tap-csma-virtual-machine.cc

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/*
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 */
 
//
// This is an illustration of how one could use virtualization techniques to
// allow running applications on virtual machines talking over simulated
// networks.
//
// The actual steps required to configure the virtual machines can be rather
// involved, so we don't go into that here.  Please have a look at one of
// our HOWTOs on the nsnam wiki for more details about how to get the
// system configured.  For an example, have a look at "HOWTO Use Linux
// Containers to set up virtual networks" which uses this code as an
// example.
//
// The configuration you are after is explained in great detail in the
// HOWTO, but looks like the following:
//
//  +----------+                           +----------+
//  | virtual  |                           | virtual  |
//  |  Linux   |                           |  Linux   |
//  |   Host   |                           |   Host   |
//  |          |                           |          |
//  |   eth0   |                           |   eth0   |
//  +----------+                           +----------+
//       |                                      |
//  +----------+                           +----------+
//  |  Linux   |                           |  Linux   |
//  |  Bridge  |                           |  Bridge  |
//  +----------+                           +----------+
//       |                                      |
//  +------------+                       +-------------+
//  | "tap-left" |                       | "tap-right" |
//  +------------+                       +-------------+
//       |           n0            n1           |
//       |       +--------+    +--------+       |
//       +-------|  tap   |    |  tap   |-------+
//               | bridge |    | bridge |
//               +--------+    +--------+
//               |  CSMA  |    |  CSMA  |
//               +--------+    +--------+
//                   |             |
//                   |             |
//                   |             |
//                   ===============
//                      CSMA LAN
//
#include "ns3/core-module.h"
#include "ns3/csma-module.h"
#include "ns3/network-module.h"
#include "ns3/tap-bridge-module.h"
 
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
 
using namespace ns3;
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("TapCsmaVirtualMachineExample");
 
int
main(int argc, char* argv[])
{
    CommandLine cmd(__FILE__);
    cmd.Parse(argc, argv);
 
    //
    // We are interacting with the outside, real, world.  This means we have to
    // interact in real-time and therefore means we have to use the real-time
    // simulator and take the time to calculate checksums.
    //
    GlobalValue::Bind("SimulatorImplementationType", StringValue("ns3::RealtimeSimulatorImpl"));
    GlobalValue::Bind("ChecksumEnabled", BooleanValue(true));
 
    //
    // Create two ghost nodes.  The first will represent the virtual machine host
    // on the left side of the network; and the second will represent the VM on
    // the right side.
    //
    NodeContainer nodes;
    nodes.Create(2);
 
    //
    // Use a CsmaHelper to get a CSMA channel created, and the needed net
    // devices installed on both of the nodes.  The data rate and delay for the
    // channel can be set through the command-line parser.  For example,
    //
    // ./ns3 run "tap-csma-virtual-machine --ns3::CsmaChannel::DataRate=10000000"
    //
    CsmaHelper csma;
    NetDeviceContainer devices = csma.Install(nodes);
 
    //
    // Use the TapBridgeHelper to connect to the pre-configured tap devices for
    // the left side.  We go with "UseBridge" mode since the CSMA devices support
    // promiscuous mode and can therefore make it appear that the bridge is
    // extended into ns-3.  The install method essentially bridges the specified
    // tap to the specified CSMA device.
    //
    TapBridgeHelper tapBridge;
    tapBridge.SetAttribute("Mode", StringValue("UseBridge"));
    tapBridge.SetAttribute("DeviceName", StringValue("tap-left"));
    tapBridge.Install(nodes.Get(0), devices.Get(0));
 
    //
    // Connect the right side tap to the right side CSMA device on the right-side
    // ghost node.
    //
    tapBridge.SetAttribute("DeviceName", StringValue("tap-right"));
    tapBridge.Install(nodes.Get(1), devices.Get(1));
 
    //
    // Run the simulation for ten minutes to give the user time to play around
    //
    Simulator::Stop(Seconds(600.));
    Simulator::Run();
    Simulator::Destroy();
 
    return 0;
}