Helper to create IEEE 802.11s mesh networks. More...

#include "mesh-helper.h"

Collaboration diagram for ns3::MeshHelper:

Public Types
enum	ChannelPolicy { SPREAD_CHANNELS , ZERO_CHANNEL }
	Spread/not spread frequency channels of MP interfaces. More...

Public Member Functions
	MeshHelper ()
	Construct a MeshHelper used to make life easier when creating 802.11s networks.

	~MeshHelper ()
	Destroy a MeshHelper.

int64_t	AssignStreams (NetDeviceContainer c, int64_t stream)
	Assign a fixed random variable stream number to the random variables used by this model.

NetDeviceContainer	Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper, NodeContainer c) const
	Install 802.11s mesh device & protocols on given node list.

void	Report (const ns3::Ptr< ns3::NetDevice > &device, std::ostream &os)
	Print statistics.

void	ResetStats (const ns3::Ptr< ns3::NetDevice > &device)
	Reset statistics.

template<typename... Ts>
void	SetMacType (Ts &&... args)
	Set the Mac Attributes.

void	SetNumberOfInterfaces (uint32_t nInterfaces)
	Set a number of interfaces in a mesh network.

template<typename... Ts>
void	SetRemoteStationManager (std::string type, Ts &&... args)
	Set the remote station manager type and Attributes.

void	SetSpreadInterfaceChannels (ChannelPolicy policy)
	set the channel policy

template<typename... Ts>
void	SetStackInstaller (std::string type, Ts &&... args)
	Set the MeshStack type to use.

void	SetStandard (WifiStandard standard)
	Set standard.

Static Public Member Functions
static MeshHelper	Default ()
	Set the helper to the default values for the MAC type, remote station manager and channel policy.

static void	EnableLogComponents ()
	Helper to enable all MeshPointDevice log components with one statement.

Private Member Functions
Ptr< WifiNetDevice >	CreateInterface (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper, Ptr< Node > node, uint16_t channelId) const

Private Attributes
ObjectFactory	m_ackPolicySelector [4]
	ack policy selector for all ACs

ObjectFactory	m_mac
	the MAC

uint32_t	m_nInterfaces
	number of interfaces

ChannelPolicy	m_spreadChannelPolicy
	spread channel policy

Ptr< MeshStack >	m_stack
	stack

ObjectFactory	m_stackFactory
	stack factory

WifiStandard	m_standard
	standard

ObjectFactory	m_stationManager
	the station manager

Detailed Description

Helper to create IEEE 802.11s mesh networks.

Definition at line 32 of file mesh-helper.h.

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ ChannelPolicy

enum ns3::MeshHelper::ChannelPolicy

Spread/not spread frequency channels of MP interfaces.

Todo: SetMeshId

If set to true different non-overlapping 20MHz frequency channels will be assigned to different mesh point interfaces.

Enumerator
SPREAD_CHANNELS
ZERO_CHANNEL

Definition at line 89 of file mesh-helper.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MeshHelper()

ns3::MeshHelper::MeshHelper ( )

Construct a MeshHelper used to make life easier when creating 802.11s networks.

Definition at line 27 of file mesh-helper.cc.

◆ ~MeshHelper()

ns3::MeshHelper::~MeshHelper ( )

Destroy a MeshHelper.

Definition at line 35 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References m_stack.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AssignStreams()

int64_t ns3::MeshHelper::AssignStreams	(	NetDeviceContainer	c,
		int64_t	stream )

Assign a fixed random variable stream number to the random variables used by this model.

Return the number of streams (possibly zero) that have been assigned. The Install() method of this helper should have previously been called by the user.

Parameters

stream	first stream index to use
c	NetDeviceContainer of the set of devices for which the mesh devices should be modified to use a fixed stream

Returns: the number of stream indices assigned by this helper

Definition at line 176 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References ns3::NetDeviceContainer::Begin(), ns3::DynamicCast(), ns3::NetDeviceContainer::End(), and ns3::PointerValue::Get().

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), and MeshTest::CreateNodes().

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◆ CreateInterface()

Ptr< WifiNetDevice > ns3::MeshHelper::CreateInterface	(	const WifiPhyHelper &	phyHelper,
		Ptr< Node >	node,
		uint16_t	channelId ) const

private

Parameters

phyHelper
node
channelId

Returns: a WifiNetDevice with ready-to-use interface

Definition at line 104 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References ns3::Mac48Address::Allocate(), ns3::ObjectFactory::Create(), ns3::WifiPhyHelper::Create(), ns3::CreateObject(), ns3::CreateObjectWithAttributes(), ns3::GetFrameExchangeManagerTypeIdName(), m_mac, m_standard, m_stationManager, NS_ABORT_IF, NS_ASSERT, ns3::ObjectFactory::Set(), and ns3::ObjectFactory::SetTypeId().

Referenced by Install().

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◆ Default()

MeshHelper ns3::MeshHelper::Default ( )

static

Set the helper to the default values for the MAC type, remote station manager and channel policy.

Returns: the default MeshHelper

Definition at line 88 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References SetMacType(), SetRemoteStationManager(), SetSpreadInterfaceChannels(), and SPREAD_CHANNELS.

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), and MeshTest::CreateNodes().

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◆ EnableLogComponents()

void ns3::MeshHelper::EnableLogComponents ( )

static

Helper to enable all MeshPointDevice log components with one statement.

Definition at line 236 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References ns3::WifiHelper::EnableLogComponents(), ns3::LOG_LEVEL_ALL, and ns3::LogComponentEnable().

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◆ Install()

NetDeviceContainer ns3::MeshHelper::Install	(	const WifiPhyHelper &	phyHelper,
		NodeContainer	c ) const

Install 802.11s mesh device & protocols on given node list.

Parameters

phyHelper	Wifi PHY helper
c	List of nodes to install

Returns: list of created mesh point devices, see MeshPointDevice

Definition at line 53 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References ns3::NodeContainer::Begin(), CreateInterface(), ns3::CreateObject(), ns3::NodeContainer::End(), m_nInterfaces, m_spreadChannelPolicy, m_stack, NS_ASSERT, NS_FATAL_ERROR, SPREAD_CHANNELS, and ZERO_CHANNEL.

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), and MeshTest::CreateNodes().

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◆ Report()

void ns3::MeshHelper::Report	(	const ns3::Ptr< ns3::NetDevice > &	device,
		std::ostream &	os )

Print statistics.

Parameters

device	the net device
os	the output stream

Definition at line 154 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References ns3::Mac48Address::ConvertFrom(), ns3::Time::GetSeconds(), m_stack, ns3::Simulator::Now(), and NS_ASSERT.

Referenced by MeshTest::Report().

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◆ ResetStats()

void ns3::MeshHelper::ResetStats ( const ns3::Ptr< ns3::NetDevice > & device )

Reset statistics.

Parameters

device the net device

Definition at line 167 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References m_stack, and NS_ASSERT.

◆ SetMacType()

template<typename... Ts>

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetMacType ( Ts &&... args )

Set the Mac Attributes.

All the attributes specified in this method should exist in the requested mac.

Template Parameters

Ts	[deduced] Argument types

Parameters

[in] args Name and AttributeValue pairs to set.

Definition at line 184 of file mesh-helper.h.

References m_mac, ns3::ObjectFactory::Set(), and ns3::ObjectFactory::SetTypeId().

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), MeshTest::CreateNodes(), and Default().

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◆ SetNumberOfInterfaces()

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetNumberOfInterfaces ( uint32_t nInterfaces )

Set a number of interfaces in a mesh network.

Parameters

nInterfaces is the number of interfaces

Definition at line 47 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References m_nInterfaces.

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), and MeshTest::CreateNodes().

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◆ SetRemoteStationManager()

template<typename... Ts>

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetRemoteStationManager	(	std::string	type,
		Ts &&...	args )

Set the remote station manager type and Attributes.

All the attributes specified in this method should exist in the requested station manager.

Template Parameters

Ts	[deduced] Argument types

Parameters

	type	the type of remote station manager to use.
[in]	args	Name and AttributeValue pairs to set.

Definition at line 192 of file mesh-helper.h.

References m_stationManager.

Referenced by Default().

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◆ SetSpreadInterfaceChannels()

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetSpreadInterfaceChannels ( ChannelPolicy policy )

set the channel policy

Parameters

policy the channel policy

Definition at line 41 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References m_spreadChannelPolicy.

Referenced by MeshTest::CreateNodes(), and Default().

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◆ SetStackInstaller()

template<typename... Ts>

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetStackInstaller	(	std::string	type,
		Ts &&...	args )

Set the MeshStack type to use.

Template Parameters

Ts	[deduced] Argument types

Parameters

	type	the type of ns3::MeshStack.
[in]	args	Name and AttributeValue pairs to set.

Definition at line 199 of file mesh-helper.h.

References ns3::ObjectFactory::Create(), m_stack, m_stackFactory, NS_FATAL_ERROR, ns3::ObjectFactory::Set(), and ns3::ObjectFactory::SetTypeId().

Referenced by FlameRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpDoRfRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpProactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpReactiveRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), HwmpSimplestRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), PeerManagementProtocolRegressionTest::CreateDevices(), and MeshTest::CreateNodes().

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◆ SetStandard()

void ns3::MeshHelper::SetStandard ( WifiStandard standard )

Set standard.

Parameters

standard the wifi phy standard

Definition at line 98 of file mesh-helper.cc.

References m_standard.

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_ackPolicySelector

ObjectFactory ns3::MeshHelper::m_ackPolicySelector[4]

private

ack policy selector for all ACs

Definition at line 174 of file mesh-helper.h.

◆ m_mac

ObjectFactory ns3::MeshHelper::m_mac

private

the MAC

Definition at line 172 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by CreateInterface(), and SetMacType().

◆ m_nInterfaces

uint32_t ns3::MeshHelper::m_nInterfaces

private

number of interfaces

Definition at line 166 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by Install(), and SetNumberOfInterfaces().

◆ m_spreadChannelPolicy

ChannelPolicy ns3::MeshHelper::m_spreadChannelPolicy

private

spread channel policy

Definition at line 167 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by Install(), and SetSpreadInterfaceChannels().

◆ m_stack

Ptr<MeshStack> ns3::MeshHelper::m_stack

private

stack

Definition at line 168 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by ~MeshHelper(), Install(), Report(), ResetStats(), and SetStackInstaller().

◆ m_stackFactory

ObjectFactory ns3::MeshHelper::m_stackFactory

private

stack factory

Definition at line 169 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by SetStackInstaller().

◆ m_standard

WifiStandard ns3::MeshHelper::m_standard

private

standard

Definition at line 175 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by CreateInterface(), and SetStandard().

◆ m_stationManager

ObjectFactory ns3::MeshHelper::m_stationManager

private

the station manager

Definition at line 173 of file mesh-helper.h.

Referenced by CreateInterface(), and SetRemoteStationManager().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/mesh/helper/mesh-helper.h
src/mesh/helper/mesh-helper.cc

Public Types

Public Member Functions

Static Public Member Functions

Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Detailed Description

Member Enumeration Documentation

◆ ChannelPolicy

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ MeshHelper()

◆ ~MeshHelper()

Member Function Documentation

◆ AssignStreams()

◆ CreateInterface()

◆ Default()

◆ EnableLogComponents()

◆ Install()

◆ Report()

◆ ResetStats()

◆ SetMacType()

◆ SetNumberOfInterfaces()

◆ SetRemoteStationManager()

◆ SetSpreadInterfaceChannels()

◆ SetStackInstaller()

◆ SetStandard()

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_ackPolicySelector

◆ m_mac

◆ m_nInterfaces

◆ m_spreadChannelPolicy

◆ m_stack

◆ m_stackFactory

◆ m_standard

◆ m_stationManager