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20 
21 #include "ns3/core-module.h"
22 #include "ns3/network-module.h"
23 #include "ns3/internet-module.h"
24 #include "ns3/mobility-module.h"
25 #include "ns3/lte-module.h"
26 #include "ns3/applications-module.h"
27 #include "ns3/point-to-point-module.h"
28 #include "ns3/config-store-module.h"
29 
30 using namespace ns3;
31 
32 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("LenaX2HandoverExample");
33 
34 void
35 NotifyConnectionEstablishedUe (std::string context,
36  uint64_t imsi,
37  uint16_t cellid,
38  uint16_t rnti)
39 {
40  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
41  << " UE IMSI " << imsi
42  << ": connected to CellId " << cellid
43  << " with RNTI " << rnti
44  << std::endl;
45 }
46 
47 void
48 NotifyHandoverStartUe (std::string context,
49  uint64_t imsi,
50  uint16_t cellid,
51  uint16_t rnti,
52  uint16_t targetCellId)
53 {
54  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
55  << " UE IMSI " << imsi
56  << ": previously connected to CellId " << cellid
57  << " with RNTI " << rnti
58  << ", doing handover to CellId " << targetCellId
59  << std::endl;
60 }
61 
62 void
63 NotifyHandoverEndOkUe (std::string context,
64  uint64_t imsi,
65  uint16_t cellid,
66  uint16_t rnti)
67 {
68  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
69  << " UE IMSI " << imsi
70  << ": successful handover to CellId " << cellid
71  << " with RNTI " << rnti
72  << std::endl;
73 }
74 
75 void
76 NotifyConnectionEstablishedEnb (std::string context,
77  uint64_t imsi,
78  uint16_t cellid,
79  uint16_t rnti)
80 {
81  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
82  << " eNB CellId " << cellid
83  << ": successful connection of UE with IMSI " << imsi
84  << " RNTI " << rnti
85  << std::endl;
86 }
87 
88 void
89 NotifyHandoverStartEnb (std::string context,
90  uint64_t imsi,
91  uint16_t cellid,
92  uint16_t rnti,
93  uint16_t targetCellId)
94 {
95  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
96  << " eNB CellId " << cellid
97  << ": start handover of UE with IMSI " << imsi
98  << " RNTI " << rnti
99  << " to CellId " << targetCellId
100  << std::endl;
101 }
102 
103 void
104 NotifyHandoverEndOkEnb (std::string context,
105  uint64_t imsi,
106  uint16_t cellid,
107  uint16_t rnti)
108 {
109  std::cout << Simulator::Now ().As (Time::S) << " " << context
110  << " eNB CellId " << cellid
111  << ": completed handover of UE with IMSI " << imsi
112  << " RNTI " << rnti
113  << std::endl;
114 }
115 
116 
122 int
123 main (int argc, char *argv[])
124 {
125  // LogLevel logLevel = (LogLevel)(LOG_PREFIX_FUNC | LOG_PREFIX_TIME | LOG_LEVEL_ALL);
126 
127  // LogComponentEnable ("LteHelper", logLevel);
128  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcHelper", logLevel);
129  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcEnbApplication", logLevel);
130  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcMmeApplication", logLevel);
131  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcPgwApplication", logLevel);
132  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcSgwApplication", logLevel);
133  // LogComponentEnable ("EpcX2", logLevel);
134 
135  // LogComponentEnable ("LteEnbRrc", logLevel);
136  // LogComponentEnable ("LteEnbNetDevice", logLevel);
137  // LogComponentEnable ("LteUeRrc", logLevel);
138  // LogComponentEnable ("LteUeNetDevice", logLevel);
139 
140  uint16_t numberOfUes = 1;
141  uint16_t numberOfEnbs = 2;
142  uint16_t numBearersPerUe = 2;
143  Time simTime = MilliSeconds (490);
144  double distance = 100.0;
145  bool disableDl = false;
146  bool disableUl = false;
147 
148  // change some default attributes so that they are reasonable for
149  // this scenario, but do this before processing command line
150  // arguments, so that the user is allowed to override these settings
151  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::UdpClient::Interval", TimeValue (MilliSeconds (10)));
152  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::UdpClient::MaxPackets", UintegerValue (1000000));
153  Config::SetDefault ("ns3::LteHelper::UseIdealRrc", BooleanValue (false));
154 
155  // Command line arguments
156  CommandLine cmd (__FILE__);
157  cmd.AddValue ("numberOfUes", "Number of UEs", numberOfUes);
158  cmd.AddValue ("numberOfEnbs", "Number of eNodeBs", numberOfEnbs);
159  cmd.AddValue ("simTime", "Total duration of the simulation", simTime);
160  cmd.AddValue ("disableDl", "Disable downlink data flows", disableDl);
161  cmd.AddValue ("disableUl", "Disable uplink data flows", disableUl);
162  cmd.Parse (argc, argv);
163 
164 
165  Ptr<LteHelper> lteHelper = CreateObject<LteHelper> ();
166  Ptr<PointToPointEpcHelper> epcHelper = CreateObject<PointToPointEpcHelper> ();
167  lteHelper->SetEpcHelper (epcHelper);
168  lteHelper->SetSchedulerType ("ns3::RrFfMacScheduler");
169  lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmType ("ns3::NoOpHandoverAlgorithm"); // disable automatic handover
170 
171  Ptr<Node> pgw = epcHelper->GetPgwNode ();
172 
173  // Create a single RemoteHost
174  NodeContainer remoteHostContainer;
175  remoteHostContainer.Create (1);
176  Ptr<Node> remoteHost = remoteHostContainer.Get (0);
177  InternetStackHelper internet;
178  internet.Install (remoteHostContainer);
179 
180  // Create the Internet
181  PointToPointHelper p2ph;
182  p2ph.SetDeviceAttribute ("DataRate", DataRateValue (DataRate ("100Gb/s")));
183  p2ph.SetDeviceAttribute ("Mtu", UintegerValue (1500));
184  p2ph.SetChannelAttribute ("Delay", TimeValue (Seconds (0.010)));
185  NetDeviceContainer internetDevices = p2ph.Install (pgw, remoteHost);
186  Ipv4AddressHelper ipv4h;
187  ipv4h.SetBase ("1.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0");
188  Ipv4InterfaceContainer internetIpIfaces = ipv4h.Assign (internetDevices);
189  Ipv4Address remoteHostAddr = internetIpIfaces.GetAddress (1);
190 
191 
192  // Routing of the Internet Host (towards the LTE network)
193  Ipv4StaticRoutingHelper ipv4RoutingHelper;
194  Ptr<Ipv4StaticRouting> remoteHostStaticRouting = ipv4RoutingHelper.GetStaticRouting (remoteHost->GetObject<Ipv4> ());
195  // interface 0 is localhost, 1 is the p2p device
196  remoteHostStaticRouting->AddNetworkRouteTo (Ipv4Address ("7.0.0.0"), Ipv4Mask ("255.0.0.0"), 1);
197 
198  NodeContainer ueNodes;
199  NodeContainer enbNodes;
200  enbNodes.Create (numberOfEnbs);
201  ueNodes.Create (numberOfUes);
202 
203  // Install Mobility Model
204  Ptr<ListPositionAllocator> positionAlloc = CreateObject<ListPositionAllocator> ();
205  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < numberOfEnbs; i++)
206  {
207  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (distance * 2 * i - distance, 0, 0));
208  }
209  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < numberOfUes; i++)
210  {
211  positionAlloc->Add (Vector (0, 0, 0));
212  }
214  mobility.SetMobilityModel ("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
215  mobility.SetPositionAllocator (positionAlloc);
216  mobility.Install (enbNodes);
217  mobility.Install (ueNodes);
218 
219  // Install LTE Devices in eNB and UEs
220  NetDeviceContainer enbLteDevs = lteHelper->InstallEnbDevice (enbNodes);
221  NetDeviceContainer ueLteDevs = lteHelper->InstallUeDevice (ueNodes);
222 
223  // Install the IP stack on the UEs
224  internet.Install (ueNodes);
225  Ipv4InterfaceContainer ueIpIfaces;
226  ueIpIfaces = epcHelper->AssignUeIpv4Address (NetDeviceContainer (ueLteDevs));
227 
228 
229  // Attach all UEs to the first eNodeB
230  for (uint16_t i = 0; i < numberOfUes; i++)
231  {
232  lteHelper->Attach (ueLteDevs.Get (i), enbLteDevs.Get (0));
233  }
234 
235 
236  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("setting up applications");
237 
238  // Install and start applications on UEs and remote host
239  uint16_t dlPort = 10000;
240  uint16_t ulPort = 20000;
241 
242  // randomize a bit start times to avoid simulation artifacts
243  // (e.g., buffer overflows due to packet transmissions happening
244  // exactly at the same time)
245  Ptr<UniformRandomVariable> startTimeSeconds = CreateObject<UniformRandomVariable> ();
246  startTimeSeconds->SetAttribute ("Min", DoubleValue (0.05));
247  startTimeSeconds->SetAttribute ("Max", DoubleValue (0.06));
248 
249  for (uint32_t u = 0; u < numberOfUes; ++u)
250  {
251  Ptr<Node> ue = ueNodes.Get (u);
252  // Set the default gateway for the UE
253  Ptr<Ipv4StaticRouting> ueStaticRouting = ipv4RoutingHelper.GetStaticRouting (ue->GetObject<Ipv4> ());
254  ueStaticRouting->SetDefaultRoute (epcHelper->GetUeDefaultGatewayAddress (), 1);
255 
256  for (uint32_t b = 0; b < numBearersPerUe; ++b)
257  {
260  Ptr<EpcTft> tft = Create<EpcTft> ();
261 
262  if (!disableDl)
263  {
264  ++dlPort;
265 
266  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("installing UDP DL app for UE " << u);
267  UdpClientHelper dlClientHelper (ueIpIfaces.GetAddress (u), dlPort);
268  clientApps.Add (dlClientHelper.Install (remoteHost));
269  PacketSinkHelper dlPacketSinkHelper ("ns3::UdpSocketFactory",
271  serverApps.Add (dlPacketSinkHelper.Install (ue));
272 
274  dlpf.localPortStart = dlPort;
275  dlpf.localPortEnd = dlPort;
276  tft->Add (dlpf);
277  }
278 
279  if (!disableUl)
280  {
281  ++ulPort;
282 
283  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("installing UDP UL app for UE " << u);
284  UdpClientHelper ulClientHelper (remoteHostAddr, ulPort);
285  clientApps.Add (ulClientHelper.Install (ue));
286  PacketSinkHelper ulPacketSinkHelper ("ns3::UdpSocketFactory",
288  serverApps.Add (ulPacketSinkHelper.Install (remoteHost));
289 
291  ulpf.remotePortStart = ulPort;
292  ulpf.remotePortEnd = ulPort;
293  tft->Add (ulpf);
294  }
295 
297  lteHelper->ActivateDedicatedEpsBearer (ueLteDevs.Get (u), bearer, tft);
298 
299  Time startTime = Seconds (startTimeSeconds->GetValue ());
300  serverApps.Start (startTime);
301  clientApps.Start (startTime);
302  clientApps.Stop (simTime);
303 
304  } // end for b
305  }
306 
307 
308  // Add X2 interface
309  lteHelper->AddX2Interface (enbNodes);
310 
311  // X2-based Handover
312  lteHelper->HandoverRequest (MilliSeconds (300), ueLteDevs.Get (0), enbLteDevs.Get (0), enbLteDevs.Get (1));
313 
314  // Uncomment to enable PCAP tracing
315  //p2ph.EnablePcapAll("lena-x2-handover");
316 
317  lteHelper->EnablePhyTraces ();
318  lteHelper->EnableMacTraces ();
319  lteHelper->EnableRlcTraces ();
320  lteHelper->EnablePdcpTraces ();
321  Ptr<RadioBearerStatsCalculator> rlcStats = lteHelper->GetRlcStats ();
322  rlcStats->SetAttribute ("EpochDuration", TimeValue (Seconds (0.05)));
323  Ptr<RadioBearerStatsCalculator> pdcpStats = lteHelper->GetPdcpStats ();
324  pdcpStats->SetAttribute ("EpochDuration", TimeValue (Seconds (0.05)));
325 
326 
327  // connect custom trace sinks for RRC connection establishment and handover notification
328  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteEnbRrc/ConnectionEstablished",
330  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteUeRrc/ConnectionEstablished",
332  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteEnbRrc/HandoverStart",
334  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteUeRrc/HandoverStart",
336  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteEnbRrc/HandoverEndOk",
338  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteUeRrc/HandoverEndOk",
340 
341 
342  Simulator::Stop (simTime + MilliSeconds (20));
343  Simulator::Run ();
344 
345  // GtkConfigStore config;
346  // config.ConfigureAttributes ();
347 
349  return 0;
350 }
holds a vector of ns3::Application pointers.
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Get the Ptr<NetDevice> stored in this container at a given index.
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Add a default route to the static routing table.
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Enable trace sinks for RLC layer.
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Set an attribute value to be propagated to each NetDevice created by the helper.
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