Compound Module Ieee80211Nic

This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card. It can be configured via the mgmtType parameter to act as an AP or a STA, or for ad-hoc mode.

Potential mgmType values: Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified, Ieee80211MgmtSTA Ieee80211MgmtAP, Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified, Ieee80211MgmtAdhoc.

A classifier is needed if you want to use QoS.

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Source code:

//
// This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card.
// It can be configured via the mgmtType parameter to act
// as an AP or a STA, or for ad-hoc mode.
//
// Potential mgmType values: Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified, Ieee80211MgmtSTA
// Ieee80211MgmtAP, Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified, Ieee80211MgmtAdhoc.
//
// A classifier is needed if you want to use QoS.
//
module Ieee80211Nic like IWirelessNic
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;
        string energySourceModule = default("");
        string classifierType = default(""); // needed for EDCA, as the classifier assigns User Priority (UP) to packets; UP determines Access Category via TID
        string mgmtType = default("Ieee80211MgmtSTA"); // name of the management module type (implements IIeee80211Mgmt)
        string radioType = default("Ieee80211ScalarRadio");
        string macType = default("Ieee80211CompatibleMac");   // choose from Ieee80211Mac and Ieee80211CompatibleMac, @see IIeee80211Mac
        string opMode @enum("a","b","g(erp)","g(mixed)","n","p") = default("g(mixed)");
        double bitrate @unit("bps") = default(-1bps);
        bool _agentNeeded = (mgmtType == "Ieee80211MgmtSTA");   // internal par. do not use, shows if optional agent module is needed
        **.opMode = opMode;
        **.bitrate = bitrate;
        *.interfaceTableModule = default(absPath(interfaceTableModule));
        *.energySourceModule = default(absPath(energySourceModule));
        @nic;
        @display("i=block/ifcard");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn; // to upper layers
        output upperLayerOut; // from upper layers
        input radioIn @labels(IRadioFrame); // to receive radio frames
    submodules:
        classifier: <classifierType> like IIeee8021dQoSClassifier if classifierType != "" {
            parameters:
                @display("p=200,100");
        }
        agent: Ieee80211AgentSTA if _agentNeeded {
            parameters:
                @display("p=200,200");
        }
        mgmt: <mgmtType> like IIeee80211Mgmt {
            parameters:
                macModule = "^.mac";
                @display("p=100,100");
        }
        mac: <macType> like IIeee80211Mac {
            parameters:
                @display("p=100,200");
        }
        radio: <radioType> like IRadio {
            parameters:
                @display("p=100,300");
        }
    connections:
        radioIn --> { @display("m=s"); } --> radio.radioIn;
        radio.upperLayerIn <-- mac.lowerLayerOut;
        radio.upperLayerOut --> mac.lowerLayerIn;

        mac.upperLayerOut --> mgmt.macIn;
        mac.upperLayerIn <-- mgmt.macOut;

        mgmt.agentOut --> agent.mgmtIn if _agentNeeded;
        mgmt.agentIn <-- agent.mgmtOut if _agentNeeded;

        mgmt.upperLayerOut --> { @display("m=n"); } --> upperLayerOut;
        mgmt.upperLayerIn <-- { @display("m=n"); } <-- upperLayerIn if classifierType == "";
        mgmt.upperLayerIn <-- { @display("m=n"); } <-- classifier.out if classifierType != "";
        classifier.in <-- { @display("m=n"); } <-- upperLayerIn if classifierType != "";
}

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