aparf-wifi-manager.cc

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2014 Universidad de la República - Uruguay
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
 * Author: Matias Richart <mrichart@fing.edu.uy>
 */
 
#include "aparf-wifi-manager.h"
 
#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
 
#define Min(a, b) ((a < b) ? a : b)
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("AparfWifiManager");
 
/**
 * Hold per-remote-station state for APARF Wifi manager.
 *
 * This struct extends from WifiRemoteStation struct to hold additional
 * information required by the APARF Wifi manager
 */
struct AparfWifiRemoteStation : public WifiRemoteStation
{
    uint32_t m_nSuccess;         //!< Number of successful transmission attempts.
    uint32_t m_nFailed;          //!< Number of failed transmission attempts.
    uint32_t m_pCount;           //!< Number of power changes.
    uint32_t m_successThreshold; //!< The minimum number of successful transmissions to try a new
                                 //!< power or rate.
    uint32_t
        m_failThreshold; //!< The minimum number of failed transmissions to try a new power or rate.
    uint8_t m_prevRateIndex;              //!< Rate index of the previous transmission.
    uint8_t m_rateIndex;                  //!< Current rate index.
    uint8_t m_critRateIndex;              //!< Critical rate.
    uint8_t m_prevPowerLevel;             //!< Power level of the previous transmission.
    uint8_t m_powerLevel;                 //!< Current power level.
    uint8_t m_nSupported;                 //!< Number of supported rates by the remote station.
    bool m_initialized;                   //!< For initializing variables.
    AparfWifiManager::State m_aparfState; //!< The estimated state of the channel.
};
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(AparfWifiManager);
 
TypeId
AparfWifiManager::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid =
        TypeId("ns3::AparfWifiManager")
            .SetParent<WifiRemoteStationManager>()
            .SetGroupName("Wifi")
            .AddConstructor<AparfWifiManager>()
            .AddAttribute("SuccessThreshold1",
                          "The minimum number of successful transmissions in \"High\" state to try "
                          "a new power or rate.",
                          UintegerValue(3),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_successMax1),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("SuccessThreshold2",
                          "The minimum number of successful transmissions in \"Low\" state to try "
                          "a new power or rate.",
                          UintegerValue(10),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_successMax2),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("FailThreshold",
                          "The minimum number of failed transmissions to try a new power or rate.",
                          UintegerValue(1),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_failMax),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("PowerThreshold",
                          "The maximum number of power changes.",
                          UintegerValue(10),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_powerMax),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint32_t>())
            .AddAttribute("PowerDecrementStep",
                          "Step size for decrement the power.",
                          UintegerValue(1),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_powerDec),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t>())
            .AddAttribute("PowerIncrementStep",
                          "Step size for increment the power.",
                          UintegerValue(1),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_powerInc),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t>())
            .AddAttribute("RateDecrementStep",
                          "Step size for decrement the rate.",
                          UintegerValue(1),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_rateDec),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t>())
            .AddAttribute("RateIncrementStep",
                          "Step size for increment the rate.",
                          UintegerValue(1),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_rateInc),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t>())
            .AddTraceSource("PowerChange",
                            "The transmission power has change",
                            MakeTraceSourceAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_powerChange),
                            "ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::PowerChangeTracedCallback")
            .AddTraceSource("RateChange",
                            "The transmission rate has change",
                            MakeTraceSourceAccessor(&AparfWifiManager::m_rateChange),
                            "ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager::RateChangeTracedCallback");
    return tid;
}
 
AparfWifiManager::AparfWifiManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
AparfWifiManager::~AparfWifiManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::SetupPhy(const Ptr<WifiPhy> phy)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << phy);
    m_minPower = 0;
    m_maxPower = phy->GetNTxPower() - 1;
    WifiRemoteStationManager::SetupPhy(phy);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoInitialize()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    if (GetHtSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support HT rates");
    }
    if (GetVhtSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support VHT rates");
    }
    if (GetHeSupported())
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("WifiRemoteStationManager selected does not support HE rates");
    }
}
 
WifiRemoteStation*
AparfWifiManager::DoCreateStation() const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    auto station = new AparfWifiRemoteStation();
 
    station->m_successThreshold = m_successMax1;
    station->m_failThreshold = m_failMax;
    station->m_nSuccess = 0;
    station->m_nFailed = 0;
    station->m_pCount = 0;
    station->m_aparfState = AparfWifiManager::High;
    station->m_initialized = false;
 
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("create station=" << station << ", rate=" << +station->m_rateIndex
                                   << ", power=" << +station->m_powerLevel);
 
    return station;
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::CheckInit(AparfWifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    if (!station->m_initialized)
    {
        station->m_nSupported = GetNSupported(station);
        station->m_rateIndex = station->m_nSupported - 1;
        station->m_prevRateIndex = station->m_nSupported - 1;
        station->m_powerLevel = m_maxPower;
        station->m_prevPowerLevel = m_maxPower;
        station->m_critRateIndex = 0;
        WifiMode mode = GetSupported(station, station->m_rateIndex);
        uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidth(station);
        DataRate rate(mode.GetDataRate(channelWidth));
        double power = GetPhy()->GetPowerDbm(m_maxPower);
        m_powerChange(power, power, station->m_state->m_address);
        m_rateChange(rate, rate, station->m_state->m_address);
        station->m_initialized = true;
    }
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportRtsFailed(WifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportDataFailed(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
    auto station = static_cast<AparfWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    CheckInit(station);
    station->m_nFailed++;
    station->m_nSuccess = 0;
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << ", rate=" << station->m_rateIndex
                            << ", power=" << (int)station->m_powerLevel);
 
    if (station->m_aparfState == AparfWifiManager::Low)
    {
        station->m_aparfState = AparfWifiManager::High;
        station->m_successThreshold = m_successMax1;
    }
    else if (station->m_aparfState == AparfWifiManager::Spread)
    {
        station->m_aparfState = AparfWifiManager::Low;
        station->m_successThreshold = m_successMax2;
    }
 
    if (station->m_nFailed == station->m_failThreshold)
    {
        station->m_nFailed = 0;
        station->m_nSuccess = 0;
        station->m_pCount = 0;
        if (station->m_powerLevel == m_maxPower)
        {
            station->m_critRateIndex = station->m_rateIndex;
            if (station->m_rateIndex != 0)
            {
                NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << " dec rate");
                station->m_rateIndex -= m_rateDec;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << " inc power");
            station->m_powerLevel += m_powerInc;
        }
    }
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportRxOk(WifiRemoteStation* station, double rxSnr, WifiMode txMode)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station << rxSnr << txMode);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportRtsOk(WifiRemoteStation* station,
                                double ctsSnr,
                                WifiMode ctsMode,
                                double rtsSnr)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station << ctsSnr << ctsMode << rtsSnr);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportDataOk(WifiRemoteStation* st,
                                 double ackSnr,
                                 WifiMode ackMode,
                                 double dataSnr,
                                 uint16_t dataChannelWidth,
                                 uint8_t dataNss)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << ackSnr << ackMode << dataSnr << dataChannelWidth << +dataNss);
    auto station = static_cast<AparfWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    CheckInit(station);
    station->m_nSuccess++;
    station->m_nFailed = 0;
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << " data ok success=" << station->m_nSuccess << ", rate="
                            << +station->m_rateIndex << ", power=" << +station->m_powerLevel);
 
    if ((station->m_aparfState == AparfWifiManager::High ||
         station->m_aparfState == AparfWifiManager::Low) &&
        station->m_nSuccess >= station->m_successThreshold)
 
    {
        station->m_aparfState = AparfWifiManager::Spread;
    }
    else if (station->m_aparfState == AparfWifiManager::Spread)
    {
        station->m_aparfState = AparfWifiManager::High;
        station->m_successThreshold = m_successMax1;
    }
 
    if (station->m_nSuccess == station->m_successThreshold)
    {
        station->m_nSuccess = 0;
        station->m_nFailed = 0;
        if (station->m_rateIndex == (station->m_state->m_operationalRateSet.size() - 1))
        {
            if (station->m_powerLevel != m_minPower)
            {
                NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << " dec power");
                station->m_powerLevel -= m_powerDec;
            }
        }
        else
        {
            if (station->m_critRateIndex == 0)
            {
                if (station->m_rateIndex != (station->m_state->m_operationalRateSet.size() - 1))
                {
                    NS_LOG_DEBUG("station=" << station << " inc rate");
                    station->m_rateIndex += m_rateInc;
                }
            }
            else
            {
                if (station->m_pCount == m_powerMax)
                {
                    station->m_powerLevel = m_maxPower;
                    station->m_rateIndex = station->m_critRateIndex;
                    station->m_pCount = 0;
                    station->m_critRateIndex = 0;
                }
                else
                {
                    if (station->m_powerLevel != m_minPower)
                    {
                        station->m_powerLevel -= m_powerDec;
                        station->m_pCount++;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportFinalRtsFailed(WifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
}
 
void
AparfWifiManager::DoReportFinalDataFailed(WifiRemoteStation* station)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << station);
}
 
WifiTxVector
AparfWifiManager::DoGetDataTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st, uint16_t allowedWidth)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st << allowedWidth);
    auto station = static_cast<AparfWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidth(station);
    if (channelWidth > 20 && channelWidth != 22)
    {
        channelWidth = 20;
    }
    CheckInit(station);
    WifiMode mode = GetSupported(station, station->m_rateIndex);
    DataRate rate(mode.GetDataRate(channelWidth));
    DataRate prevRate(GetSupported(station, station->m_prevRateIndex).GetDataRate(channelWidth));
    double power = GetPhy()->GetPowerDbm(station->m_powerLevel);
    double prevPower = GetPhy()->GetPowerDbm(station->m_prevPowerLevel);
    if (station->m_prevPowerLevel != station->m_powerLevel)
    {
        m_powerChange(prevPower, power, station->m_state->m_address);
        station->m_prevPowerLevel = station->m_powerLevel;
    }
    if (station->m_prevRateIndex != station->m_rateIndex)
    {
        m_rateChange(prevRate, rate, station->m_state->m_address);
        station->m_prevRateIndex = station->m_rateIndex;
    }
    return WifiTxVector(
        mode,
        station->m_powerLevel,
        GetPreambleForTransmission(mode.GetModulationClass(), GetShortPreambleEnabled()),
        800,
        1,
        1,
        0,
        channelWidth,
        GetAggregation(station));
}
 
WifiTxVector
AparfWifiManager::DoGetRtsTxVector(WifiRemoteStation* st)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << st);
    /// \todo we could/should implement the ARF algorithm for
    /// RTS only by picking a single rate within the BasicRateSet.
    auto station = static_cast<AparfWifiRemoteStation*>(st);
    uint16_t channelWidth = GetChannelWidth(station);
    if (channelWidth > 20 && channelWidth != 22)
    {
        channelWidth = 20;
    }
    WifiMode mode;
    if (!GetUseNonErpProtection())
    {
        mode = GetSupported(station, 0);
    }
    else
    {
        mode = GetNonErpSupported(station, 0);
    }
    return WifiTxVector(
        mode,
        GetDefaultTxPowerLevel(),
        GetPreambleForTransmission(mode.GetModulationClass(), GetShortPreambleEnabled()),
        800,
        1,
        1,
        0,
        channelWidth,
        GetAggregation(station));
}
 
} // namespace ns3