test-lte-handover-target.cc

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Budiarto Herman
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Author: Budiarto Herman <budiarto.herman@magister.fi>
 *
 */
 
#include "ns3/boolean.h"
#include "ns3/callback.h"
#include "ns3/config.h"
#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
#include "ns3/double.h"
#include "ns3/internet-stack-helper.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-address-helper.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-interface-container.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-static-routing-helper.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-static-routing.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/lte-enb-net-device.h"
#include "ns3/lte-enb-phy.h"
#include "ns3/lte-helper.h"
#include "ns3/mobility-helper.h"
#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"
#include "ns3/node-container.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/point-to-point-epc-helper.h"
#include "ns3/point-to-point-helper.h"
#include "ns3/position-allocator.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/test.h"
#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
 
using namespace ns3;
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("LteHandoverTargetTest");
 
/**
 * @ingroup lte-test
 *
 * @brief Testing a handover algorithm, verifying that it selects the right
 *        target cell when more than one options available.
 *
 * Part of the `lte-handover-target` test suite.
 *
 * The test case will run a 1-second LTE-EPC simulation using the parameters
 * provided to the constructor function.
 *
 * \sa ns3::LteHandoverTargetTestCase
 */
class LteHandoverTargetTestCase : public TestCase
{
  public:
    /**
     * @brief Construct a new test case and providing input parameters for the
     *        simulation.
     * @param name the name of the test case, to be displayed in the test result
     * @param uePosition the point in (x, y, z) coordinate where the UE will be
     *                   placed in the simulation
     * @param gridSizeX number of eNodeBs in a row
     * @param gridSizeY number of eNodeBs in a column
     * @param sourceCellId the cell ID of the eNodeB which the UE will be
     *                     initially attached to in the beginning of simulation,
     *                     and also the eNodeB which will "shutdown" in the
     *                     middle of simulation
     * @param targetCellId the cell ID of the expected eNodeB where the UE will
     *                     perform handover to after the "shutdown" of the source
     *                     cell
     * @param handoverAlgorithmType the type of handover algorithm to be used in
     *                              all eNodeBs
     */
    LteHandoverTargetTestCase(std::string name,
                              Vector uePosition,
                              uint8_t gridSizeX,
                              uint8_t gridSizeY,
                              uint16_t sourceCellId,
                              uint16_t targetCellId,
                              std::string handoverAlgorithmType);
 
    ~LteHandoverTargetTestCase() override;
 
    /**
     * @brief Triggers when an eNodeB starts a handover and then verifies that
     *        the handover has the right source and target cells.
     *
     * The trigger is set up beforehand by connecting to the
     * `LteEnbRrc::HandoverStart` trace source.
     *
     * @param context the context string
     * @param imsi the IMSI
     * @param sourceCellId the source cell ID
     * @param rnti the RNTI
     * @param targetCellId the target cell ID
     */
    void HandoverStartCallback(std::string context,
                               uint64_t imsi,
                               uint16_t sourceCellId,
                               uint16_t rnti,
                               uint16_t targetCellId);
 
    /**
     * @brief A trigger that can be scheduled to "shutdown" the cell pointed by
     *        `m_sourceCellId` by reducing its power to 1 dB.
     */
    void CellShutdownCallback();
 
  private:
    /**
     * @brief Run a simulation of a micro-cell network using the parameters
     *        provided to the constructor function.
     */
    void DoRun() override;
 
    /**
     * @brief Called at the end of simulation and verifies that a handover has
     *        occurred in the simulation.
     */
    void DoTeardown() override;
 
    // simulation parameters
    Vector m_uePosition;                 ///< UE positions
    uint8_t m_gridSizeX;                 ///< X grid size
    uint8_t m_gridSizeY;                 ///< Y grid size
    uint16_t m_sourceCellId;             ///< source cell ID
    uint16_t m_targetCellId;             ///< target cell ID
    std::string m_handoverAlgorithmType; ///< handover algorithm type
 
    Ptr<LteEnbNetDevice> m_sourceEnbDev; ///< source ENB device
    bool m_hasHandoverOccurred;          ///< has handover occurred?
 
}; // end of class LteHandoverTargetTestCase
 
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::LteHandoverTargetTestCase(std::string name,
                                                     Vector uePosition,
                                                     uint8_t gridSizeX,
                                                     uint8_t gridSizeY,
                                                     uint16_t sourceCellId,
                                                     uint16_t targetCellId,
                                                     std::string handoverAlgorithmType)
    : TestCase(name),
      m_uePosition(uePosition),
      m_gridSizeX(gridSizeX),
      m_gridSizeY(gridSizeY),
      m_sourceCellId(sourceCellId),
      m_targetCellId(targetCellId),
      m_handoverAlgorithmType(handoverAlgorithmType),
      m_sourceEnbDev(nullptr),
      m_hasHandoverOccurred(false)
{
    NS_LOG_INFO(this << " name=" << name);
 
    // SANITY CHECK
 
    uint16_t nEnb = gridSizeX * gridSizeY;
 
    if (sourceCellId > nEnb)
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("Invalid source cell ID " << sourceCellId);
    }
 
    if (targetCellId > nEnb)
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("Invalid target cell ID " << targetCellId);
    }
}
 
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::~LteHandoverTargetTestCase()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
void
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::HandoverStartCallback(std::string context,
                                                 uint64_t imsi,
                                                 uint16_t sourceCellId,
                                                 uint16_t rnti,
                                                 uint16_t targetCellId)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << context << imsi << sourceCellId << rnti << targetCellId);
 
    uint64_t timeNowMs = Simulator::Now().GetMilliSeconds();
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_GT(timeNowMs, 500, "Handover occurred but too early");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(sourceCellId,
                          m_sourceCellId,
                          "Handover occurred but with wrong source cell");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(targetCellId,
                          m_targetCellId,
                          "Handover occurred but with wrong target cell");
    m_hasHandoverOccurred = true;
}
 
void
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::CellShutdownCallback()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
 
    if (m_sourceEnbDev)
    {
        // set the Tx power to 1 dBm
        NS_ASSERT(m_sourceEnbDev->GetCellId() == m_sourceCellId);
        NS_LOG_INFO("Shutting down cell " << m_sourceCellId);
        Ptr<LteEnbPhy> phy = m_sourceEnbDev->GetPhy();
        phy->SetTxPower(1);
    }
}
 
void
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::DoRun()
{
    NS_LOG_INFO(this << " " << GetName());
 
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteEnbPhy::TxPower", DoubleValue(38)); // micro cell
    Config::SetDefault("ns3::LteSpectrumPhy::CtrlErrorModelEnabled",
                       BooleanValue(false)); // disable control channel error model
 
    Ptr<LteHelper> lteHelper = CreateObject<LteHelper>();
    Ptr<PointToPointEpcHelper> epcHelper = CreateObject<PointToPointEpcHelper>();
    lteHelper->SetEpcHelper(epcHelper);
    lteHelper->SetAttribute("PathlossModel", StringValue("ns3::FriisSpectrumPropagationLossModel"));
    lteHelper->SetAttribute("UseIdealRrc", BooleanValue(true));
 
    if (m_handoverAlgorithmType == "ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm")
    {
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmType("ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm");
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute("ServingCellThreshold", UintegerValue(30));
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute("NeighbourCellOffset", UintegerValue(1));
    }
    else if (m_handoverAlgorithmType == "ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm")
    {
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmType("ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm");
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute("Hysteresis", DoubleValue(1.5));
        lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute("TimeToTrigger", TimeValue(MilliSeconds(128)));
    }
    else
    {
        NS_FATAL_ERROR("Unknown handover algorithm " << m_handoverAlgorithmType);
    }
 
    // Create Nodes: eNodeB and UE
    NodeContainer enbNodes;
    NodeContainer ueNodes;
    enbNodes.Create(m_gridSizeX * m_gridSizeY);
    ueNodes.Create(1);
 
    /*
     * The size of the grid is determined by m_gridSizeX and m_gridSizeY. The
     * following figure is the topology when m_gridSizeX = 4 and m_gridSizeY = 3.
     *
     *                  9 -- 10 -- 11 -- 12
     *                  |     |     |     |
     *                  |     |     |     |
     *                  5 --- 6 --- 7 --- 8
     *                  |     |     |     |
     *                  |     |     |     |
     *   (0, 0, 0) ---> 1 --- 2 --- 3 --- 4
     *
     * The grid starts at (0, 0, 0) point on the bottom left corner. The distance
     * between two adjacent eNodeBs is 130 m.
     */
 
    // Set up eNodeB position
    MobilityHelper enbMobility;
    enbMobility.SetPositionAllocator("ns3::GridPositionAllocator",
                                     "MinX",
                                     DoubleValue(0.0),
                                     "MinY",
                                     DoubleValue(0.0),
                                     "DeltaX",
                                     DoubleValue(130.0),
                                     "DeltaY",
                                     DoubleValue(130.0),
                                     "GridWidth",
                                     UintegerValue(m_gridSizeX),
                                     "LayoutType",
                                     StringValue("RowFirst"));
    enbMobility.SetMobilityModel("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
    enbMobility.Install(enbNodes);
 
    // Setup UE position
    Ptr<ListPositionAllocator> positionAlloc = CreateObject<ListPositionAllocator>();
    positionAlloc->Add(m_uePosition);
    MobilityHelper ueMobility;
    ueMobility.SetPositionAllocator(positionAlloc);
    ueMobility.SetMobilityModel("ns3::ConstantPositionMobilityModel");
    ueMobility.Install(ueNodes);
 
    // Create P-GW node
    Ptr<Node> pgw = epcHelper->GetPgwNode();
 
    // Create a single RemoteHost
    NodeContainer remoteHostContainer;
    remoteHostContainer.Create(1);
    Ptr<Node> remoteHost = remoteHostContainer.Get(0);
    InternetStackHelper internet;
    internet.Install(remoteHostContainer);
 
    // Create the Internet
    PointToPointHelper p2ph;
    p2ph.SetDeviceAttribute("DataRate", DataRateValue(DataRate("100Gb/s")));
    p2ph.SetDeviceAttribute("Mtu", UintegerValue(1500));
    p2ph.SetChannelAttribute("Delay", TimeValue(Seconds(0.010)));
    NetDeviceContainer internetDevices = p2ph.Install(pgw, remoteHost);
    Ipv4AddressHelper ipv4h;
    ipv4h.SetBase("1.0.0.0", "255.0.0.0");
    Ipv4InterfaceContainer internetIpIfaces = ipv4h.Assign(internetDevices);
 
    // Routing of the Internet Host (towards the LTE network)
    Ipv4StaticRoutingHelper ipv4RoutingHelper;
    Ptr<Ipv4StaticRouting> remoteHostStaticRouting =
        ipv4RoutingHelper.GetStaticRouting(remoteHost->GetObject<Ipv4>());
    remoteHostStaticRouting->AddNetworkRouteTo(Ipv4Address("7.0.0.0"), Ipv4Mask("255.0.0.0"), 1);
 
    // Create Devices and install them in the Nodes (eNB and UE)
    NetDeviceContainer enbDevs;
    NetDeviceContainer ueDevs;
    enbDevs = lteHelper->InstallEnbDevice(enbNodes);
    ueDevs = lteHelper->InstallUeDevice(ueNodes);
 
    // Install the IP stack on the UEs
    internet.Install(ueNodes);
    Ipv4InterfaceContainer ueIpIfaces;
    ueIpIfaces = epcHelper->AssignUeIpv4Address(NetDeviceContainer(ueDevs));
 
    // Assign IP address to UEs
    for (uint32_t u = 0; u < ueNodes.GetN(); ++u)
    {
        Ptr<Node> ueNode = ueNodes.Get(u);
        // Set the default gateway for the UE
        Ptr<Ipv4StaticRouting> ueStaticRouting =
            ipv4RoutingHelper.GetStaticRouting(ueNode->GetObject<Ipv4>());
        ueStaticRouting->SetDefaultRoute(epcHelper->GetUeDefaultGatewayAddress(), 1);
    }
 
    // Add X2 interface
    lteHelper->AddX2Interface(enbNodes);
 
    // Connect to trace sources in all eNodeB
    Config::Connect("/NodeList/*/DeviceList/*/LteEnbRrc/HandoverStart",
                    MakeCallback(&LteHandoverTargetTestCase::HandoverStartCallback, this));
 
    // Get the source eNodeB
    Ptr<NetDevice> sourceEnb = enbDevs.Get(m_sourceCellId - 1);
    m_sourceEnbDev = sourceEnb->GetObject<LteEnbNetDevice>();
    NS_ASSERT(m_sourceEnbDev);
    NS_ASSERT(m_sourceEnbDev->GetCellId() == m_sourceCellId);
 
    // Attach UE to the source eNodeB
    lteHelper->Attach(ueDevs.Get(0), sourceEnb);
 
    // Schedule a "shutdown" of the source eNodeB
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0.5), &LteHandoverTargetTestCase::CellShutdownCallback, this);
 
    // Run simulation
    Simulator::Stop(Seconds(1));
    Simulator::Run();
    Simulator::Destroy();
 
} // end of void LteX2HandoverTargetTestCase::DoRun ()
 
void
LteHandoverTargetTestCase::DoTeardown()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(m_hasHandoverOccurred, true, "Handover did not occur");
}
 
/**
 * @brief Test suite ``lte-handover-target``, verifying that handover
 *        algorithms are able to select the right target cell.
 *
 * Handover algorithm tested in this test suite:
 * - A2-A4-RSRQ handover algorithm (ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm)
 * - Strongest cell handover algorithm (ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm)
 */
class LteHandoverTargetTestSuite : public TestSuite
{
  public:
    LteHandoverTargetTestSuite();
};
 
LteHandoverTargetTestSuite::LteHandoverTargetTestSuite()
    : TestSuite("lte-handover-target", Type::SYSTEM)
{
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteHandoverTargetTest", LOG_PREFIX_ALL);
    // LogComponentEnable ("LteHandoverTargetTest", LOG_LEVEL_ALL);
    // LogComponentEnable ("A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm", LOG_PREFIX_ALL);
    // LogComponentEnable ("A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm", LOG_LEVEL_ALL);
    // LogComponentEnable ("A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm", LOG_PREFIX_ALL);
    // LogComponentEnable ("A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm", LOG_LEVEL_ALL);
 
    /*
     *    3 --- 4
     *    |     |
     *    |o    |
     *    1 --- 2   o = UE
     */
    AddTestCase(new LteHandoverTargetTestCase("4 cells and A2-A4-RSRQ algorithm",
                                              Vector(20, 40, 0),
                                              2,
                                              2,
                                              1,
                                              3,
                                              "ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm"),
                TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
    AddTestCase(new LteHandoverTargetTestCase("4 cells and strongest cell algorithm",
                                              Vector(20, 40, 0),
                                              2,
                                              2,
                                              1,
                                              3,
                                              "ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm"),
                TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
 
    /*
     *    4 --- 5 --- 6
     *    |     |o    |
     *    |     |     |
     *    1 --- 2 --- 3   o = UE
     */
    AddTestCase(new LteHandoverTargetTestCase("6 cells and A2-A4-RSRQ algorithm",
                                              Vector(150, 90, 0),
                                              3,
                                              2,
                                              5,
                                              2,
                                              "ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm"),
                TestCase::Duration::EXTENSIVE);
    AddTestCase(new LteHandoverTargetTestCase("6 cells and strongest cell algorithm",
                                              Vector(150, 90, 0),
                                              3,
                                              2,
                                              5,
                                              2,
                                              "ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm"),
                TestCase::Duration::EXTENSIVE);
 
} // end of LteHandoverTargetTestSuite ()
 
/**
 * @ingroup lte-test
 * Static variable for test initialization
 */
static LteHandoverTargetTestSuite g_lteHandoverTargetTestSuiteInstance;