MACRelayUnitPP.cc

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/*
 * Copyright (C) 2003 Andras Varga; CTIE, Monash University, Australia
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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*/

#include "MACRelayUnitPP.h"
#include "EtherFrame_m.h"
#include "Ethernet.h"
#include "MACAddress.h"


Define_Module( MACRelayUnitPP );


/* unused for now
static std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, cMessage *msg)
{
    os << "(" << msg->getClassName() << ")" << msg->getFullName();
    return os;
}
*/

MACRelayUnitPP::MACRelayUnitPP()
{
    buffer = NULL;
}

MACRelayUnitPP::~MACRelayUnitPP()
{
    delete [] buffer;
}

void MACRelayUnitPP::initialize()
{
    MACRelayUnitBase::initialize();

    bufferLevel.setName("buffer level");

    numProcessedFrames = numDroppedFrames = 0;
    WATCH(numProcessedFrames);
    WATCH(numDroppedFrames);

    processingTime = par("processingTime");
    bufferSize = par("bufferSize");
    highWatermark = par("highWatermark");
    pauseUnits = par("pauseUnits");

    // 1 pause unit is 512 bit times; we assume 100Mb MACs here.
    // We send a pause again when previous one is about to expire.
    pauseInterval = pauseUnits*512.0/100000.0;

    pauseLastSent = 0;
    WATCH(pauseLastSent);

    bufferUsed = 0;
    WATCH(bufferUsed);

    buffer = new PortBuffer[numPorts];
    for (int i = 0; i < numPorts; ++i)
    {
        buffer[i].port = i;
        buffer[i].cpuBusy = false;

        char qname[20];
        sprintf(qname,"portQueue%d",i);
        buffer[i].queue.setName(qname);
    }

    EV << "Parameters of (" << getClassName() << ") " << getFullPath() << "\n";
    EV << "processing time: " << processingTime << "\n";
    EV << "ports: " << numPorts << "\n";
    EV << "buffer size: " << bufferSize << "\n";
    EV << "address table size: " << addressTableSize << "\n";
    EV << "aging time: " << agingTime << "\n";
    EV << "high watermark: " << highWatermark << "\n";
    EV << "pause time: " << pauseUnits << "\n";
    EV << "\n";
}

void MACRelayUnitPP::handleMessage(cMessage *msg)
{
    if (!msg->isSelfMessage())
    {
        // Frame received from MAC unit
        handleIncomingFrame(check_and_cast<EtherFrame *>(msg));
    }
    else
    {
        // Self message signal used to indicate a frame has been finished processing
        processFrame(msg);
    }
}

void MACRelayUnitPP::handleIncomingFrame(EtherFrame *frame)
{
    // If buffer not full, insert payload frame into buffer and process the frame in parallel.

    long length = frame->getByteLength();
    if (length + bufferUsed < bufferSize)
    {
        int inputport = frame->getArrivalGate()->getIndex();
        buffer[inputport].queue.insert(frame);
        buffer[inputport].port = inputport;
        bufferUsed += length;

        // send PAUSE if above watermark
        if (pauseUnits>0 && highWatermark>0 && bufferUsed>=highWatermark && simTime()-pauseLastSent>pauseInterval)
        {
            // send PAUSE on all ports
            for (int i=0; i<numPorts; i++)
                sendPauseFrame(i, pauseUnits);
            pauseLastSent = simTime();
        }

        if (buffer[inputport].cpuBusy)
        {
            EV << "Port CPU " << inputport << " busy, incoming frame " << frame << " enqueued for later processing\n";
        }
        else
        {
            EV << "Port CPU " << inputport << " free, begin processing of incoming frame " << frame << endl;
            buffer[inputport].cpuBusy = true;
            cMessage *msg = new cMessage("endProcessing");
            msg->setContextPointer(&buffer[inputport]);
            scheduleAt(simTime() + processingTime, msg);
        }
    }
    // Drop the frame and record the number of dropped frames
    else
    {
        EV << "Buffer full, dropping frame " << frame << endl;
        delete frame;
        ++numDroppedFrames;
    }

    // Record statistics of buffer usage levels
    bufferLevel.record(bufferUsed);
}

void MACRelayUnitPP::processFrame(cMessage *msg)
{
    // Extract frame from the appropriate buffer;
    PortBuffer *pBuff = (PortBuffer*)msg->getContextPointer();
    EtherFrame *frame = (EtherFrame*)pBuff->queue.pop();
    long length = frame->getByteLength();
    int inputport = pBuff->port;

    EV << "Port CPU " << inputport << " completed processing of frame " << frame << endl;

    handleAndDispatchFrame(frame, inputport);
    printAddressTable();

    bufferUsed -= length;
    bufferLevel.record(bufferUsed);

    numProcessedFrames++;

    // Process next frame in queue if they are pending
    if (!pBuff->queue.empty())
    {
        EV << "Begin processing of next frame\n";
        scheduleAt(simTime()+processingTime, msg);
    }
    else
    {
        EV << "Port CPU idle\n";
        pBuff->cpuBusy = false;
        delete msg;
    }
}

void MACRelayUnitPP::finish()
{
    recordScalar("processed frames", numProcessedFrames);
    recordScalar("dropped frames", numDroppedFrames);
}