ns3 中 802.11s 协议实现框架

原文：http://fajun82.blog.163.com/blog/static/1629225272010417114025200/

ns3 中 MAC 层专门为 WMN （802.11s）定制了很多类，还有一个专门的 Helper 类：

1. ns3::MeshHelper,Helper to create IEEE 802.11s mesh networks；
2. ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMac, Basic MAC of mesh point Wi-Fiinterface. Its function is extendable through pluginsmechanism;
3. ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMacPlugin, Common interface for meshpoint interface MAC plugins;
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5. ns3::Dot11sStack,Helper class to allow easy installation of 802.11s stack
6. ns3::MeshPointDevice,Virtual net device modeling mesh point;
7. ns3::MeshL2RoutingProtocol, Interface for L2 mesh routingprotocol and mesh point communication;
8. ns3::MeshStack,Prototype for class, which helps to install MAC-layer routing stackto ns3::MeshPointDevice;
9. ns3::MeshWifiBeacon,Beacon is beacon header + list of arbitrary informationelements;
10. ns3::dot11s::PeerManagementProtocolMac, This is plugin to MeshWiFi MAC, which implements interface to dot11s peer managementprotocol: it takes proper frames from MAC-layer, extracts peer linkmanagement information element and mesh configuration element andpasses it to main part of protocol
11. ns3::dot11s::MeshHeader, Mesh Control field, see IEEE 802.11sdraft 3.0 section 7.1.3.5b;
12. ns3::dot11s::PeerLinkFrameStart, 802.11s Peer link managementframe:
13. ns3::dot11s::PeerLink, Peer link model for 802.11s PeerManagement protocol;
14. ns3::dot11s::Dot11sMeshCapability, See 7.3.2.86.7 in 802.11sdraft 3.0;
15. ns3::dot11s::HwmpProtocolHybrid wireless mesh protocol -- arouting protocol of IEEE 802.11s draft
16. ns3::dot11s::HwmpProtocolMacInterface MAC plugin for HWMP --802.11s routing protocol
17. ns3::dot11s::HwmpRtableRouting table for HWMP -- 802.11srouting protocol
18. ns3::dot11s::HwmpTagHwmp tag implements interaction betweenHWMP protocol and MeshWifiMac
19. ns3::dot11s::PeerManagementProtocol, 802.11s Peer ManagementProtocol model;
20. ns3::dot11s::IeBeaconTimingSee 7.3.2.89 of 802.11s draft2.07
21. ns3::dot11s::IeConfigurationDescribes Mesh ConfigurationElement see 7.3.2.86 of 802.11s draft 3.0
22. ns3::dot11s::IeLinkMetricReportIEEE 802.11s Mesh ID 7.3.2.88 of802.11s draft 3.0
23. ns3::dot11s::IeMeshIdIEEE 802.11s Mesh ID 7.3.287 of 802.11sdraft 3.0

24. ns3::dot11s::IePeeringProtocol

25. ns3::dot11s::IePeerManagementSee 7.3.2.85 of draft 2.07
26. ns3::dot11s::IePerrSee7.3.2.98 of 802.11s draft 2.07
27. ns3::dot11s::IePrepSee7.3.2.97 of 802.11s draft 2.07
28. ns3::dot11s::IePreqSee7.3.2.96 of 802.11s draft 2.07
29. ns3::dot11s::IeRannSee7.3.2.95 of 802.11s draft 2.07

MeshPointDevice 与 WifiNetDevice 对应，MeshPointDevice 是个虚拟设备，而WifiNetDevice 是实体网络设备，MeshPointDevice 积聚了多个实体网络设备，有一个属性 m_ifaces 是Ptr<NetDevice> 的 Vector 类型。而WifiNetDevice 包含了 WifiChannel, WifiPhy, WifiMac 和WifiRemoteStationManger 这些对象。

一个Mesh Point 最后一般安装了三个 NetDevice, 一个是 MeshPointDevice, 另一个就是WifiNetDevice, 还有一个是LoopBackNetDevice. 其中前两个是在 MeshHelper::install的时候安装上去的， WifiNetDevice 还是 MeshPointDevice 的 m_ifaces 的一个成员，而LoopBackNetDevice 是 InternetStackerHelper::install 的时候安装上去的。

MeshPointDevice 最重要的目的就是加入 L2 层路由协议。路由协议必定涉及到链路状态管理，所以定义了自己的 Beacon以及 PeerManagement 等。