NED File modules/mac/BMacLayer.ned

Name Description
BMacLayer (simple module)

Implementation of B-MAC (called also Berkeley MAC, Low Power Listening or LPL). See C++ documentation for details.

Source code:

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package org.mixim.modules.mac;

//***************************************************************************
//* file:        BMacLayer.ned
//*
//* author:      Anna Foerster
//* 
//* copyright:   (C) 22008- 2010, NetLab, SUPSI, Switzerland.
//*
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import org.mixim.base.modules.BaseMacLayer;

//
// Implementation of B-MAC (called also Berkeley MAC, Low Power Listening or 
// LPL).
// See C++ documentation for details.
//
simple BMacLayer extends BaseMacLayer
{
    parameters:
		@class(BMacLayer);
        // debug switch
        bool debug = default(false);
        //collect statistics?
        bool stats = default(true);

		// BMAC specific parameters
		// how long is one slot?
		double slotDuration @unit(s) = default(1s);
		
		// how long is the check interval (CCA)?
		double checkInterval @unit(s) = default(0.01s);
		
		// size of the MAC queue (maximum number of packets in Tx buffer)
        double queueLength = default(20);
        
        // should we animate the nodes with colors depending on their state or 
        // not?
        bool animation = default(true);
        
        // bit rate 
        double bitrate @unit(bps) = default(19200 bps);
        
        //tx power [mW]
        double txPower @unit(mW) = default(50 mW);
          
        //should mac send and expect acknowledgments?
        bool useMACAcks = default(false);
        // maximum number of frame retransmission
        // only used when usage of MAC acks is enabled
        double macMaxFrameRetries = default(3);        
}