wifi-vht-network.cc

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2015 SEBASTIEN DERONNE
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
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 * Author: Sebastien Deronne <sebastien.deronne@gmail.com>
 */
 
#include "ns3/boolean.h"
#include "ns3/command-line.h"
#include "ns3/config.h"
#include "ns3/double.h"
#include "ns3/internet-stack-helper.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-address-helper.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-global-routing-helper.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/mobility-helper.h"
#include "ns3/on-off-helper.h"
#include "ns3/packet-sink-helper.h"
#include "ns3/packet-sink.h"
#include "ns3/ssid.h"
#include "ns3/string.h"
#include "ns3/udp-client-server-helper.h"
#include "ns3/udp-server.h"
#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
#include "ns3/vht-phy.h"
#include "ns3/yans-wifi-channel.h"
#include "ns3/yans-wifi-helper.h"
 
// This is a simple example in order to show how to configure an IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi network.
//
// It outputs the UDP or TCP goodput for every VHT MCS value, which depends on the MCS value (0 to
// 9, where 9 is forbidden when the channel width is 20 MHz), the channel width (20, 40, 80 or 160
// MHz) and the guard interval (long or short). The PHY bitrate is constant over all the simulation
// run. The user can also specify the distance between the access point and the station: the larger
// the distance the smaller the goodput.
//
// The simulation assumes a single station in an infrastructure network:
//
//  STA     AP
//    *     *
//    |     |
//   n1     n2
//
// Packets in this simulation belong to BestEffort Access Class (AC_BE).
 
using namespace ns3;
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("vht-wifi-network");
 
int
main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    bool udp{true};
    bool useRts{false};
    Time simulationTime{"10s"};
    double distance{1.0}; // meters
    int mcs{-1};          // -1 indicates an unset value
    double minExpectedThroughput{0.0};
    double maxExpectedThroughput{0.0};
 
    CommandLine cmd(__FILE__);
    cmd.AddValue("distance",
                 "Distance in meters between the station and the access point",
                 distance);
    cmd.AddValue("simulationTime", "Simulation time", simulationTime);
    cmd.AddValue("udp", "UDP if set to 1, TCP otherwise", udp);
    cmd.AddValue("useRts", "Enable/disable RTS/CTS", useRts);
    cmd.AddValue("mcs", "if set, limit testing to a specific MCS (0-9)", mcs);
    cmd.AddValue("minExpectedThroughput",
                 "if set, simulation fails if the lowest throughput is below this value",
                 minExpectedThroughput);
    cmd.AddValue("maxExpectedThroughput",
                 "if set, simulation fails if the highest throughput is above this value",
                 maxExpectedThroughput);
    cmd.Parse(argc, argv);
 
    if (useRts)
    {
        Config::SetDefault("ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RtsCtsThreshold", StringValue("0"));
    }
 
    double prevThroughput[8] = {0};
 
    std::cout << "MCS value"
              << "\t\t"
              << "Channel width"
              << "\t\t"
              << "short GI"
              << "\t\t"
              << "Throughput" << '\n';
    int minMcs = 0;
    int maxMcs = 9;
    if (mcs >= 0 && mcs <= 9)
    {
        minMcs = mcs;
        maxMcs = mcs;
    }
    for (int mcs = minMcs; mcs <= maxMcs; mcs++)
    {
        uint8_t index = 0;
        double previous = 0;
        for (int channelWidth = 20; channelWidth <= 160;)
        {
            if (mcs == 9 && channelWidth == 20)
            {
                channelWidth *= 2;
                continue;
            }
            for (auto sgi : {false, true})
            {
                uint32_t payloadSize; // 1500 byte IP packet
                if (udp)
                {
                    payloadSize = 1472; // bytes
                }
                else
                {
                    payloadSize = 1448; // bytes
                    Config::SetDefault("ns3::TcpSocket::SegmentSize", UintegerValue(payloadSize));
                }
 
                NodeContainer wifiStaNode;
                wifiStaNode.Create(1);
                NodeContainer wifiApNode;
                wifiApNode.Create(1);
 
                YansWifiChannelHelper channel = YansWifiChannelHelper::Default();
                YansWifiPhyHelper phy;
                phy.SetChannel(channel.Create());
 
                phy.Set("ChannelSettings",
                        StringValue("{0, " + std::to_string(channelWidth) + ", BAND_5GHZ, 0}"));
 
                WifiHelper wifi;
                wifi.SetStandard(WIFI_STANDARD_80211ac);
                WifiMacHelper mac;
 
                std::ostringstream ossControlMode;
                auto nonHtRefRateMbps = VhtPhy::GetNonHtReferenceRate(mcs) / 1e6;
                ossControlMode << "OfdmRate" << nonHtRefRateMbps << "Mbps";
 
                std::ostringstream ossDataMode;
                ossDataMode << "VhtMcs" << mcs;
                wifi.SetRemoteStationManager("ns3::ConstantRateWifiManager",
                                             "DataMode",
                                             StringValue(ossDataMode.str()),
                                             "ControlMode",
                                             StringValue(ossControlMode.str()));
 
                // Set guard interval
                wifi.ConfigHtOptions("ShortGuardIntervalSupported", BooleanValue(sgi));
 
                Ssid ssid = Ssid("ns3-80211ac");
 
                mac.SetType("ns3::StaWifiMac", "Ssid", SsidValue(ssid));
 
                NetDeviceContainer staDevice;
                staDevice = wifi.Install(phy, mac, wifiStaNode);
 
                mac.SetType("ns3::ApWifiMac",
                            "EnableBeaconJitter",
                            BooleanValue(false),
                            "Ssid",
                            SsidValue(ssid));
 
                NetDeviceContainer apDevice;
                apDevice = wifi.Install(phy, mac, wifiApNode);
 
                int64_t streamNumber = 150;
                streamNumber += wifi.AssignStreams(apDevice, streamNumber);
                streamNumber += wifi.AssignStreams(staDevice, streamNumber);
 
                // mobility.
                MobilityHelper mobility;
                Ptr<ListPositionAllocator> positionAlloc = CreateObject<ListPositionAllocator>();
 
                positionAlloc->Add(Vector(0.0, 0.0, 0.0));
                positionAlloc->Add(Vector(distance, 0.0, 0.0));
                mobility.SetPositionAllocator(positionAlloc);
 
                mobility.SetMobilityModel("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
 
                mobility.Install(wifiApNode);
                mobility.Install(wifiStaNode);
 
                /* Internet stack*/
                InternetStackHelper stack;
                stack.Install(wifiApNode);
                stack.Install(wifiStaNode);
                streamNumber += stack.AssignStreams(wifiApNode, streamNumber);
                streamNumber += stack.AssignStreams(wifiStaNode, streamNumber);
 
                Ipv4AddressHelper address;
                address.SetBase("192.168.1.0", "255.255.255.0");
                Ipv4InterfaceContainer staNodeInterface;
                Ipv4InterfaceContainer apNodeInterface;
 
                staNodeInterface = address.Assign(staDevice);
                apNodeInterface = address.Assign(apDevice);
 
                /* Setting applications */
                const auto maxLoad = VhtPhy::GetDataRate(mcs, channelWidth, sgi ? 400 : 800, 1);
                ApplicationContainer serverApp;
                if (udp)
                {
                    // UDP flow
                    uint16_t port = 9;
                    UdpServerHelper server(port);
                    serverApp = server.Install(wifiStaNode.Get(0));
                    streamNumber += server.AssignStreams(wifiStaNode.Get(0), streamNumber);
 
                    serverApp.Start(Seconds(0.0));
                    serverApp.Stop(simulationTime + Seconds(1.0));
                    const auto packetInterval = payloadSize * 8.0 / maxLoad;
 
                    UdpClientHelper client(staNodeInterface.GetAddress(0), port);
                    client.SetAttribute("MaxPackets", UintegerValue(4294967295U));
                    client.SetAttribute("Interval", TimeValue(Seconds(packetInterval)));
                    client.SetAttribute("PacketSize", UintegerValue(payloadSize));
                    ApplicationContainer clientApp = client.Install(wifiApNode.Get(0));
                    streamNumber += client.AssignStreams(wifiApNode.Get(0), streamNumber);
 
                    clientApp.Start(Seconds(1.0));
                    clientApp.Stop(simulationTime + Seconds(1.0));
                }
                else
                {
                    // TCP flow
                    uint16_t port = 50000;
                    Address localAddress(InetSocketAddress(Ipv4Address::GetAny(), port));
                    PacketSinkHelper packetSinkHelper("ns3::TcpSocketFactory", localAddress);
                    serverApp = packetSinkHelper.Install(wifiStaNode.Get(0));
                    streamNumber +=
                        packetSinkHelper.AssignStreams(wifiStaNode.Get(0), streamNumber);
 
                    serverApp.Start(Seconds(0.0));
                    serverApp.Stop(simulationTime + Seconds(1.0));
 
                    OnOffHelper onoff("ns3::TcpSocketFactory", Ipv4Address::GetAny());
                    onoff.SetAttribute("OnTime",
                                       StringValue("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=1]"));
                    onoff.SetAttribute("OffTime",
                                       StringValue("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=0]"));
                    onoff.SetAttribute("PacketSize", UintegerValue(payloadSize));
                    onoff.SetAttribute("DataRate", DataRateValue(maxLoad));
                    AddressValue remoteAddress(
                        InetSocketAddress(staNodeInterface.GetAddress(0), port));
                    onoff.SetAttribute("Remote", remoteAddress);
                    ApplicationContainer clientApp = onoff.Install(wifiApNode.Get(0));
                    streamNumber += onoff.AssignStreams(wifiApNode.Get(0), streamNumber);
 
                    clientApp.Start(Seconds(1.0));
                    clientApp.Stop(simulationTime + Seconds(1.0));
                }
 
                Ipv4GlobalRoutingHelper::PopulateRoutingTables();
 
                Simulator::Stop(simulationTime + Seconds(1.0));
                Simulator::Run();
 
                auto rxBytes = 0.0;
                if (udp)
                {
                    rxBytes = payloadSize * DynamicCast<UdpServer>(serverApp.Get(0))->GetReceived();
                }
                else
                {
                    rxBytes = DynamicCast<PacketSink>(serverApp.Get(0))->GetTotalRx();
                }
                auto throughput = (rxBytes * 8) / simulationTime.GetMicroSeconds(); // Mbit/s
 
                Simulator::Destroy();
 
                std::cout << mcs << "\t\t\t" << channelWidth << " MHz\t\t\t" << std::boolalpha
                          << sgi << "\t\t\t" << throughput << " Mbit/s" << std::endl;
 
                // test first element
                if (mcs == minMcs && channelWidth == 20 && !sgi)
                {
                    if (throughput < minExpectedThroughput)
                    {
                        NS_LOG_ERROR("Obtained throughput " << throughput << " is not expected!");
                        exit(1);
                    }
                }
                // test last element
                if (mcs == maxMcs && channelWidth == 160 && sgi)
                {
                    if (maxExpectedThroughput > 0 && throughput > maxExpectedThroughput)
                    {
                        NS_LOG_ERROR("Obtained throughput " << throughput << " is not expected!");
                        exit(1);
                    }
                }
                // test previous throughput is smaller (for the same mcs)
                if (throughput > previous)
                {
                    previous = throughput;
                }
                else
                {
                    NS_LOG_ERROR("Obtained throughput " << throughput << " is not expected!");
                    exit(1);
                }
                // test previous throughput is smaller (for the same channel width and GI)
                if (throughput > prevThroughput[index])
                {
                    prevThroughput[index] = throughput;
                }
                else
                {
                    NS_LOG_ERROR("Obtained throughput " << throughput << " is not expected!");
                    exit(1);
                }
                index++;
            }
            channelWidth *= 2;
        }
    }
    return 0;
}