ideal-wifi-manager.cc

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/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
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 * Copyright (c) 2006 INRIA
 *
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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
 
#include <algorithm>
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ideal-wifi-manager.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
 
namespace ns3 {
 
struct IdealWifiRemoteStation : public WifiRemoteStation
{
  double m_lastSnrObserved;            
  uint16_t m_lastChannelWidthObserved; 
  uint16_t m_lastNssObserved;          
  double m_lastSnrCached;              
  uint8_t m_lastNss;                   
  WifiMode m_lastMode;                 
  uint16_t m_lastChannelWidth;         
};
 
static const double CACHE_INITIAL_VALUE = -100;
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (IdealWifiManager);
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("IdealWifiManager");
 
TypeId
IdealWifiManager::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::IdealWifiManager")
    .SetParent<WifiRemoteStationManager> ()
    .SetGroupName ("Wifi")
    .AddConstructor<IdealWifiManager> ()
    .AddAttribute ("BerThreshold",
                   "The maximum Bit Error Rate acceptable at any transmission mode",
                   DoubleValue (1e-6),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&IdealWifiManager::m_ber),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double> ())
    .AddTraceSource ("Rate",
                     "Traced value for rate changes (b/s)",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&IdealWifiManager::m_currentRate),
                     "ns3::TracedValueCallback::Uint64")
  ;
  return tid;
}
 
IdealWifiManager::IdealWifiManager ()
  : m_currentRate (0)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
IdealWifiManager::~IdealWifiManager ()
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::SetupPhy (const Ptr<WifiPhy> phy)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << phy);
  WifiRemoteStationManager::SetupPhy (phy);
}
 
uint16_t
IdealWifiManager::GetChannelWidthForNonHtMode (WifiMode mode) const
{
  NS_ASSERT (mode.GetModulationClass () != WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HT
             && mode.GetModulationClass () != WIFI_MOD_CLASS_VHT
             && mode.GetModulationClass () != WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HE);
  if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_DSSS
      || mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HR_DSSS)
    {
      return 22;
    }
  else
    {
      return 20;
    }
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoInitialize ()
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  BuildSnrThresholds ();
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::BuildSnrThresholds (void)
{
  m_thresholds.clear ();
  WifiMode mode;
  WifiTxVector txVector;
  uint8_t nss = 1;
  for (const auto & mode : GetPhy ()->GetModeList ())
    {
      txVector.SetChannelWidth (GetChannelWidthForNonHtMode (mode));
      txVector.SetNss (nss);
      txVector.SetMode (mode);
      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Adding mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName ());
      AddSnrThreshold (txVector, GetPhy ()->CalculateSnr (txVector, m_ber));
    }
  // Add all MCSes
  if (GetHtSupported ())
    {
      for (const auto & mode : GetPhy ()->GetMcsList ())
        {
          for (uint16_t j = 20; j <= GetPhy ()->GetChannelWidth (); j *= 2)
            {
              txVector.SetChannelWidth (j);
              if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HT)
                {
                  uint16_t guardInterval = GetShortGuardIntervalSupported () ? 400 : 800;
                  txVector.SetGuardInterval (guardInterval);
                  //derive NSS from the MCS index
                  nss = (mode.GetMcsValue () / 8) + 1;
                  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Adding mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                " channel width " << j <<
                                " nss " << +nss <<
                                " GI " << guardInterval);
                  txVector.SetNss (nss);
                  txVector.SetMode (mode);
                  AddSnrThreshold (txVector, GetPhy ()->CalculateSnr (txVector, m_ber));
                }
              else //VHT or HE
                {
                  uint16_t guardInterval;
                  if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_VHT)
                    {
                      guardInterval = GetShortGuardIntervalSupported () ? 400 : 800;
                    }
                  else
                    {
                      guardInterval = GetGuardInterval ();
                    }
                  txVector.SetGuardInterval (guardInterval);
                  for (uint8_t k = 1; k <= GetPhy ()->GetMaxSupportedTxSpatialStreams (); k++)
                    {
                      if (mode.IsAllowed (j, k))
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Adding mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                        " channel width " << j <<
                                        " nss " << +k <<
                                        " GI " << guardInterval);
                          txVector.SetNss (k);
                          txVector.SetMode (mode);
                          AddSnrThreshold (txVector, GetPhy ()->CalculateSnr (txVector, m_ber));
                        }
                      else
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () << " disallowed");
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
 
double
IdealWifiManager::GetSnrThreshold (WifiTxVector txVector)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << txVector);
  auto it = std::find_if (m_thresholds.begin (), m_thresholds.end (),
      [&txVector] (const std::pair<double, WifiTxVector>& p) -> bool {
          return ((txVector.GetMode () == p.second.GetMode ()) && (txVector.GetNss () == p.second.GetNss ()) && (txVector.GetChannelWidth () == p.second.GetChannelWidth ()));
      }
  );
  if (it == m_thresholds.end ())
    {
      //This means capabilities have changed in runtime, hence rebuild SNR thresholds
      BuildSnrThresholds ();
      it = std::find_if (m_thresholds.begin (), m_thresholds.end (),
          [&txVector] (const std::pair<double, WifiTxVector>& p) -> bool {
              return ((txVector.GetMode () == p.second.GetMode ()) && (txVector.GetNss () == p.second.GetNss ()) && (txVector.GetChannelWidth () == p.second.GetChannelWidth ()));
          }
      );
      NS_ASSERT_MSG (it != m_thresholds.end (), "SNR threshold not found");
  }
  return it->first;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::AddSnrThreshold (WifiTxVector txVector, double snr)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << txVector.GetMode ().GetUniqueName () << txVector.GetChannelWidth () << snr);
  m_thresholds.push_back (std::make_pair (snr, txVector));
}
 
WifiRemoteStation *
IdealWifiManager::DoCreateStation (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = new IdealWifiRemoteStation ();
  Reset (station);
  return station;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::Reset (WifiRemoteStation *station) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *st = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (station);
  st->m_lastSnrObserved = 0.0;
  st->m_lastChannelWidthObserved = 0;
  st->m_lastNssObserved = 1;
  st->m_lastSnrCached = CACHE_INITIAL_VALUE;
  st->m_lastMode = GetDefaultMode ();
  st->m_lastChannelWidth = 0;
  st->m_lastNss = 1;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportRxOk (WifiRemoteStation *station, double rxSnr, WifiMode txMode)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station << rxSnr << txMode);
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportRtsFailed (WifiRemoteStation *station)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station);
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportDataFailed (WifiRemoteStation *station)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station);
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportRtsOk (WifiRemoteStation *st,
                                 double ctsSnr, WifiMode ctsMode, double rtsSnr)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << st << ctsSnr << ctsMode.GetUniqueName () << rtsSnr);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (st);
  station->m_lastSnrObserved = rtsSnr;
  station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved = GetPhy ()->GetChannelWidth () >= 40 ? 20 : GetPhy ()->GetChannelWidth ();
  station->m_lastNssObserved = 1;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportDataOk (WifiRemoteStation *st, double ackSnr, WifiMode ackMode,
                                  double dataSnr, uint16_t dataChannelWidth, uint8_t dataNss)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << st << ackSnr << ackMode.GetUniqueName () << dataSnr << dataChannelWidth << +dataNss);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (st);
  if (dataSnr == 0)
    {
      NS_LOG_WARN ("DataSnr reported to be zero; not saving this report.");
      return;
    }
  station->m_lastSnrObserved = dataSnr;
  station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved = dataChannelWidth;
  station->m_lastNssObserved = dataNss;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportAmpduTxStatus (WifiRemoteStation *st, uint16_t nSuccessfulMpdus, uint16_t nFailedMpdus,
                                         double rxSnr, double dataSnr, uint16_t dataChannelWidth, uint8_t dataNss)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << st << nSuccessfulMpdus << nFailedMpdus << rxSnr << dataSnr << dataChannelWidth << +dataNss);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (st);
  if (dataSnr == 0)
    {
      NS_LOG_WARN ("DataSnr reported to be zero; not saving this report.");
      return;
    }
  station->m_lastSnrObserved = dataSnr;
  station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved = dataChannelWidth;
  station->m_lastNssObserved = dataNss;
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportFinalRtsFailed (WifiRemoteStation *station)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station);
  Reset (station);
}
 
void
IdealWifiManager::DoReportFinalDataFailed (WifiRemoteStation *station)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << station);
  Reset (station);
}
 
WifiTxVector
IdealWifiManager::DoGetDataTxVector (WifiRemoteStation *st)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << st);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (st);
  //We search within the Supported rate set the mode with the
  //highest data rate for which the SNR threshold is smaller than m_lastSnr
  //to ensure correct packet delivery.
  WifiMode maxMode = GetDefaultMode ();
  WifiTxVector txVector;
  WifiMode mode;
  uint64_t bestRate = 0;
  uint8_t selectedNss = 1;
  uint16_t guardInterval;
  uint16_t channelWidth = std::min (GetChannelWidth (station), GetPhy ()->GetChannelWidth ());
  txVector.SetChannelWidth (channelWidth);
  if ((station->m_lastSnrCached != CACHE_INITIAL_VALUE) && (station->m_lastSnrObserved == station->m_lastSnrCached) && (channelWidth == station->m_lastChannelWidth))
    {
      // SNR has not changed, so skip the search and use the last mode selected
      maxMode = station->m_lastMode;
      selectedNss = station->m_lastNss;
      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Using cached mode = " << maxMode.GetUniqueName () <<
                    " last snr observed " << station->m_lastSnrObserved <<
                    " cached " << station->m_lastSnrCached <<
                    " channel width " << station->m_lastChannelWidth <<
                    " nss " << +selectedNss);
    }
  else
    {
      if (GetHtSupported () && GetHtSupported (st))
        {
          for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GetNMcsSupported (station); i++)
            {
              mode = GetMcsSupported (station, i);
              txVector.SetMode (mode);
              if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HT)
                {
                  guardInterval = static_cast<uint16_t> (std::max (GetShortGuardIntervalSupported (station) ? 400 : 800, GetShortGuardIntervalSupported () ? 400 : 800));
                  txVector.SetGuardInterval (guardInterval);
                  // If the node and peer are both VHT capable, only search VHT modes
                  if (GetVhtSupported () && GetVhtSupported (station))
                    {
                      continue;
                    }
                  // If the node and peer are both HE capable, only search HE modes
                  if (GetHeSupported () && GetHeSupported (station))
                    {
                      continue;
                    }
                  // Derive NSS from the MCS index. There is a different mode for each possible NSS value.
                  uint8_t nss = (mode.GetMcsValue () / 8) + 1;
                  txVector.SetNss (nss);
                  if (!txVector.IsValid ()
                      || nss > std::min (GetMaxNumberOfTransmitStreams (), GetNumberOfSupportedStreams (st)))
                    {
                      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Skipping mode " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                    " nss " << +nss <<
                                    " width " << txVector.GetChannelWidth ());
                      continue;
                    }
                  double threshold = GetSnrThreshold (txVector);
                  uint64_t dataRate = mode.GetDataRate (txVector.GetChannelWidth (), txVector.GetGuardInterval (), nss);
                  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Testing mode " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                " threshold " << threshold  << " last snr observed " <<
                                station->m_lastSnrObserved << " cached " <<
                                station->m_lastSnrCached);
                  double snr = GetLastObservedSnr (station, channelWidth, nss);
                  if (dataRate > bestRate && threshold < snr)
                    {
                      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Candidate mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                    " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                    " threshold " << threshold  <<
                                    " channel width " << channelWidth <<
                                    " snr " << snr);
                      bestRate = dataRate;
                      maxMode = mode;
                      selectedNss = nss;
                    }
                }
              else if (mode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_VHT)
                {
                  guardInterval = static_cast<uint16_t> (std::max (GetShortGuardIntervalSupported (station) ? 400 : 800, GetShortGuardIntervalSupported () ? 400 : 800));
                  txVector.SetGuardInterval (guardInterval);
                  // If the node and peer are both HE capable, only search HE modes
                  if (GetHeSupported () && GetHeSupported (station))
                    {
                      continue;
                    }
                  // If the node and peer are not both VHT capable, only search HT modes
                  if (!GetVhtSupported () || !GetVhtSupported (station))
                    {
                      continue;
                    }
                  for (uint8_t nss = 1; nss <= std::min (GetMaxNumberOfTransmitStreams (), GetNumberOfSupportedStreams (station)); nss++)
                    {
                      txVector.SetNss (nss);
                      if (!txVector.IsValid ())
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Skipping mode " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                        " nss " << +nss <<
                                        " width " << txVector.GetChannelWidth ());
                          continue;
                        }
                      double threshold = GetSnrThreshold (txVector);
                      uint64_t dataRate = mode.GetDataRate (txVector.GetChannelWidth (), txVector.GetGuardInterval (), nss);
                      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Testing mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                    " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                    " threshold " << threshold << " last snr observed " <<
                                    station->m_lastSnrObserved << " cached " <<
                                    station->m_lastSnrCached);
                      double snr = GetLastObservedSnr (station, channelWidth, nss);
                      if (dataRate > bestRate && threshold < snr)
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Candidate mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                        " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                        " channel width " << channelWidth <<
                                        " snr " << snr);
                          bestRate = dataRate;
                          maxMode = mode;
                          selectedNss = nss;
                        }
                    }
                }
              else //HE
                {
                  guardInterval = std::max (GetGuardInterval (station), GetGuardInterval ());
                  txVector.SetGuardInterval (guardInterval);
                  // If the node and peer are not both HE capable, only search (V)HT modes
                  if (!GetHeSupported () || !GetHeSupported (station))
                    {
                      continue;
                    }
                  for (uint8_t nss = 1; nss <= std::min (GetMaxNumberOfTransmitStreams (), GetNumberOfSupportedStreams (station)); nss++)
                    {
                      txVector.SetNss (nss);
                      if (!txVector.IsValid ())
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Skipping mode " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                        " nss " << +nss <<
                                        " width " << +txVector.GetChannelWidth ());
                          continue;
                        }
                      double threshold = GetSnrThreshold (txVector);
                      uint64_t dataRate = mode.GetDataRate (txVector.GetChannelWidth (), txVector.GetGuardInterval (), nss);
                      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Testing mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                    " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                    " threshold " << threshold  << " last snr observed " <<
                                    station->m_lastSnrObserved << " cached " <<
                                    station->m_lastSnrCached);
                      double snr = GetLastObservedSnr (station, channelWidth, nss);
                      if (dataRate > bestRate && threshold < snr)
                        {
                          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Candidate mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                        " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                        " threshold " << threshold  <<
                                        " channel width " << channelWidth <<
                                        " snr " << snr);
                          bestRate = dataRate;
                          maxMode = mode;
                          selectedNss = nss;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
      else
        {
          // Non-HT selection
          selectedNss = 1;
          for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GetNSupported (station); i++)
            {
              mode = GetSupported (station, i);
              txVector.SetMode (mode);
              txVector.SetNss (selectedNss);
              uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidthForNonHtMode (mode);
              txVector.SetChannelWidth (channelWidth);
              double threshold = GetSnrThreshold (txVector);
              uint64_t dataRate = mode.GetDataRate (txVector.GetChannelWidth (), txVector.GetGuardInterval (), txVector.GetNss ());
              NS_LOG_DEBUG ("mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                            " threshold " << threshold  <<
                            " last snr observed " <<
                            station->m_lastSnrObserved);
              double snr = GetLastObservedSnr (station, channelWidth, 1);
              if (dataRate > bestRate && threshold < snr)
                {
                  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Candidate mode = " << mode.GetUniqueName () <<
                                " data rate " << dataRate <<
                                " threshold " << threshold  <<
                                " snr " << snr);
                  bestRate = dataRate;
                  maxMode = mode;
                }
            }
        }
      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Updating cached values for station to " <<  maxMode.GetUniqueName () << " snr " << station->m_lastSnrObserved);
      station->m_lastSnrCached = station->m_lastSnrObserved;
      station->m_lastMode = maxMode;
      station->m_lastNss = selectedNss;
    }
  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Found maxMode: " << maxMode << " channelWidth: " << channelWidth << " nss: " << +selectedNss);
  station->m_lastChannelWidth = channelWidth;
  if (maxMode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HE)
    {
      guardInterval = std::max (GetGuardInterval (station), GetGuardInterval ());
    }
  else if ((maxMode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_HT) || (maxMode.GetModulationClass () == WIFI_MOD_CLASS_VHT))
    {
      guardInterval = static_cast<uint16_t> (std::max (GetShortGuardIntervalSupported (station) ? 400 : 800, GetShortGuardIntervalSupported () ? 400 : 800));
    }
  else
    {
      guardInterval = 800;
    }
  WifiTxVector bestTxVector {maxMode, GetDefaultTxPowerLevel (), GetPreambleForTransmission (maxMode.GetModulationClass (), GetShortPreambleEnabled ()), guardInterval, GetNumberOfAntennas (), selectedNss, 0, GetChannelWidthForTransmission (maxMode, channelWidth), GetAggregation (station)};
  uint64_t maxDataRate = maxMode.GetDataRate (bestTxVector);
  if (m_currentRate != maxDataRate)
    {
      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("New datarate: " << maxDataRate);
      m_currentRate = maxDataRate;
    }
  return bestTxVector;
}
 
WifiTxVector
IdealWifiManager::DoGetRtsTxVector (WifiRemoteStation *st)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << st);
  IdealWifiRemoteStation *station = static_cast<IdealWifiRemoteStation*> (st);
  //We search within the Basic rate set the mode with the highest
  //SNR threshold possible which is smaller than m_lastSnr to
  //ensure correct packet delivery.
  double maxThreshold = 0.0;
  WifiTxVector txVector;
  WifiMode mode;
  uint8_t nss = 1;
  WifiMode maxMode = GetDefaultMode ();
  //RTS is sent in a non-HT frame
  for (uint8_t i = 0; i < GetNBasicModes (); i++)
    {
      mode = GetBasicMode (i);
      txVector.SetMode (mode);
      txVector.SetNss (nss);
      txVector.SetChannelWidth (GetChannelWidthForNonHtMode (mode));
      double threshold = GetSnrThreshold (txVector);
      if (threshold > maxThreshold && threshold < station->m_lastSnrObserved)
        {
          maxThreshold = threshold;
          maxMode = mode;
        }
    }
  return WifiTxVector (maxMode, GetDefaultTxPowerLevel (), GetPreambleForTransmission (maxMode.GetModulationClass (), GetShortPreambleEnabled ()), 800, GetNumberOfAntennas (), nss, 0, GetChannelWidthForNonHtMode (maxMode), GetAggregation (station));
}
 
double
IdealWifiManager::GetLastObservedSnr (IdealWifiRemoteStation *station, uint16_t channelWidth, uint8_t nss) const
{
  double snr = station->m_lastSnrObserved;
  if (channelWidth != station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved)
    {
      snr /= (static_cast<double> (channelWidth) / station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved);
    }
  if (nss != station->m_lastNssObserved)
    {
      snr /= (static_cast<double> (nss) / station->m_lastNssObserved);
    }
  NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Last observed SNR is " << station->m_lastSnrObserved <<
                " for channel width " << station->m_lastChannelWidthObserved <<
                " and nss " << +station->m_lastNssObserved <<
                "; computed SNR is " << snr <<
                " for channel width " << channelWidth <<
                " and nss " << +nss);
  return snr;
}
 
} //namespace ns3