Implements a trivial MAC layer for use in IdealWirelessNic.

This module only provides encapsulation/decapsulation (into IdealMacFrame), but no real medium access protocol.

Higher layer packets should have Ieee802Ctrl attached to them as control info.

See IdealWirelessNic for rationale and details.

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
IdealWirelessNic	compound module	Highly abstracted wireless NIC that consists of a unit disk radio and a trivial MAC protocol. It offers simplicity for scenarios where Layer 1 and 2 effects can be completely ignored, for example testing the basic functionality of a wireless ad-hoc routing protocol.
Ieee802154UWBIRNic	compound module	(no description)

Extends

Name	Type	Description
MACProtocolBase	simple module	Module base for different MAC protocols.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string
address	string	"auto"	MAC address as hex string (12 hex digits), or "auto". "auto" values will be replaced by a generated MAC address in init stage 0.
bitrate	double
mtu	int	4470B
headerLength	int	0B	IdealMacFrame.byteLength = headerLength + packetFromUpperLayer.byteLength
promiscuous	bool	false
fullDuplex	bool	true	allows transmitting and receiving simultaneously (transceiver radio mode)
useAck	bool	true
ackTimeout	double	100ms

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/rxtx
class	IdealMac

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
upperLayerIn	input
upperLayerOut	output
lowerLayerIn	input
lowerLayerOut	output

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
dropPkNotForUs	inet::IdealMacFrame
NF_LINK_BREAK	inet::IdealMacFrame

Statistics

Name	Title	Source	Record	Unit	Interpolation Mode
passedUpPk	packets passed to higher layer	packetSentToUpper	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none
rcvdPkFromHL	packets received from higher layer	packetReceivedFromUpper	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none
droppedPkNotForUs	packets dropped/not for us	dropPkNotForUs	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none
sentDownPk	packets sent to lower layer	packetSentToLower	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none
rcvdPkFromLL	packets received from lower layer	packetReceivedFromLower	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none

Source code

//
// Implements a trivial MAC layer for use in ~IdealWirelessNic.
//
// This module only provides encapsulation/decapsulation (into IdealMacFrame),
// but no real medium access protocol.
//
// Higher layer packets should have Ieee802Ctrl attached to them as
// control info.
//
// See ~IdealWirelessNic for rationale and details.
//
simple IdealMac extends MACProtocolBase like ILinkLayer
{
    parameters:
        string address @mutable = default("auto");   // MAC address as hex string (12 hex digits), or
                                            // "auto". "auto" values will be replaced by
                                            // a generated MAC address in init stage 0.
        double bitrate @unit("bps");
        int mtu @unit("B") = default(4470B);
        int headerLength @unit("B") = default(0B);       // IdealMacFrame.byteLength = headerLength + packetFromUpperLayer.byteLength
        bool promiscuous = default(false);
        bool fullDuplex = default(true);    // allows transmitting and receiving simultaneously (transceiver radio mode)
        bool useAck = default(true);
        double ackTimeout @unit("s") = default(100ms);

        @class(IdealMac);
        @signal[dropPkNotForUs](type=inet::IdealMacFrame);
        @signal[NF_LINK_BREAK](type=inet::IdealMacFrame);
        @statistic[passedUpPk](title="packets passed to higher layer"; source=packetSentToUpper; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[sentDownPk](title="packets sent to lower layer"; source=packetSentToLower; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[rcvdPkFromHL](title="packets received from higher layer"; source=packetReceivedFromUpper; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[rcvdPkFromLL](title="packets received from lower layer"; source=packetReceivedFromLower; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[droppedPkNotForUs](title="packets dropped/not for us"; source=dropPkNotForUs; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/ideal/IdealMac.ned

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