Compound Module Nic80211

Package: org.mixim.modules.nic
File: src/modules/nic/Nic80211.ned

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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Extends:

Name	Type	Description
WirelessNic	compound module	Basic wireless nic definition

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default value	Description
connectionManagerName	string	""	name of the ConnectionManager module
phyType	string	"org.mixim.modules.phy.PhyLayer"
macType	string	"Mac80211"

Properties:

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/ifcard

Gates:

Name	Direction	Description
upperLayerIn	input	to upper layers
upperLayerOut	output	from upper layers
upperControlOut	output	control information
upperControlIn	input	control information
radioIn	input	radioIn gate for sendDirect

Unassigned submodule parameters:

Name	Type	Description
mac.headerLength	int	length of the MAC packet header (in bits)
mac.address	string	MAC address as hex string (12 hex digits), or "auto". "auto" values will be replaced by a generated MAC address in init stage 1.
phy.recordStats	bool	enable/disable tracking of statistics (eg. cOutvectors)
phy.headerLength	int	defines the length of the phy header (/preamble)
phy.usePropagationDelay	bool	Should transmission delay be simulated?
phy.thermalNoise	double	the strength of the thermal noise [dBm]
phy.useThermalNoise	bool	should thermal noise be considered?
phy.analogueModels	xml	Specification of the analogue models to use and their parameters
phy.decider	xml	Specification of the decider to use and its parameters
phy.sensitivity	double	The sensitivity of the physical layer [dBm]
phy.maxTXPower	double	The maximum transimission power of the physical layer [mW]
phy.timeRXToTX	double
phy.timeRXToSleep	double	Elapsed time to switch from receive to sleep state
phy.timeTXToRX	double	Elapsed time to switch from send to receive state
phy.timeTXToSleep	double	Elapsed time to switch from send to sleep state
phy.timeSleepToRX	double	Elapsed time to switch from sleep to receive state
phy.timeSleepToTX	double	Elapsed time to switch from sleep to send state
phy.initialRadioState	int	State the radio is initially in (0=RX, 1=TX, 2=Sleep)
phy.radioMinAtt	double	radios gain factor (attenuation) while receiving
phy.radioMaxAtt	double	radios gain factor (attenuation) while not receiving
phy.nbRadioChannels	int	Number of available radio channels. Defaults to single channel radio.
phy.initialRadioChannel	int	Initial radio channel.

Source code:

//
// This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card.
//
// @see Mac80211, Decider80211
// @author Marc Loebbers, Karl Wessel (port for MiXiM)
//
module Nic80211 extends WirelessNic
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/ifcard");
        macType = "Mac80211";

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

        phy.headerLength = 192bit;
        phy.sensitivity = default(-119.5dBm);
        phy.decider = default(xmldoc("Nic80211_Decider.xml"));
        phy.initialRadioChannel = default(1);
        phy.nbRadioChannels = 15; //1 to 14, 0 is invalid
        //Mac80211 does not support switching times
        phy.timeRXToTX = 0s;
        phy.timeRXToSleep = 0s;
        phy.timeTXToRX = 0s;
        phy.timeTXToSleep = 0s;
        phy.timeSleepToRX = 0s;
        phy.timeSleepToTX = 0s;
}