Compound Module Nic80211

This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card.

See also: Mac80211, Decider80211

Author: Marc Loebbers, Karl Wessel (port for MiXiM)

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Source code:

//
// This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card.
//
// @see Mac80211, Decider80211
// @author Marc Loebbers, Karl Wessel (port for MiXiM)
//
module Nic80211 like INic
{
    parameters:
        string connectionManagerName = default("");   //name of the ConnectionManager module
        @display("i=block/ifcard");

    gates:
        input upperGateIn; // to upper layers
        output upperGateOut; // from upper layers
        output upperControlOut; // control information 
        input upperControlIn; // control information 
        input radioIn; // radioIn gate for sendDirect

    submodules:
        mac: Mac80211 {
            queueLength = default(20);
            bitrate = default(2E+6bps);
            autoBitrate = default(false);
            // values if no fading is modelled, gives at most 1% packet error rate
            snr2Mbit = default(1.46dB);
            snr5Mbit = default(2.6dB);
            snr11Mbit = default(5.68dB);
            neighborhoodCacheSize = default(30);
            neighborhoodCacheMaxAge = default(100s);
            txPower = default(110.11mW);

            @display("p=96,87;i=block/layer");
        }

        phy: PhyLayer {
            headerLength = 192bit;
            sensitivity = default(-119.5dBm);
            decider = default(xmldoc("Nic80211_Decider.xml"));
            initialRadioChannel = default(1);
            nbRadioChannels = default(15); //1 to 14, 0 is invalid

            //Mac80211 does not support switching times
            timeRXToTX = 0s;
            timeRXToSleep = 0s;
            timeTXToRX = 0s;
            timeTXToSleep = 0s;
            timeSleepToRX = 0s;
            timeSleepToTX = 0s;
            @display("p=96,158;i=block/process;is=n");
        }

    connections:
        mac.upperGateOut --> { @display("ls=black;m=m,25,50,25,0"); } --> upperGateOut;
        mac.upperGateIn <-- { @display("ls=black;m=m,15,50,15,0"); } <-- upperGateIn;
        mac.upperControlOut --> { @display("ls=red;m=m,75,50,75,0"); } --> upperControlOut;
        mac.upperControlIn <-- { @display("ls=red;m=m,85,0,85,0"); } <-- upperControlIn;

        phy.upperGateOut --> { @display("ls=black;m=m,25,50,25,0"); } --> mac.lowerGateIn;
        phy.upperGateIn <-- { @display("ls=black;m=m,15,50,15,0"); } <-- mac.lowerGateOut;
        phy.upperControlOut --> { @display("ls=red;m=m,75,50,75,0"); } --> mac.lowerControlIn;
        phy.upperControlIn <-- { @display("ls=red;m=m,85,0,85,0"); } <-- mac.lowerControlOut;

        radioIn --> phy.radioIn;
}

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