1 Network Simulation Using GlomoSim Presented By Akarapon Kunpisut
2 Outline Introduction to Glomosim Glomosim Structure Editing the code Installation Conclusion
3 Introduction 3 methods to analysis network protocol Mathematical Analysis Network Simulator (NS, GloMoSim, …) Test bed
4 Network Simulator (GloMoSim) Requires 2 components GloMoSim (Global Mobile Information Systems Simulation Library) Network Simulation Environment Parsec (Parallel Simulation Environment for Complex Systems) C-Base Simulation Language
5 GloMoSim (Scalable Mobile Network Simulator ) a scalable simulation environment supports Wire & Wireless network layered approach Standard APIs parallel discrete-event simulation
6 Parsec C-based simulation language sequential and parallel execution discrete-event simulation models can be used as a parallel programming language. developed by the Parallel Computing Laboratory at UCLA
7 GloMoSim Simulation Layers RTP, TCP, UTP RSVP IP, Mobile IP Wireless Network Layer Clustering (optional) Data Link MAC Radio Model Propagation Model/Mobility Model ApplicationTraffic Generator VC Connection Management Call Acceptance Control, Rate Control Packet Store / Forward Congestion Control, Rate Control Multicast Routing QoS Routing
8 Models Currently Available in GloMoSim Application: TCPLIB (telnet, ftp), CBR (Constant Bit Rate traffic), Replicated file system, HTTP Transport: TCP (Free BSD), UDP, NS TCP (Tahoe) and others Unicast Routing: AODV, Bellman-Ford, DSR, Fisheye, Flooding, LAR (Scheme 1), NS DSDV, OSPF, WRP MAC Layer: CSMA, FAMA, MACA, IEEE Radio: Radio with and without capture capacity Propagation: Free Space, Rayleigh, Ricean, SIRCIM Mobility: Random Waypoint, Random Drunken, ECRV, Group Mobility
9 collection of network nodes each node has it’s own protocol stack parameters and statistics GloMoSim Layered Architecture struct glomo_node_str{ double position_x; GlomoMac macData[xxx]; GlomoNetwork NetworkData; … } GlomoNode; Include\api.h
10 Data Structure for a Layer each layer has its own data structure base on protocol in the layer struct glomo_mac_str { MAC_PROTOCOL macProtocol; int interfaceIndex; BOOL macStats; … void *macVar; } GlomoMac; mac\mac.h
11 Layer Interaction with Events Packets & Message going through layers are annotated with information that simulate inter-layer parameter passing
12 Scheduling Events Two types of Message Non-Packet Messages Inter-layer event messages Self scheduled (timer) events Packets/ Cell Messages Inter-node packets Inter-layer packets
13 MAC Radio RadioAccnoiseLayer() GLOMO_MacReceiveRadioS tatusChangeNotification() Inter-layer event messages Mac802_11StartTimer() GLOMO_MacLayer() Non-packet Message Self scheduled (timer) events MSG_MAC_TimerExpired typedef enum { RADIO_IDLE, RADIO_SENSING, RADIO_RECEIVING, RADIO_TRANSMITTING } RadioStatusType;
14 MAC Radio Layer Packet/cell Message Network NetworkIpSend PacketToMacLayer() GLOMO_MacNetwork LayerHasPacketToSend() Mac802_11TransmitDataFrame() Inter-layer packets GLOMO_RadioStartTransmittingPacket() Add Header Inter-layer packets Radio Layer Network MAC GLOMO_MacReceive PacketFromRadio () RadioAccnoiseLayer () Inter-layer packets NetworkIpReceive PacketFromMacLayer() Mac802_11ProcessFrame() Remove Header Inter-layer packets Inter-Node Packet
15 Network MAC GLOMO_MacReceive PacketFromRadio () RadioAccnoiseLayer () Inter-layer packets NetworkIpReceive PacketFromMacLayer() Mac802_11ProcessFrame() Remove Header Inter-layer packets Radio Layer MAC Radio Layer Packet/cell Message Network NetworkIpSend PacketToMacLayer() GLOMO_MacNetwork LayerHasPacketToSend() Mac802_11TransmitDataFrame() Inter-layer packets GLOMO_RadioStartTransmittingPacket() RadioAccnoiseLayer () Add Header Inter-layer packets (Network Layer Packet) (MAC Header Frame) + (Network Layer Packet) Inter-Node Packet /* Data frames. */ Header + Data typedef struct M802_mac_frame { M802_11FrameHdr hdr; char payload[ MAX_NW_PKT_SIZE]; } M802_11_MacFrame; typedef struct _Mac802_11FrameHdr {unsigned short frameType; char Padding1[2]; int duration; NODE_ADDR destAddr; NODE_ADDR sourceAddr; … } M802_11FrameHdr;
16 Data Structure for Layer Interaction Enumerate event type enum { /* for Channel layer */ MSG_CHANNEL_FromChannel, MSG_CHANNEL_FromRadio, /* Message Types for MAC layer */ MSG_MAC_FromNetwork, MSG_MAC_TimerExpired, … /* Default Message */ MSG_DEFAULT }; include\structmsg.h
17 Data Structure for Layer Interaction Message Structure (general information) struct message_str { short layerType; // Layer will received message short protocolType; short eventType; char* packet; char* payLoad; … } message; include\message.h
18 Data Structure for Layer Interaction Message header (for packet) typedef struct _Mac802_11LCtrlFrame { unsigned short frameType; char Padding[2]; int duration; NODE_ADDR destAddr; NODE_ADDR sourceAddr; char FCS[4]; } M802_11LongControlFrame; \mac\802_11.h
19 Message Parameters Message Destination: Node ID Layer in that node Protocol in that layer (optional) Instance (Interface) optional Message Event Type Event Specific Parameters called info Both packets and non-packet messages Packet payload Current header position
20 Scheduling an Event Allocate the GloMoSim Message: Message* msg = GLOMO_MsgAlloc(node, MyID, MyLayer, MyProtocol, MSG_LAYER_PROTO_MY_EVENT); Set the Event Specific Information: MyEventInfoType* MyEventInfo; GLOMO_MsgInfoAlloc(node, msg, sizeof(MyEventInfoType)); MyEventInfo-> MyFirstParameter =1; … Schedule the Event: GLOMO_MsgSend(node, message, MyChosenDelay);
21 void Mac802_11StartTimer( GlomoNode *node, GlomoMac802_11 *M802, clocktype timerDelay) { Message *newMsg; M802->timerSequenceNumber++; newMsg = GLOMO_MsgAlloc(node, GLOMO_MAC_LAYER, MAC_PROTOCOL_802_11, MSG_MAC_TimerExpired); GLOMO_MsgSetInstanceId(newMsg, M802->myGlomoMac- >interfaceIndex); GLOMO_MsgInfoAlloc(node, newMsg, sizeof(M802- >timerSequenceNumber)); *((int*)(newMsg->info)) = M802->timerSequenceNumber; GLOMO_MsgSend(node, newMsg, timerDelay); } Scheduling an Event (Example) Allocate the GloMoSim Message Set the Event Specific Information Schedule the Event Destination Layer
22 Message Scheduling GLOMO_MsgSend(node, *msg, delay) GLOMO_CallLayer( node, msg) GLOMO_RADIO_LAYER: GLOMO_RadioLayer(node, msg) GLOMO_MAC_LAYER: GLOMO_MacLayer(node, msg); … GLOMO_APP_LAYER: GLOMO_AppLayer(node, msg); if delay == 0 (msg)->layerType
23 Processing Message Events void Mac802_11Layer(GlomoNode *node, int interfaceIndex, Message *msg) { switch (msg->eventType) { case MSG_MAC_TimerExpired) Mac802_11HandleTimeout(node, M802); case MSG_MAC_TimerExpired_PCF) Mac802_11HandleTimeout_PCF(node, M802); … } GLOMO_MsgFree(node, msg); }
24 Transmitting Packet Allocate Message Message* pktToRadio = GLOMO_MsgAlloc(node, 0, 0, 0); Set Header Information hdr.frameType = M802_11_DATA; hdr.sourceAddr = node->nodeAddr; hdr.destAddr = destAddr; … Allocate Packet & Set information GLOMO_MsgPacketAlloc(node, pktToRadio, topPacket- >packetSize); memcpy(pktToRadio->packet, topPacket->packet, topPacket->packetSize);
25 Transmitting Packet (cont’d) Add Header & Set information GLOMO_MsgAddHeader(node, pktToRadio, sizeof(M802_11FrameHdr) ); memcpy(pktToRadio->packet, &hdr, sizeof(M802_11FrameHdr)); Transmit Packet StartTransmittingPacket(node, M802, pktToRadio, M802_11_DIFS);
26 Processing Packet Mac802_11ReceivePacketFromRadio(){ if (hdr->destAddr == node->nodeAddr) { switch (hdr->frameType) { case M802_11_RTS: … case M802_11_DATA: } else if (hdr->destAddr == ANY_DEST){ switch (hdr->frameType) { case M802_11_DATA: Mac802_11ProcessFrame(node, M802, msg); … }
27 Message Function GLOMO_MsgAlloc(node, destId, layer, protocol, enent_type); Functions to retrieve and set parameters individually. GLOMO_MsgInfoAlloc(node, msg, info_size); GLOMO_MsgPacketAlloc(node, msg, packet_size); GLOMO_MsgAddHeader(node, msg, header_size); GLOMO_MsgRemoveHeader(node, msg, header_size); GLOMO_MsgSend(node, msg, delay); GLOMO_MsgFree(node, msg); GLOMO_MsgCopy(node, msg);
28 Editing your code
29 Basic Structure /doc contains the documentation /scenarios contains directories of various sample configuration topologies /main contains the basic framework design /bin for executable and input/output files /include contains common include files
30 Basic Structure (cont’d) /application contains code for the application layer /transport contains the code for the transport layer /network contains the code for the network layer /mac contains the code for the mac laye /radio contains the code for the physical layer
31 Configuration file (\bin\ Config.in) General Simulation Parameter Scenario Topology & Mobility Radio & Propagation Model MAC Protocol Routing Protocol Transport Protocol Application (Traffic Generators) Statistical & GUI options
32 Configuration file (Example) [config.in] NUMBER-OF-NODES3 NODE-PLACEMENTFILE NODE-PLACEMENT-FILE./nodes.input #NODE-PLACEMENTUNIFORM MAC-PROTOCOL NETWORK-PROTOCOLIP ROUTING-PROTOCOLBELLMANFORD APP-CONFIG-FILE./app.conf RADIO-TYPE RADIO-ACCNOISE [nodes.input] 0 0 (20.2, 0.9, 0.11) 1 0 (80.4, 90.8, 0.17) 2 0 (60.7, 30.4, 0.10) [app.conf] #CBR # CBR S 0S 0S
33 In the directory Application MAC Radio Transport … mac.pc 802_11.h 802_11.pc cama.h csma.pc (.h) Basic Definition of functions and data objects (.pc) Actual Functions (Layer.pc) Layer Interface
34 Adding a model or protocol to a layer Initialization Function Finalization Function Simulation Event Handling Function GLOMOPartition() Upper Layer Lower Layer Needs 3 functions
35 Data structure in specific layer typedef struct glomo_mac_802_11_str { GlomoMac* myGlomoMac; int state; /* Statistics collection variables. */ long pktsSentUnicast; … } GlomoMac802_11;
36 Initialization Function void Mac802_11Init (GlomoNode *node, int interfaceIndex, const GlomoNodeInput *nodeInput) { GlomoMac802_11 *M802 = (GlomoMac802_11*) checked_pc_malloc(sizeof(GlomoMac802_11)); M802->myGlomoMac = node->macData[interfaceIndex]; M802->myGlomoMac->macVar = (void *)M802; // Init Data here M802->pktsSentUnicast = 0; }
37 Event Handling Function void Mac802_11Layer (GlomoNode *node, int interfaceIndex, Message *msg) { int timerSequenceNumber = *(int*)(msg->info); // handle simulation “message” Mac802_11HandleTimeout(node, M802); GLOMO_MsgFree(node, msg); }
38 Finalization Function void Mac802_11Finalize (GlomoNode *node, int interfaceIndex) { GlomoMac802_11 *M802 = (GlomoMac802_11*)node->macData[interfaceIndex]->macVar; if (M802->myGlomoMac->macStats == TRUE) { Mac802_11PrintStats(node, M802); } sprintf(buf, "UCAST (non-frag) pkts sent " "to chanl: %ld", M802->pktsSentUnicast); GLOMO_PrintStat(node, "802.11", buf); }
39 Obtaining the information Select what layer you want the statistics for APPLICATION-STATISTICS YES TCP-STATISTICS NO NETWORK-LAYER-STATISTICS YES MAC-LAYER-STATISTICS YES RADIO-LAYER-STATISTICS NO CHANNEL-LAYER-STATISTICS NO MOBILITY-STATISTICS NO config.in
40 Sifting through the Data Sample Output from 1 node: Glomo.stat Node: 0, Layer: , pkts from network: 0 Node: 0, Layer: , BCAST pkts sent to chanl: 69 Node: 0, Layer: NetworkIp, Number of Packets Routed For Another Node: 0 Node: 0, Layer: NetworkIp, Number of Packets Delivered To this Node: 4549 Node: 1, Layer: , pkts from network: 0 Node: 1, Layer: , UCAST (non-frag) pkts sent to chanl: 2499 Node: 1, Layer: , BCAST pkts sent to chanl: 67 …
41 Sifting through the Data Stats Printed for Each Node You’ll Probably need to add Statistics
42 Adding Stats Go through Header and add for Statistic Variables typedef struct glomo_mac_802_11_str { GlomoMac* myGlomoMac; int state; /* Statistics collection variables. */ long pktsSentUnicast; … < Add Stat here !!! } GlomoMac802_11; 802_11.h
43 Adding Stats Initialize your extra stat to zero in the initialize function void Mac802_11Init(){ M802->myGlomoMac = node->macData[interfaceIndex]; M802->state = M802_11_S_IDLE; /* initial Statistic Variable to zero */ M802->pktsSentUnicast = 0; M802->pktsSentBroadcast = 0; M802->pktsGotUnicast = 0; … }
44 Adding Stats Add code to increment your counter void Mac802_11ProcessFrame(){ hdr = (M802_11FrameHdr *)frame ->packet; if (hdr->destAddr == ANY_DEST) { M802->pktsGotBroadcast++; } else{ M802->pktsGotUnicast++; … GLOMO_MsgFree(node, frame); }
45 Adding Stats Add a print statement in “Finalize” function void Mac802_11Finalize(){ M802 = node->macData[interfaceIndex]->macVar; sprintf(buf, "UCAST (non-frag) pkts sent " "to chanl: %ld", M802->pktsSentUnicast); GLOMO_PrintStat(node, "802.11", buf); sprintf(buf, "BCAST pkts sent to chanl: “, "%ld", M802->pktsSentBroadcast); GLOMO_PrintStat(node, "802.11", buf); … }
46 Obtaining Glomosim/Parsec Web site: Questions: PARSEC: GloMoSim: Scalable Mobile Network Simulator
47 Inside the Source Program glomosim-2.0 \glomosim\parsec
48 Installing Parsec copy correct directory to be parsec in … Linux Windows /usr/local/parsec C:\Parsec \glomosim-2.0\parsec\
49 Installing Parsec Windows (Set Environment Variable) path %path%;c:\devstudio\vc\bin; c:\devstudio\sharedide\bin set INCLUDE=c:\devstudio\vc\include set LIB=c:\devstudio\vc\lib
50 Installing GloMoSim UNIX (go to /glomosim/main) Run "make depend" to create list of depndencies in the Makefile. Make sure that the right path for the Parsec compiler is specified in the Makefile for the "PAR" variable. Run "make" to create the executable Windows (go to c:\glomosim\main Run “makent” to create the executable
51 Compiling GloMoSim (optional) compiles only specific layer by “make _layerName” or “makent _layerName” for example prompt> makent MAC
52 Runnig Program Go to directory glomosim/bin -> type: “glomosim config.in“
53 For gcc v.2.96 and higher setenv (or set or export, depending on your shell) the environment variable PCC_PP_OPTIONS "-D__builtin_va_list= void* -D__STRICT_ANSI__ -E -U__GNUC__ -I."
54 End