csma-bridge.py

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# Network topology
#
#        n0     n1  
#        |      | 
#       ----------
#       | Switch |
#       ----------
#        |      | 
#        n2     n3  
#
#
# - CBR/UDP flows from n0 to n1 and from n3 to n0
# - DropTail queues 
# - Tracing of queues and packet receptions to file "csma-bridge.tr"




import ns.applications
import ns.bridge
import ns.core
import ns.csma
import ns.internet
import ns.network


def main(argv):

    #
    # Allow the user to override any of the defaults and the above Bind() at
    # run-time, via command-line arguments
    #
    cmd = ns.core.CommandLine()
    cmd.Parse(argv)

    #
    # Explicitly create the nodes required by the topology(shown above).
    #
    #print "Create nodes."
    terminals = ns.network.NodeContainer()
    terminals.Create(4)

    csmaSwitch = ns.network.NodeContainer()
    csmaSwitch.Create(1)

    #print "Build Topology"
    csma = ns.csma.CsmaHelper()
    csma.SetChannelAttribute("DataRate", ns.network.DataRateValue(ns.network.DataRate(5000000)))
    csma.SetChannelAttribute("Delay", ns.core.TimeValue(ns.core.MilliSeconds(2)))

    # Create the csma links, from each terminal to the switch

    terminalDevices = ns.network.NetDeviceContainer()
    switchDevices = ns.network.NetDeviceContainer()

    for i in range(4):
        link = csma.Install(ns.network.NodeContainer(ns.network.NodeContainer(terminals.Get(i)), csmaSwitch))
        terminalDevices.Add(link.Get(0))
        switchDevices.Add(link.Get(1))

    # Create the bridge netdevice, which will do the packet switching
    switchNode = csmaSwitch.Get(0)
    bridgeDevice = ns.bridge.BridgeNetDevice()
    switchNode.AddDevice(bridgeDevice)

    for portIter in range(switchDevices.GetN()):
        bridgeDevice.AddBridgePort(switchDevices.Get(portIter))

    # Add internet stack to the terminals
    internet = ns.internet.InternetStackHelper()
    internet.Install(terminals)

    # We've got the "hardware" in place.  Now we need to add IP addresses.
    #
    #print "Assign IP Addresses."
    ipv4 = ns.internet.Ipv4AddressHelper()
    ipv4.SetBase(ns.network.Ipv4Address("10.1.1.0"), ns.network.Ipv4Mask("255.255.255.0"))
    ipv4.Assign(terminalDevices)

    #
    # Create an OnOff application to send UDP datagrams from node zero to node 1.
    #
    #print "Create Applications."
    port = 9   # Discard port(RFC 863)

    onoff = ns.applications.OnOffHelper("ns3::UdpSocketFactory", 
                            ns.network.Address(ns.network.InetSocketAddress(ns.network.Ipv4Address("10.1.1.2"), port)))
    onoff.SetConstantRate (ns.network.DataRate ("500kb/s"))

    app = onoff.Install(ns.network.NodeContainer(terminals.Get(0)))
    # Start the application
    app.Start(ns.core.Seconds(1.0))
    app.Stop(ns.core.Seconds(10.0))

    # Create an optional packet sink to receive these packets
    sink = ns.applications.PacketSinkHelper("ns3::UdpSocketFactory",
                                ns.network.Address(ns.network.InetSocketAddress(ns.network.Ipv4Address.GetAny(), port)))
    app = sink.Install(ns.network.NodeContainer(terminals.Get(1)))
    app.Start(ns.core.Seconds(0.0))

    # 
    # Create a similar flow from n3 to n0, starting at time 1.1 seconds
    #
    onoff.SetAttribute("Remote", 
                       ns.network.AddressValue(ns.network.InetSocketAddress(ns.network.Ipv4Address("10.1.1.1"), port)))
    app = onoff.Install(ns.network.NodeContainer(terminals.Get(3)))
    app.Start(ns.core.Seconds(1.1))
    app.Stop(ns.core.Seconds(10.0))

    app = sink.Install(ns.network.NodeContainer(terminals.Get(0)))
    app.Start(ns.core.Seconds(0.0))

    #
    # Configure tracing of all enqueue, dequeue, and NetDevice receive events.
    # Trace output will be sent to the file "csma-bridge.tr"
    #
    #print "Configure Tracing."
    #ascii = ns.network.AsciiTraceHelper();
    #csma.EnableAsciiAll(ascii.CreateFileStream ("csma-bridge.tr"));

    #
    # Also configure some tcpdump traces; each interface will be traced.
    # The output files will be named:
    #     csma-bridge.pcap-<nodeId>-<interfaceId>
    # and can be read by the "tcpdump -r" command(use "-tt" option to
    # display timestamps correctly)
    #
    csma.EnablePcapAll("csma-bridge", False)

    #
    # Now, do the actual simulation.
    #
    #print "Run Simulation."
    ns.core.Simulator.Run()
    ns.core.Simulator.Destroy()
    #print "Done."



if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    main(sys.argv)