NED File modules/mac/Mac80211.ned

Name	Description
Mac80211 (simple module)	Implementation of the 802.11b MAC protocol. This module is intended to be used in combination with the Decider80211 as decider for the physical layer.
Source code:

//***************************************************************************
//* file:        Mac80211.ned
//*
//* author:      Marc L�bbers
//*
//* copyright:   (C) 2004 Telecommunication Networks Group (TKN) at
//*              Technische Universitaet Berlin, Germany.
//*
//*              This program is free software; you can redistribute it
//*              and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
//*              License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
//*              version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
//*              version.
//*              For further information see file COPYING
//*              in the top level directory
//***************************************************************************
//* part of:     framework implementation developed by tkn
//* description: MAC layer class for 802.11
//**************************************************************************/

package org.mixim.modules.mac;

import org.mixim.base.modules.BaseMacLayer;

//
// Implementation of the 802.11b MAC protocol. This module is intended
// to be used in combination with the Decider80211 as decider for the 
// physical layer.
//
// This module supports ad-hoc mode only (does not generate or handle
// management frames), and does not support fragmentation, RTS threshold,
// duplication detection and recovery.
//
simple Mac80211 extends BaseMacLayer
{
    parameters:
        @class(Mac80211);
        // enable debugging for this module
        bool debug = default(false);
        
        int queueLength;
        // Number of bits in a packet before RTS/CTS is used. 
        // Is currently not used.
        int rtsCtsThreshold = default(-1); 

        double bitrate @unit(bps);

    	// auto bit rate selection support: specify borders at which
        // to change modulation.	
    	bool autoBitrate;         // use auto bit rate adaptation
    	double snr2Mbit @unit(dB);  // threshold to use 2Mbit (in dB)
    	double snr5Mbit @unit(dB);  // threshold to use 5.5Mbit (in dB)
    	double snr11Mbit @unit(dB);  // threshold to use 11Mbit (in dB)

    	// keep information on neighborhood
    	int neighborhoodCacheSize;	
    	// consider information in cache outdate if older than (in seconds)
    	double neighborhoodCacheMaxAge @unit(s); 
    	//the power to transmit packets with [mW]
    	double txPower @unit(mW);
    	
    	headerLength = default(272bit);
}