tcp-tx-buffer-test.cc

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/*
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 */
 
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/tcp-tx-buffer.h"
#include "ns3/test.h"
 
#include <limits>
 
using namespace ns3;
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("TcpTxBufferTestSuite");
 
/**
 * @ingroup internet-test
 * @ingroup tests
 *
 * @brief The TcpTxBuffer Test
 */
class TcpTxBufferTestCase : public TestCase
{
  public:
    /** @brief Constructor */
    TcpTxBufferTestCase();
 
  private:
    void DoRun() override;
    void DoTeardown() override;
 
    /** @brief Test if a segment is really set as lost */
    void TestIsLost();
    /** @brief Test the generation of an unsent block */
    void TestNewBlock();
    /** @brief Test the generation of a previously sent block */
    void TestTransmittedBlock();
    /** @brief Test the generation of the "next" block */
    void TestNextSeg();
    /** @brief Test the logic of merging items in GetTransmittedSegment()
     * which is triggered by CopyFromSequence()*/
    void TestMergeItemsWhenGetTransmittedSegment();
    /**
     * @brief Callback to provide a value of receiver window
     * @returns the receiver window size
     */
    uint32_t GetRWnd() const;
};
 
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TcpTxBufferTestCase()
    : TestCase("TcpTxBuffer Test")
{
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::DoRun()
{
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0), &TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestIsLost, this);
    /*
     * Cases for new block:
     * -> is exactly the same as stored
     * -> starts over the boundary, but ends earlier
     * -> starts over the boundary, but ends after
     */
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0), &TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestNewBlock, this);
 
    /*
     * Cases for transmitted block:
     * -> is exactly the same as previous
     * -> starts over the boundary, but ends earlier
     * -> starts over the boundary, but ends after
     * -> starts inside a packet, ends right
     * -> starts inside a packet, ends earlier in the same packet
     * -> starts inside a packet, ends in another packet
     */
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0), &TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestTransmittedBlock, this);
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0), &TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestNextSeg, this);
 
    /*
     * Case for transmitted block:
     *  -> transmitted packets are marked differently for m_lost under some scenarios
     *  -> packets could be small than MSS when socket buffer is not a multiple of MSS.
     *  -> during retransmission, the sender tries to send a full segment but it
     *     should stop to merge items when they have different values for m_lost.
     */
    Simulator::Schedule(Seconds(0),
                        &TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestMergeItemsWhenGetTransmittedSegment,
                        this);
 
    Simulator::Run();
    Simulator::Destroy();
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestIsLost()
{
    Ptr<TcpTxBuffer> txBuf = CreateObject<TcpTxBuffer>();
    txBuf->SetRWndCallback(MakeCallback(&TcpTxBufferTestCase::GetRWnd, this));
    SequenceNumber32 head(1);
    txBuf->SetHeadSequence(head);
    SequenceNumber32 ret;
    Ptr<TcpOptionSack> sack = CreateObject<TcpOptionSack>();
    txBuf->SetSegmentSize(1000);
    txBuf->SetDupAckThresh(3);
 
    txBuf->Add(Create<Packet>(10000));
 
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        txBuf->CopyFromSequence(1000, SequenceNumber32((i * 1000) + 1));
    }
 
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->IsLost(SequenceNumber32((i * 1000) + 1)),
                              false,
                              "Lost is true, but it's not");
    }
 
    sack->AddSackBlock(TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(SequenceNumber32(1001), SequenceNumber32(2001)));
    txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
 
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->IsLost(SequenceNumber32((i * 1000) + 1)),
                              false,
                              "Lost is true, but it's not");
    }
 
    sack->AddSackBlock(TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(SequenceNumber32(2001), SequenceNumber32(3001)));
    txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
 
    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->IsLost(SequenceNumber32((i * 1000) + 1)),
                              false,
                              "Lost is true, but it's not");
    }
 
    sack->AddSackBlock(TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(SequenceNumber32(3001), SequenceNumber32(4001)));
    txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
 
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->IsLost(SequenceNumber32(1)), true, "Lost is true, but it's not");
 
    for (uint8_t i = 1; i < 10; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->IsLost(SequenceNumber32((i * 1000) + 1)),
                              false,
                              "Lost is true, but it's not");
    }
}
 
uint32_t
TcpTxBufferTestCase::GetRWnd() const
{
    // Assume unlimited receiver window
    return std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max();
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestNextSeg()
{
    Ptr<TcpTxBuffer> txBuf = CreateObject<TcpTxBuffer>();
    ;
    txBuf->SetRWndCallback(MakeCallback(&TcpTxBufferTestCase::GetRWnd, this));
    SequenceNumber32 head(1);
    SequenceNumber32 ret;
    SequenceNumber32 retHigh;
    txBuf->SetSegmentSize(150);
    txBuf->SetDupAckThresh(3);
    uint32_t dupThresh = 3;
    uint32_t segmentSize = 150;
    Ptr<TcpOptionSack> sack = CreateObject<TcpOptionSack>();
 
    // At the beginning the values of dupThresh and segmentSize don't matter
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          false,
                          "NextSeq should not be returned at the beginning");
 
    txBuf->SetHeadSequence(head);
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          false,
                          "NextSeq should not be returned with no data");
 
    // Add a single, 30000-bytes long, packet
    txBuf->Add(Create<Packet>(30000));
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          true,
                          "No NextSeq with data at beginning");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret.GetValue(),
                          head.GetValue(),
                          "Different NextSeq than expected at the beginning");
 
    // Simulate sending 100 packets, 150 bytes long each, from seq 1
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 100; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                              true,
                              "No NextSeq with data while \"transmitting\"");
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                              head + (segmentSize * i),
                              "Different NextSeq than expected while \"transmitting\"");
        txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
    }
 
    // Ok, now simulate we lost the first segment [1;151], and that we have
    // limited transmit. NextSeg should return (up to dupThresh-1) new pieces of data
    SequenceNumber32 lastRet = ret;          // This is like m_highTx
    for (uint32_t i = 1; i < dupThresh; ++i) // iterate dupThresh-1 times (limited transmit)
    {
        SequenceNumber32 begin = head + (segmentSize * i);
        SequenceNumber32 end = begin + segmentSize;
        sack->AddSackBlock(TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(begin, end));
        txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
 
        // new data expected and sent
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                              true,
                              "No NextSeq with SACK block while \"transmitting\"");
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                              lastRet + segmentSize,
                              "Different NextSeq than expected in limited transmit");
        txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
        sack->ClearSackList();
        lastRet = ret;
    }
 
    // Limited transmit was ok; now there is the dupThresh-th dupack.
    // Now we need to retransmit the first block..
    sack->AddSackBlock(TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh)),
                                                head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh)) + segmentSize));
    txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          true,
                          "No NextSeq with SACK block for Fast Recovery");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret, head, "Different NextSeq than expected for Fast Recovery");
    txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
    sack->ClearSackList();
 
    // Fast Retransmission was ok; now check some additional dupacks.
    for (uint32_t i = 1; i <= 4; ++i)
    {
        sack->AddSackBlock(
            TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh + i)),
                                     head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh + i)) + segmentSize));
        txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                              true,
                              "No NextSeq with SACK block after recv dupacks in FR");
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                              lastRet + segmentSize,
                              "Different NextSeq than expected after recv dupacks in FR");
        txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
        sack->ClearSackList();
        lastRet = ret;
    }
 
    // Well now we receive a partial ACK, corresponding to the segment we retransmitted.
    // Unfortunately, the next one is lost as well; but NextSeg should be smart enough
    // to give us the next segment (head + segmentSize) to retransmit.
    /* In this particular case, we are checking the fact that we have badly crafted
     * the SACK blocks. Talking in segment, we transmitted 1,2,3,4,5 ... and then
     * received dupack for 1. While receiving these, we crafted SACK block in the
     * way that 2,3,4,... were correctly received. Now, if we receive an ACK for 2,
     * we clearly crafted the corresponding ACK wrongly. TcpTxBuffer should be able
     * to "backoff" that flag on its HEAD (segment 2). We still don't know for segment
     * 3,4 .. so keep them.
     */
    head = head + segmentSize;
    txBuf->DiscardUpTo(head);
 
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          true,
                          "No NextSeq with SACK block after receiving partial ACK");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                          head,
                          "Different NextSeq than expected after receiving partial ACK ");
    txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
 
    // Now, check for one more dupack...
    sack->AddSackBlock(
        TcpOptionSack::SackBlock(head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh + 6)),
                                 head + (segmentSize * (dupThresh + 6)) + segmentSize));
    txBuf->Update(sack->GetSackList());
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                          true,
                          "No NextSeq with SACK block after recv dupacks after partial ack");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                          lastRet + segmentSize,
                          "Different NextSeq than expected after recv dupacks after partial ack");
    txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
    sack->ClearSackList();
    head = lastRet = ret + segmentSize;
 
    // And now ack everything we sent to date!
    txBuf->DiscardUpTo(head);
 
    // And continue normally until the end
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 93; ++i)
    {
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->NextSeg(&ret, &retHigh, false),
                              true,
                              "No NextSeq with data while \"transmitting\"");
        NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret,
                              head + (segmentSize * i),
                              "Different NextSeq than expected while \"transmitting\"");
        txBuf->CopyFromSequence(segmentSize, ret);
    }
 
    txBuf->DiscardUpTo(ret + segmentSize);
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->Size(), 0, "Data inside the buffer");
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestNewBlock()
{
    // Manually recreating all the conditions
    Ptr<TcpTxBuffer> txBuf = CreateObject<TcpTxBuffer>();
    txBuf->SetRWndCallback(MakeCallback(&TcpTxBufferTestCase::GetRWnd, this));
    txBuf->SetHeadSequence(SequenceNumber32(1));
    txBuf->SetSegmentSize(100);
 
    // get a packet which is exactly the same stored
    Ptr<Packet> p1 = Create<Packet>(100);
    txBuf->Add(p1);
 
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(1)),
                          100,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          0,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    Ptr<Packet> ret = txBuf->CopyFromSequence(100, SequenceNumber32(1))->GetPacketCopy();
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret->GetSize(), 100, "Returned packet has different size than requested");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(1)),
                          100,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          100,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    txBuf->DiscardUpTo(SequenceNumber32(101));
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(101)),
                          0,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          0,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    // starts over the boundary, but ends earlier
 
    Ptr<Packet> p2 = Create<Packet>(100);
    txBuf->Add(p2);
 
    ret = txBuf->CopyFromSequence(50, SequenceNumber32(101))->GetPacketCopy();
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret->GetSize(), 50, "Returned packet has different size than requested");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(151)),
                          50,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          50,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    // starts over the boundary, but ends after
    Ptr<Packet> p3 = Create<Packet>(100);
    txBuf->Add(p3);
 
    ret = txBuf->CopyFromSequence(70, SequenceNumber32(151))->GetPacketCopy();
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret->GetSize(), 70, "Returned packet has different size than requested");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(221)),
                          80,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          120,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    ret = txBuf->CopyFromSequence(3000, SequenceNumber32(221))->GetPacketCopy();
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(ret->GetSize(), 80, "Returned packet has different size than requested");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->SizeFromSequence(SequenceNumber32(301)),
                          0,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size");
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->BytesInFlight(),
                          200,
                          "TxBuf miscalculates size of in flight segments");
 
    // Clear everything
    txBuf->DiscardUpTo(SequenceNumber32(381));
    NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ(txBuf->Size(), 0, "Size is different than expected");
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestMergeItemsWhenGetTransmittedSegment()
{
    TcpTxBuffer txBuf;
    SequenceNumber32 head(1);
    txBuf.SetHeadSequence(head);
    txBuf.SetSegmentSize(2000);
 
    txBuf.Add(Create<Packet>(2000));
    txBuf.CopyFromSequence(1000, SequenceNumber32(1));
    txBuf.CopyFromSequence(1000, SequenceNumber32(1001));
    txBuf.MarkHeadAsLost();
 
    // GetTransmittedSegment() will be called and handle the case that two items
    // have different m_lost value.
    txBuf.CopyFromSequence(2000, SequenceNumber32(1));
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::TestTransmittedBlock()
{
}
 
void
TcpTxBufferTestCase::DoTeardown()
{
}
 
/**
 * @ingroup internet-test
 *
 * @brief the TestSuite for the TcpTxBuffer test case
 */
class TcpTxBufferTestSuite : public TestSuite
{
  public:
    TcpTxBufferTestSuite()
        : TestSuite("tcp-tx-buffer", Type::UNIT)
    {
        AddTestCase(new TcpTxBufferTestCase, TestCase::Duration::QUICK);
    }
};
 
static TcpTxBufferTestSuite g_tcpTxBufferTestSuite; //!< Static variable for test initialization