n\
271 set yrange [0:600]\n\
272 set ytics 0,50,600\n\
273 set style line 1 dashtype 1 linewidth 5\n\
274 set style line 2 dashtype 1 linewidth 5\n\
275 set style line 3 dashtype 1 linewidth 5\n\
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305 set style increment user" );
306  plot.GenerateOutput (file);
307  file.close ();
308 
309  return 0;
310 }
311 
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