Bug 2325

Additionally, the WAVE channel scheduler must be set up. In src/wave/examples/wave-simple-device.cc there is an example of setup:

  // Alternating access without immediate channel switch
  const SchInfo schInfo = SchInfo (SCH1, false, EXTENDED_ALTERNATING);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (0.0), &WaveNetDevice::StartSch, sender, schInfo);
  // An important point is that the receiver should also be assigned channel
  // access for the same channel to receive packets.
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (0.0), &WaveNetDevice::StartSch, receiver, schInfo);

  // both IPv4 and IPv6 packets below will not be inserted to internal queue because of no tx profile registered
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (1.0), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 1, true);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (1.050), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 2, false);
  //register txprofile
  // IP packets will automatically be sent with txprofile parameter
  const TxProfile txProfile = TxProfile (SCH1);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (2.0), &WaveNetDevice::RegisterTxProfile, sender, txProfile);
  // both IPv4 and IPv6 packet are transmitted successfully
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (3.0), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 3, true);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (3.050), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 4, false);
  // unregister TxProfile or release channel access
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (4.0),&WaveNetDevice::DeleteTxProfile, sender,SCH1);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (4.0),&WaveNetDevice::StopSch, sender,SCH1);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (4.0),&WaveNetDevice::StopSch, receiver, SCH1);
  // these packets will be dropped again because of no channel access assigned and no tx profile registered
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (5.0), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 5, true);
  Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (5.050), &WaveNetDeviceExample::SendIpPacket, this, 6, false);

Note that only the 2 central instructions are sending actual packet, the other ones are to setup the wave net device. All of them are NOT performed by default.

Hi,

I propose the usage as following:
(1) Current WaveNetdevice can only support transmit non-IP based packets in channel CCH by default..
(2) If someone want to transmit packets in SCHs, they have to request device to assign channel access with method WaveNetDevice::StartSch.
(3) If someone wants to transmit IP packets in SCHs, they have to:
  (a) request device to assign channel access with method WaveNetDevice::StartSch.
  (b) request to register a txprofile for IP packets with method WaveNetDevice::RegisterTxProfile.
(4) If someone wants to transmit IP packets in CCH, this request is not allowed.

The proposed usage is based on my personal understanding of IEEE 1609.4 service primitives.
So anyone has other better understanding, please contact me :)

There are similar bug 2489 and bug 2314, which have patches for review.