tcp-ecn-test.cc

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2016 NITK Surathkal
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#include "tcp-error-model.h"
#include "tcp-general-test.h"
 
#include "ns3/ipv4-end-point.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-interface-address.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-route.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-routing-protocol.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4.h"
#include "ns3/ipv6-end-point.h"
#include "ns3/ipv6-route.h"
#include "ns3/ipv6-routing-protocol.h"
#include "ns3/ipv6.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/node.h"
#include "ns3/tcp-l4-protocol.h"
#include "ns3/tcp-rx-buffer.h"
#include "ns3/tcp-tx-buffer.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("TcpEcnTestSuite");
 
/**
 * \ingroup internet-test
 *
 * \brief checks if ECT, CWR and ECE bits are set correctly in different scenarios
 *
 * This test suite will run four combinations of enabling ECN (sender off and receiver off; sender
 * on and receiver off; sender off and receiver on; sender on and receiver on;) and checks that the
 * TOS byte of eventual packets transmitted or received have ECT, CWR, and ECE set correctly (or
 * not). It also checks if congestion window is being reduced by half only once per every window on
 * receipt of ECE flags
 *
 */
class TcpEcnTest : public TcpGeneralTest
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Constructor
     *
     * \param testcase test case number
     * \param desc Description about the ECN capabilities of sender and receiver
     */
    TcpEcnTest(uint32_t testcase, const std::string& desc);
 
  protected:
    void CWndTrace(uint32_t oldValue, uint32_t newValue) override;
    void Rx(const Ptr<const Packet> p, const TcpHeader& h, SocketWho who) override;
    void Tx(const Ptr<const Packet> p, const TcpHeader& h, SocketWho who) override;
    Ptr<TcpSocketMsgBase> CreateSenderSocket(Ptr<Node> node) override;
    void ConfigureProperties() override;
 
  private:
    uint32_t m_cwndChangeCount;  //!< Number of times the congestion window did change
    uint32_t m_senderSent;       //!< Number of segments sent by the sender
    uint32_t m_senderReceived;   //!< Number of segments received by the sender
    uint32_t m_receiverReceived; //!< Number of segments received by the receiver
    uint32_t m_testcase;         //!< Test case type
};
 
/**
 * \ingroup internet-test
 *
 * \brief A TCP socket which sends certain data packets with CE flags set for tests 5 and 6.
 *
 * The SendDataPacket function of this class sends data packets numbered 1 and 3 with CE flags set
 * for test 5 to verify if ECE and CWR bits are correctly set by receiver and sender respectively.
 * It also sets CE flags on data packets 4 and 5 in test case 6 to check if sender reduces
 * congestion window appropriately and also only once per every window.
 *
 */
class TcpSocketCongestedRouter : public TcpSocketMsgBase
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    uint32_t m_dataPacketSent; //!< Number of packets sent
    uint8_t m_testcase;        //!< Test case type
 
    TcpSocketCongestedRouter()
        : TcpSocketMsgBase()
    {
        m_dataPacketSent = 0;
    }
 
    /**
     * \brief Constructor.
     * \param other The object to copy from.
     */
    TcpSocketCongestedRouter(const TcpSocketCongestedRouter& other)
        : TcpSocketMsgBase(other)
    {
    }
 
    /**
     * Set the test case type
     * \param testCase Test case type
     */
    void SetTestCase(uint8_t testCase);
 
  protected:
    uint32_t SendDataPacket(SequenceNumber32 seq, uint32_t maxSize, bool withAck) override;
    void ReTxTimeout() override;
    Ptr<TcpSocketBase> Fork() override;
};
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(TcpSocketCongestedRouter);
 
TypeId
TcpSocketCongestedRouter::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid = TypeId("ns3::TcpSocketCongestedRouter")
                            .SetParent<TcpSocketMsgBase>()
                            .SetGroupName("Internet")
                            .AddConstructor<TcpSocketCongestedRouter>();
    return tid;
}
 
void
TcpSocketCongestedRouter::ReTxTimeout()
{
    TcpSocketBase::ReTxTimeout();
}
 
void
TcpSocketCongestedRouter::SetTestCase(uint8_t testCase)
{
    m_testcase = testCase;
}
 
uint32_t
TcpSocketCongestedRouter::SendDataPacket(SequenceNumber32 seq, uint32_t maxSize, bool withAck)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << seq << maxSize << withAck);
    m_dataPacketSent++;
 
    bool isRetransmission = false;
    if (seq != m_tcb->m_highTxMark)
    {
        isRetransmission = true;
    }
 
    Ptr<Packet> p = m_txBuffer->CopyFromSequence(maxSize, seq)->GetPacketCopy();
    uint32_t sz = p->GetSize(); // Size of packet
    uint8_t flags = withAck ? TcpHeader::ACK : 0;
    uint32_t remainingData = m_txBuffer->SizeFromSequence(seq + SequenceNumber32(sz));
 
    if (withAck)
    {
        m_delAckEvent.Cancel();
        m_delAckCount = 0;
    }
 
    // Sender should reduce the Congestion Window as a response to receiver's ECN Echo notification
    // only once per window
    if (m_tcb->m_ecnState == TcpSocketState::ECN_ECE_RCVD &&
        m_ecnEchoSeq.Get() > m_ecnCWRSeq.Get() && !isRetransmission)
    {
        NS_LOG_DEBUG(TcpSocketState::EcnStateName[m_tcb->m_ecnState] << " -> ECN_CWR_SENT");
        m_tcb->m_ecnState = TcpSocketState::ECN_CWR_SENT;
        m_ecnCWRSeq = seq;
        flags |= TcpHeader::CWR;
        NS_LOG_INFO("CWR flags set");
    }
    /*
     * Add tags for each socket option.
     * Note that currently the socket adds both IPv4 tag and IPv6 tag
     * if both options are set. Once the packet got to layer three, only
     * the corresponding tags will be read.
     */
    if (GetIpTos())
    {
        SocketIpTosTag ipTosTag;
        if ((m_testcase == 5 && (m_dataPacketSent == 1 || m_dataPacketSent == 3)) ||
            (m_testcase == 6 && (m_dataPacketSent == 4 || m_dataPacketSent == 5)))
        {
            ipTosTag.SetTos(MarkEcnCe(GetIpTos()));
        }
        else
        {
            if (m_tcb->m_ecnState != TcpSocketState::ECN_DISABLED && (GetIpTos() & 0x3) == 0)
            {
                ipTosTag.SetTos(MarkEcnEct0(GetIpTos()));
            }
            else
            {
                ipTosTag.SetTos(GetIpTos());
            }
        }
        p->AddPacketTag(ipTosTag);
    }
    else
    {
        SocketIpTosTag ipTosTag;
        if ((m_testcase == 5 && (m_dataPacketSent == 1 || m_dataPacketSent == 3)) ||
            (m_testcase == 6 && (m_dataPacketSent == 4 || m_dataPacketSent == 5)))
        {
            ipTosTag.SetTos(MarkEcnCe(GetIpTos()));
        }
        else
        {
            if (m_tcb->m_ecnState != TcpSocketState::ECN_DISABLED)
            {
                ipTosTag.SetTos(MarkEcnEct0(GetIpTos()));
            }
        }
        p->AddPacketTag(ipTosTag);
    }
 
    if (IsManualIpv6Tclass())
    {
        SocketIpv6TclassTag ipTclassTag;
        if ((m_testcase == 5 && (m_dataPacketSent == 1 || m_dataPacketSent == 3)) ||
            (m_testcase == 6 && (m_dataPacketSent == 4 || m_dataPacketSent == 5)))
        {
            ipTclassTag.SetTclass(MarkEcnCe(GetIpv6Tclass()));
        }
        else
        {
            if (m_tcb->m_ecnState != TcpSocketState::ECN_DISABLED && (GetIpv6Tclass() & 0x3) == 0)
            {
                ipTclassTag.SetTclass(MarkEcnEct0(GetIpv6Tclass()));
            }
            else
            {
                ipTclassTag.SetTclass(GetIpv6Tclass());
            }
        }
        p->AddPacketTag(ipTclassTag);
    }
    else
    {
        SocketIpv6TclassTag ipTclassTag;
        if ((m_testcase == 5 && (m_dataPacketSent == 1 || m_dataPacketSent == 3)) ||
            (m_testcase == 6 && (m_dataPacketSent == 4 || m_dataPacketSent == 5)))
        {
            ipTclassTag.SetTclass(MarkEcnCe(GetIpv6Tclass()));
        }
        else
        {
            if (m_tcb->m_ecnState != TcpSocketState::ECN_DISABLED)
            {
                ipTclassTag.SetTclass(MarkEcnEct0(GetIpv6Tclass()));
            }
        }
        p->AddPacketTag(ipTclassTag);
    }
 
    if (IsManualIpTtl())
    {
        SocketIpTtlTag ipTtlTag;
        ipTtlTag.SetTtl(GetIpTtl());
        p->AddPacketTag(ipTtlTag);
    }
 
    if (IsManualIpv6HopLimit())
    {
        SocketIpv6HopLimitTag ipHopLimitTag;
        ipHopLimitTag.SetHopLimit(GetIpv6HopLimit());
        p->AddPacketTag(ipHopLimitTag);
    }
 
    uint8_t priority = GetPriority();
    if (priority)
    {
        SocketPriorityTag priorityTag;
        priorityTag.SetPriority(priority);
        p->ReplacePacketTag(priorityTag);
    }
 
    if (m_closeOnEmpty && (remainingData == 0))
    {
        flags |= TcpHeader::FIN;
        if (m_state == ESTABLISHED)
        { // On active close: I am the first one to send FIN
            NS_LOG_DEBUG("ESTABLISHED -> FIN_WAIT_1");
            m_state = FIN_WAIT_1;
        }
        else if (m_state == CLOSE_WAIT)
        { // On passive close: Peer sent me FIN already
            NS_LOG_DEBUG("CLOSE_WAIT -> LAST_ACK");
            m_state = LAST_ACK;
        }
    }
    TcpHeader header;
    header.SetFlags(flags);
    header.SetSequenceNumber(seq);
    header.SetAckNumber(m_tcb->m_rxBuffer->NextRxSequence());
    if (m_endPoint)
    {
        header.SetSourcePort(m_endPoint->GetLocalPort());
        header.SetDestinationPort(m_endPoint->GetPeerPort());
    }
    else
    {
        header.SetSourcePort(m_endPoint6->GetLocalPort());
        header.SetDestinationPort(m_endPoint6->GetPeerPort());
    }
    header.SetWindowSize(AdvertisedWindowSize());
    AddOptions(header);
 
    if (m_retxEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        // Schedules retransmit timeout. m_rto should be already doubled.
 
        NS_LOG_LOGIC(this << " SendDataPacket Schedule ReTxTimeout at time "
                          << Simulator::Now().GetSeconds() << " to expire at time "
                          << (Simulator::Now() + m_rto.Get()).GetSeconds());
        m_retxEvent = Simulator::Schedule(m_rto, &TcpSocketCongestedRouter::ReTxTimeout, this);
    }
 
    m_txTrace(p, header, this);
 
    if (m_endPoint)
    {
        m_tcp->SendPacket(p,
                          header,
                          m_endPoint->GetLocalAddress(),
                          m_endPoint->GetPeerAddress(),
                          m_boundnetdevice);
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Send segment of size "
                     << sz << " with remaining data " << remainingData << " via TcpL4Protocol to "
                     << m_endPoint->GetPeerAddress() << ". Header " << header);
    }
    else
    {
        m_tcp->SendPacket(p,
                          header,
                          m_endPoint6->GetLocalAddress(),
                          m_endPoint6->GetPeerAddress(),
                          m_boundnetdevice);
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Send segment of size "
                     << sz << " with remaining data " << remainingData << " via TcpL4Protocol to "
                     << m_endPoint6->GetPeerAddress() << ". Header " << header);
    }
 
    UpdateRttHistory(seq, sz, isRetransmission);
 
    // Notify the application of the data being sent unless this is a retransmit
    if (seq + sz > m_tcb->m_highTxMark)
    {
        Simulator::ScheduleNow(&TcpSocketCongestedRouter::NotifyDataSent,
                               this,
                               (seq + sz - m_tcb->m_highTxMark.Get()));
    }
    // Update highTxMark
    m_tcb->m_highTxMark = std::max(seq + sz, m_tcb->m_highTxMark.Get());
    return sz;
}
 
Ptr<TcpSocketBase>
TcpSocketCongestedRouter::Fork()
{
    return CopyObject<TcpSocketCongestedRouter>(this);
}
 
TcpEcnTest::TcpEcnTest(uint32_t testcase, const std::string& desc)
    : TcpGeneralTest(desc),
      m_cwndChangeCount(0),
      m_senderSent(0),
      m_senderReceived(0),
      m_receiverReceived(0),
      m_testcase(testcase)
{
}
 
void
TcpEcnTest::ConfigureProperties()
{
    TcpGeneralTest::ConfigureProperties();
    if (m_testcase == 2 || m_testcase == 4 || m_testcase == 5 || m_testcase == 6)
    {
        SetUseEcn(SENDER, TcpSocketState::On);
    }
    if (m_testcase == 3 || m_testcase == 4 || m_testcase == 5 || m_testcase == 6)
    {
        SetUseEcn(RECEIVER, TcpSocketState::On);
    }
}
 
void
TcpEcnTest::CWndTrace(uint32_t oldValue, uint32_t newValue)
{
    if (m_testcase == 6)
    {
        if (newValue < oldValue)
        {
            m_cwndChangeCount++;
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(m_cwndChangeCount,
                                  1,
                                  "Congestion window should be reduced once per every window");
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(newValue,
                                  1000,
                                  "Congestion window should not drop below 2 segments");
        }
    }
}
 
void
TcpEcnTest::Rx(const Ptr<const Packet> p, const TcpHeader& h, SocketWho who)
{
    if (who == RECEIVER)
    {
        if (m_receiverReceived == 0)
        {
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::SYN),
                                  0,
                                  "SYN should be received as first message at the receiver");
            if (m_testcase == 2 || m_testcase == 4 || m_testcase == 5 || m_testcase == 6)
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(
                    ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ECE) && ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::CWR),
                    0,
                    "The flags ECE + CWR should be set in the TCP header of first message received "
                    "at receiver when sender is ECN Capable");
            }
            else
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(
                    ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ECE) && ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::CWR),
                    0,
                    "The flags ECE + CWR should not be set in the TCP header of first message "
                    "received at receiver when sender is not ECN Capable");
            }
        }
        else if (m_receiverReceived == 1)
        {
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ACK),
                                  0,
                                  "ACK should be received as second message at receiver");
        }
        else if (m_receiverReceived == 3 && m_testcase == 5)
        {
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::CWR),
                                  0,
                                  "Sender should send CWR on receipt of ECE");
        }
        m_receiverReceived++;
    }
    else if (who == SENDER)
    {
        if (m_senderReceived == 0)
        {
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::SYN) &&
                                      ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ACK),
                                  0,
                                  "SYN+ACK received as first message at sender");
            if (m_testcase == 4 || m_testcase == 5 || m_testcase == 6)
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(
                    (h.GetFlags() & TcpHeader::ECE),
                    0,
                    "The flag ECE should be set in the TCP header of first message received at "
                    "sender when both receiver and sender are ECN Capable");
            }
            else
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(
                    ((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ECE),
                    0,
                    "The flag ECE should not be set in the TCP header of first message received at "
                    "sender when  either receiver or sender are not ECN Capable");
            }
        }
        if (m_testcase == 5 && m_receiverReceived > 12)
        {
            NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(((h.GetFlags()) & TcpHeader::ECE),
                                  0,
                                  "The flag ECE should not be set in TCP header of the packet sent "
                                  "by the receiver after sender sends CWR flags to receiver and "
                                  "receiver receives a packet without CE bit set in IP header");
        }
        m_senderReceived++;
    }
}
 
void
TcpEcnTest::Tx(const Ptr<const Packet> p, const TcpHeader& h, SocketWho who)
{
    if (who == SENDER)
    {
        m_senderSent++;
        if (m_senderSent == 3)
        {
            SocketIpTosTag ipTosTag;
            bool found = p->PeekPacketTag(ipTosTag);
            uint16_t ipTos = 0;
            if (found)
            {
                ipTos = static_cast<uint16_t>(ipTosTag.GetTos());
            }
            if (m_testcase == 4 || m_testcase == 6)
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ipTos,
                                      0x2,
                                      "IP TOS should have ECT set if ECN negotiation between "
                                      "endpoints is successful");
            }
            else if (m_testcase == 5)
            {
                if (m_senderSent == 3 || m_senderSent == 5)
                {
                    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(
                        ipTos,
                        0x3,
                        "IP TOS should have CE bit set for 3rd and 5th packet sent in test case 5");
                }
                else
                {
                    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ipTos,
                                          0x2,
                                          "IP TOS should have ECT set if ECN negotiation between "
                                          "endpoints is successful");
                }
            }
            else
            {
                NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_NE(ipTos,
                                      0x2,
                                      "IP TOS should not have ECT set if ECN negotiation between "
                                      "endpoints is unsuccessful");
            }
        }
    }
}
 
Ptr<TcpSocketMsgBase>
TcpEcnTest::CreateSenderSocket(Ptr<Node> node)
{
    if (m_testcase == 5 || m_testcase == 6)
    {
        Ptr<TcpSocketCongestedRouter> socket = DynamicCast<TcpSocketCongestedRouter>(
            CreateSocket(node, TcpSocketCongestedRouter::GetTypeId(), m_congControlTypeId));
        socket->SetTestCase(m_testcase);
        return socket;
    }
    else
    {
        return TcpGeneralTest::CreateSenderSocket(node);
    }
}
 
/**
 * \ingroup internet-test
 *
 * \brief TCP ECN TestSuite
 */
class TcpEcnTestSuite : public TestSuite
{
  public:
    TcpEcnTestSuite()
        : TestSuite("tcp-ecn-test", Type::UNIT)
    {
        AddTestCase(new TcpEcnTest(
                        1,
                        "ECN Negotiation Test : ECN incapable sender and ECN incapable receiver"),
                    TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
        AddTestCase(
            new TcpEcnTest(2,
                           "ECN Negotiation Test : ECN capable sender and ECN incapable receiver"),
            TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
        AddTestCase(
            new TcpEcnTest(3,
                           "ECN Negotiation Test : ECN incapable sender and ECN capable receiver"),
            TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
        AddTestCase(
            new TcpEcnTest(4, "ECN Negotiation Test : ECN capable sender and ECN capable receiver"),
            TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
        AddTestCase(
            new TcpEcnTest(
                5,
                "ECE and CWR Functionality Test: ECN capable sender and ECN capable receiver"),
            TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
        AddTestCase(
            new TcpEcnTest(
                6,
                "Congestion Window Reduction Test :ECN capable sender and ECN capable receiver"),
            TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
    }
};
 
static TcpEcnTestSuite g_tcpECNTestSuite; //!< static var for test initialization
 
} // namespace ns3