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20
21#include "lte-test-rlc-am-e2e.h"
22
23#include "lte-simple-helper.h"
24#include "lte-test-entities.h"
25
26#include "ns3/config-store.h"
27#include "ns3/config.h"
28#include "ns3/error-model.h"
29#include "ns3/log.h"
30#include "ns3/lte-rlc-header.h"
31#include "ns3/lte-rlc-um.h"
32#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"
33#include "ns3/node-container.h"
34#include "ns3/packet.h"
35#include "ns3/pointer.h"
36#include "ns3/radio-bearer-stats-calculator.h"
37#include "ns3/rng-seed-manager.h"
38#include "ns3/simulator.h"
39
40using namespace ns3;
41
42NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("LteRlcAmE2eTest");
43
45 : TestSuite("lte-rlc-am-e2e", SYSTEM)
46{
47 // NS_LOG_INFO ("Creating LteRlcAmE2eTestSuite");
48
49 double losses[] = {0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 0.90, 0.95};
50 uint32_t runs[] = {1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555, 6666, 7777, 8888, 9999, 11110,
51 12221, 13332, 14443, 15554, 16665, 17776, 18887, 19998, 21109, 22220,
52 23331, 24442, 25553, 26664, 27775, 28886, 29997, 31108, 32219, 33330};
53
54 for (uint32_t l = 0; l < (sizeof(losses) / sizeof(double)); l++)
55 {
56 for (uint32_t s = 0; s < (sizeof(runs) / sizeof(uint32_t)); s++)
57 {
58 for (uint32_t sduArrivalType = 0; sduArrivalType <= 1; ++sduArrivalType)
59 {
60 std::ostringstream name;
61 name << " losses = " << losses[l] * 100 << "%; run = " << runs[s];
62
63 bool bulkSduArrival;
64 switch (sduArrivalType)
65 {
66 case 0:
67 bulkSduArrival = false;
68 name << "; continuous SDU arrival";
69 break;
70 case 1:
71 bulkSduArrival = true;
72 name << "; bulk SDU arrival";
73 break;
74 default:
75 NS_FATAL_ERROR("unsupported option");
76 break;
77 }
78
79 TestCase::TestDuration testDuration;
80 if (l == 1 && s == 0)
81 {
82 testDuration = TestCase::QUICK;
83 }
84 else if (s <= 4)
85 {
86 testDuration = TestCase::EXTENSIVE;
87 }
88 else
89 {
90 testDuration = TestCase::TAKES_FOREVER;
91 }
92 AddTestCase(new LteRlcAmE2eTestCase(name.str(), runs[s], losses[l], bulkSduArrival),
93 testDuration);
94 }
95 }
96 }
97}
98
100
102 uint32_t run,
103 double losses,
104 bool bulkSduArrival)
105 : TestCase(name),
106 m_run(run),
107 m_losses(losses),
108 m_bulkSduArrival(bulkSduArrival),
109 m_dlDrops(0),
110 m_ulDrops(0)
111{
112 NS_LOG_INFO("Creating LteRlcAmTestingTestCase: " + name);
113}
114
116{
117}
118
119void
121{
122 // NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
123 m_dlDrops++;
124}
125
126void
128{
129 // NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
130 m_ulDrops++;
131}
132
133void
135{
136 uint16_t numberOfNodes = 1;
137
138 // LogLevel level = (LogLevel) (LOG_LEVEL_ALL | LOG_PREFIX_TIME | LOG_PREFIX_NODE |
139 // LOG_PREFIX_FUNC); LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcAmE2eTest", level); LogComponentEnable
140 // ("ErrorModel", level); LogComponentEnable ("LteSimpleHelper", level); LogComponentEnable
141 // ("LteSimpleNetDevice", level); LogComponentEnable ("SimpleNetDevice", level);
142 // LogComponentEnable ("SimpleChannel", level);
143 // LogComponentEnable ("LteTestEntities", level);
144 // LogComponentEnable ("LtePdcp", level);
145 // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlc", level);
146 // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcUm", level);
147 // LogComponentEnable ("LteRlcAm", level);
148
150 Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::PollRetransmitTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(20)));
151 Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::ReorderingTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(10)));
152 Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::StatusProhibitTimer", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(40)));
153 // This test was written for an unlimited transmit buffer (special value of 0)
154 Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteRlcAm::MaxTxBufferSize", UintegerValue(0));
155
156 Ptr<LteSimpleHelper> lteSimpleHelper = CreateObject<LteSimpleHelper>();
157 // lteSimpleHelper->EnableLogComponents ();
158 // lteSimpleHelper->EnableTraces ();
159
160 lteSimpleHelper->SetAttribute("RlcEntity", StringValue("RlcAm"));
161
162 // eNB and UE nodes
163 NodeContainer ueNodes;
164 NodeContainer enbNodes;
165 enbNodes.Create(numberOfNodes);
166 ueNodes.Create(numberOfNodes);
167
168 // Install LTE Devices to the nodes
169 NetDeviceContainer enbLteDevs = lteSimpleHelper->InstallEnbDevice(enbNodes);
170 NetDeviceContainer ueLteDevs = lteSimpleHelper->InstallUeDevice(ueNodes);
171
172 // Note: Just one eNB and UE is supported. Everything is done in InstallEnbDevice and
173 // InstallUeDevice
174
175 // Attach one UE per eNodeB
176 // for (uint16_t i = 0; i < numberOfNodes; i++)
177 // {
178 // lteSimpleHelper->Attach (ueLteDevs.Get(i), enbLteDevs.Get(i));
179 // }
180
181 // lteSimpleHelper->ActivateEpsBearer (ueLteDevs, EpsBearer
182 // (EpsBearer::NGBR_VIDEO_TCP_DEFAULT), EpcTft::Default ());
183
184 // Error models: downlink and uplink
185 Ptr<RateErrorModel> dlEm = CreateObject<RateErrorModel>();
186 // fix the stream so that subsequent test cases get a number from the same stream
187 // if RngRun is different, the number shall then be different
188 dlEm->AssignStreams(3);
189 dlEm->SetAttribute("ErrorRate", DoubleValue(m_losses));
190 dlEm->SetAttribute("ErrorUnit", StringValue("ERROR_UNIT_PACKET"));
191
192 // Ptr<RateErrorModel> ueEm = CreateObjectWithAttributes<RateErrorModel> ("RanVar",
193 // StringValue ("ns3::UniformRandomVariable[Min=0.0|Max=1.0]")); ueEm->SetAttribute
194 // ("ErrorRate", DoubleValue (m_losses)); ueEm->SetAttribute ("ErrorUnit", StringValue
195 // ("ERROR_UNIT_PACKET"));
196
197 // The below hooks will cause drops and receptions to be counted
198 ueLteDevs.Get(0)->SetAttribute("ReceiveErrorModel", PointerValue(dlEm));
199 ueLteDevs.Get(0)->TraceConnectWithoutContext(
200 "PhyRxDrop",
202 // enbLteDevs.Get (0)->SetAttribute ("ReceiveErrorModel", PointerValue (enbEm));
203 // enbLteDevs.Get (0)->TraceConnectWithoutContext ("PhyRxDrop", MakeCallback
204 // (&LteRlcAmE2eTestCase::EnbDropEvent, this));
205
206 uint32_t sduSizeBytes = 100;
207 uint32_t numSdu = 1000;
208 double sduStartTimeSeconds = 0.100;
209 double sduStopTimeSeconds;
210 double sduArrivalTimeSeconds;
211 uint32_t dlTxOppSizeBytes = 150;
212 double dlTxOpprTimeSeconds = 0.003;
213 uint32_t ulTxOppSizeBytes = 140;
214 double ulTxOpprTimeSeconds = 0.003;
215
217 {
218 sduStopTimeSeconds = sduStartTimeSeconds + 0.010;
219 }
220 else
221 {
222 sduStopTimeSeconds = sduStartTimeSeconds + 10;
223 }
224 sduArrivalTimeSeconds = (sduStopTimeSeconds - sduStartTimeSeconds) / numSdu;
225
226 // Sending packets from RRC layer
227 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->SetArrivalTime(Seconds(sduArrivalTimeSeconds));
228 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->SetPduSize(sduSizeBytes);
229
230 // MAC sends transmission opportunities (TxOpp)
231 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOppSize(dlTxOppSizeBytes);
232 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOppTime(Seconds(dlTxOpprTimeSeconds));
233 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->SetTxOpportunityMode(LteTestMac::AUTOMATIC_MODE);
234
235 // MAC sends transmission opportunities (TxOpp)
236 lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOppSize(ulTxOppSizeBytes);
237 lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOppTime(Seconds(ulTxOpprTimeSeconds));
238 lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->SetTxOpportunityMode(LteTestMac::AUTOMATIC_MODE);
239
240 // Start/Stop pseudo-application at RRC layer
241 Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(sduStartTimeSeconds),
242 &LteTestRrc::Start,
243 lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc);
244 Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(sduStopTimeSeconds), &LteTestRrc::Stop, lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc);
245
246 double maxDlThroughput = (dlTxOppSizeBytes / (dlTxOppSizeBytes + 4.0)) *
247 (dlTxOppSizeBytes / dlTxOpprTimeSeconds) * (1.0 - m_losses);
248 const double statusProhibitSeconds = 0.020;
249 double pollFrequency = (1.0 / dlTxOpprTimeSeconds) * (1 - m_losses);
250 double statusFrequency = std::min(pollFrequency, 1.0 / statusProhibitSeconds);
251 const uint32_t numNackSnPerStatusPdu = (ulTxOppSizeBytes * 8 - 14) / 10;
252 double maxRetxThroughput =
253 ((double)numNackSnPerStatusPdu * (double)dlTxOppSizeBytes) * statusFrequency;
254 double throughput = std::min(maxDlThroughput, maxRetxThroughput);
255 double totBytes =
256 ((sduSizeBytes) * (sduStopTimeSeconds - sduStartTimeSeconds) / sduArrivalTimeSeconds);
257
258 // note: the throughput estimation is valid only for the full buffer
259 // case. However, the test sends a finite number of SDUs. Hence, the
260 // estimated throughput will only be effective at the beginning of
261 // the test. Towards the end of the test, two issues are present:
262 // 1) no new data is transmitted, hence less feedback is sent,
263 // hence the transmission rate for the last PDUs to be
264 // retransmitted is much lower. This effect can be best noteed
265 // at very high loss rates, and can be adjusted by timers and
266 // params.
267 // 2) throuhgput is not meaningful, you need to evaluate the time
268 // it takes for all PDUs to be (re)transmitted successfully,
269 // i.e., how long it takes for the TX and reTX queues to deplete.
270
271 // Estimating correctly this effect would require a complex stateful
272 // model (e.g., a Markov chain model) so to avoid the hassle we just
273 // use a margin here which we empirically determine as something we
274 // think reasonable based on the PDU loss rate
275 Time margin;
276 if (m_losses < 0.07)
277 {
278 margin = Seconds(0.500);
279 }
280 else if (m_losses < 0.20)
281 {
282 margin = Seconds(1);
283 }
284 else if (m_losses < 0.50)
285 {
286 margin = Seconds(2);
287 }
288 else if (m_losses < 0.70)
289 {
290 margin = Seconds(10);
291 }
292 else if (m_losses < 0.91)
293 {
294 margin = Seconds(20);
295 }
296 else // 0.95
297 {
298 margin = Seconds(30);
299 }
300 Time stopTime =
301 Seconds(std::max(sduStartTimeSeconds + totBytes / throughput, sduStopTimeSeconds)) + margin;
302
303 NS_LOG_INFO("statusFrequency=" << statusFrequency << ", maxDlThroughput=" << maxDlThroughput
304 << ", maxRetxThroughput=" << maxRetxThroughput << ", totBytes="
305 << totBytes << ", stopTime=" << stopTime.As(Time::S));
306
307 Simulator::Stop(stopTime);
308 Simulator::Run();
309
310 uint32_t txEnbRrcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_enbRrc->GetTxPdus();
311 uint32_t rxUeRrcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_ueRrc->GetRxPdus();
312
313 uint32_t txEnbRlcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_enbMac->GetTxPdus();
314 uint32_t rxUeRlcPdus = lteSimpleHelper->m_ueMac->GetRxPdus();
315
316 NS_LOG_INFO("Run = " << m_run);
317 NS_LOG_INFO("Loss rate (%) = " << uint32_t(m_losses * 100));
318
319 NS_LOG_INFO("RLC PDUs TX: " << txEnbRlcPdus << " RX: " << rxUeRlcPdus
320 << " LOST: " << m_dlDrops << " ("
321 << (100.0 * (double)m_dlDrops) / txEnbRlcPdus << "%)");
322
323 NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txEnbRlcPdus,
324 rxUeRlcPdus + m_dlDrops,
325 "lost RLC PDUs don't match TX + RX");
326
327 NS_LOG_INFO("eNB tx RRC count = " << txEnbRrcPdus);
328 NS_LOG_INFO("UE rx RRC count = " << rxUeRrcPdus);
329
330 NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txEnbRrcPdus,
331 rxUeRrcPdus,
332 "TX PDUs (" << txEnbRrcPdus << ") != RX PDUs (" << rxUeRrcPdus << ")");
333
334 Simulator::Destroy();
335}
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void DlDropEvent(Ptr< const Packet > p)
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bool m_bulkSduArrival
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uint32_t m_dlDrops
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double m_losses
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