How to get collisions in Veins 4.7.1 - omnet++

I want to get the number of collisions in Veins. I am using Instant Veins 4.7.1 and I just modified the scenario to get a high density of vehicles without a RSU. The application only send beacons (BasicSafetyMessages) with an interval and transmission power as follows:
*.**.nic.mac1609_4.txPower = 50mW
*.node[*].appl.sendBeacons = true
*.node[*].appl.beaconInterval = 0.1s
I modified the next part of Mac1609_4.cc:
else if (msg->getKind() == Decider80211p::BITERROR || msg->getKind() == Decider80211p::COLLISION) {
statsSNIRLostPackets++;
DBG_MAC << "A packet was not received due to biterrors" << std::endl;
if (msg->getKind() == Decider80211p::COLLISION)
statsCollisions++;
else if (msg->getKind() == Decider80211p::BITERROR)
statsBitErrors++;
}
but all lost packets I get are due to biterrors and none due to collisions. Is there a default configuration of Veins that is not allowing me to get collisions?

Veins allows to collect statistics about collisions natively. However, it is disabled by default, since it increases simulation time. To enable it, just add the following line to your omnetpp.ini:
*.**.nic.phy80211p.collectCollisionStatistics = true
This enables collision statistics in Decider80211p on all nodes in your scenario which then record ncollisions.

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Omnet++/INET Module PeriodicGate forwards Packets even if it is closed

I am new to Omnet and Inet.
I am modifying the network TsnLinearNetwork which is part of the Inet Library and looks like the following:
Client <-------> Switch <-------> Server
The client sends a continuous packet stream which the switch forwards to the server.
I am trying to set up a Periodic Gate which changes its state, so that the packets won't get forwarded, if the gate is closed.
The 1st second the gate should be closed and the 2nd second it should be open.
As a result the gate status changes which I configured in the omnetpp.ini file.
In contrast to that, the packets are forwarded even on a closed gate state.
I played around with the omnet.ini parameters without any success.
I am expecting that the packets are discarded when the periodic gate state is closed.
Like the documentation points out:
PeriodicGate
This module allows or forbids packets to pass through depending on whether the gate is open or closed. The gate is open and closed according to the list of change times periodically.
So here my questions:
Why are the packets forwarded even on a closed gate state?
How can I achieve that behaviour?
omnetpp.ini
[General]
[simpleStart03]
network = simpleStart
sim-time-limit = 2s
*.client.numApps = 1
*.client.app[*].typename = "UdpSourceApp"
*.client.app[0].display-name = "random traffic"
*.client.app[*].io.destAddress = "server"
*.client.app[0].io.destPort = 1000
*.client.app[0].source.packetLength = 1000B
*.client.app[0].source.productionInterval = 500us
*.client.hasOutgoingStreams = true
*.client.bridging.streamIdentifier.identifier.mapping = [{stream: "random traffic"}]
*.client.bridging.streamCoder.encoder.mapping = [{stream: "random traffic", pcp: 0}]
*.server.numApps = 1
*.server.app[*].typename = "UdpSinkApp"
*.server.app[0].io.localPort = 1000
*.switch.bridging.streamCoder.decoder.mapping = [{pcp: 0, stream: "random traffic"}]
*.switch.hasIngressTrafficFiltering = true
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.numGates = 1
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.numMeters = 1
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.numStreams = 1
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.classifier.mapping = {"random traffic": 0}
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.meter[0].display-name = "random traffic"
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.meter[*].typename = "SingleRateTwoColorMeter"
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.meter[0].committedInformationRate = 40Mbps
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.meter[0].committedBurstSize = 10kB
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.gate[*].typename = "PeriodicGate"
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.gate[0].display-name = "random traffic"
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.gate[0].initiallyOpen = false
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.gate[0].durations = [1s,1s]
*.switch.bridging.streamFilter.ingress.gate[*].initiallyOpen = false
omnetpp.ned
import inet.networks.tsn.TsnLinearNetwork;
network simpleStart extends TsnLinearNetwork
{
}
omnet Version: 6.0.1
Inet Version: inet4.4
This issue was stated as a bug
https://github.com/inet-framework/inet/issues/830
The bug is that the classifier doesn't check that the selected gate index can be pushed with the packet or not. In case the selected branch has back pressure then the default branch should be selected. If the default branch also has back pressure then an error should be raised.
This Commit fixes the issue and this commit changes the order of the submodules.

Errors in running Leach Protocol in Omnet++(Castalia )

I am running Leach protocol simulations in Castalia Omnet++ with the following simulation parameters:
sim-time-limit = 100s
SN.field_x = 70
SN.field_y = 70
SN.numNodes = 10
SN.deployment = "[1..9]->uniform"
SN.node[*].Communication.RoutingProtocolName = "LeachRouting"
SN.node[*].Communication.Routing.netBufferSize = 1000
SN.node[0].Communication.Routing.isSink = true
SN.node[*].Communication.Routing.slotLength = 0.2
SN.node[*].Communication.Routing.roundLength = 20s
SN.node[*].Communication.Routing.percentage = 0.05
SN.node[*].Communication.Routing.powersConfig = xmldoc("powersConfig.xml")
SN.node[*].ApplicationName = "ThroughputTest"
SN.node[*].Application.packet_rate = 1
SN.node[*].Application.constantDataPayload = 200
After running simulations, I checked the Castalia trace file and found the following errors:
SN.node[1].Communication.Radio Failed packet (WC_SIGNAL_START) from
node 6, radio not in RX state
SN.node[1].Communication.Radio Failed packet (WC_SIGNAL_END) from node
6, NO interference
Are these errors occurs due to simulation parameters or is there any other reason?
The messages you see are not errors per se. It could be normal behaviour. The messages just tell you that when a packet from node 6 arrived at node 1, node 1 did not have its radio in RX mode (listening) so it could not receive the packet.
This is a problem only when you lose most of your info-carrying packets, or you do not have a way to recover from such losses. You do not provide information whether this is the case or not.
The MAC plays a crucial role in this. The MAC puts the radio in RX or TX or Sleep mode. In the list of simulation parameters, the MAC is absent. If we assume that you use the default value, then this is bypassMAC that does not put the Radio to Sleep mode. Only way to have this message appear is for node 1 to TX at the same time it receives the packet from node 6.
These are normal messages, not errors. You can check Radio.cc to know why these messages are generated and adjust your code.

The MAC layer in veins

I am using omnet++-5.4.1, veins-4.7.1 and sumo-0.25.0 to simulate vehicle frame transmission.
About the behavior of the EDCA in the mac layer in WAVE, in my understanding the waiting time to send can be obtained by the following calculation.
waiting time = AIFS[AC] + backoff
AIFS[AC] = SIFS + AIFSN[AC] * slotlength
However, in the startContent function of Mac 1609_4.cc, it is written as follows
if (idleTime > possibleNextEvent) {
DBG_MAC << "Could have already send if we had it earlier" << std::endl;
//we could have already sent. round up to next boundary
simtime_t base = idleSince + DIFS;
possibleNextEvent = simTime() - simtime_t().setRaw((simTime() - base).raw() % SLOTLENGTH_11P.raw()) + SLOTLENGTH_11P;
}
Even during simulation, transmission is performed without waiting for the time calculated just after the transmission request has occurred.
As described above, it is considered that the operation of the original EDCA (CSMA / CA) has not been performed and the busyness of the channel is not sensed.
I do not understand enough about this Mac layer? Please let me know if I missed some information.
Thank you.

Display issue in the log module of Omnet++ simulator

I use veins-4a2. First, I have executed a scnario with only vehicles. Now I have added RSU in my example. I need that every RSU receives data, displays a message in the module log of Omnet++. Like I did for nodes when they receives data, I have add the bold line in onData() function of the TraCIDemp11p like this:
void TraCIDemoRSU11p::onData(WaveShortMessage* wsm) {
findHost()->getDisplayString().updateWith("r=16,green");
annotations->scheduleErase(1, annotations->drawLine(wsm->getSenderPos(), mobi->getCurrentPosition(), "blue"));
**EV << " I am an RSU and I have received a data ! \n";**
//if (!sentMessage) sendMessage(wsm->getWsmData());
}
My problem is that "I am an RSU and I have received a data ! " isn't displayed in the log module.
When an RSU receives a data, this is what is displayed in the log module of omnet++:
** Event #4802 t=9.004337832007 RSUExampleScenario.node[4].nic.phy80211p (PhyLayer80211p, id=161), on `data' (Mac80211Pkt, id=669)
node[4]::PhyLayer80211p: AirFrame encapsulated, length: 1326
Make sure that is going in the onData function.
You can use ASSERT or exit function for that.
Print the message with DBG, EV or cout
DBG << "Test_DBG: I am an RSU and I have received a data!\n";
EV << "Test_EV: I am an RSU and I have received a data!\n";
std::cout << "Test_cout: I am an RSU and I have received a data!\n"
After set on print message, use one code to terminate the simulation
// terminate the simulation with error code 3
exit(3);
or use ASSERT
ASSERT2(0,"Test: I'm RSU");
If the simulation terminate with error, you will have sure that the onData is executed, if not, the onData is not called in any part of your code.
-Sorry, I don't have reputation to add just one comment- Good luck!
I don't know if you are aware of how onData works.
In the default veins, the onData is only called where one package with name data arrived in one car/node or RSU (through the handleLowerMsg).
In your case in a RSU, so are needed:
The cars/nodes need the appl.sendData with true
Calls for send packages with name data
Range of communication with the cars/nodes and the RSU. The default is 1 km of diameter.
A good test is create a small grid with the randomTrips.py and set the RSU in center, where all nodes can achieve it.
-Big for one comment, so I make a new answer - Good luck!

Akka actors and Clustering-I'm having trouble with ClusterSingletonManager- unhandled event in state Start

I've got a system that uses Akka 2.2.4 which creates a bunch of local actors and sets them as the routees of a Broadcast Router. Each worker handles some segment of the total work, according to some hash range we pass it. It works great.
Now, I've got to cluster this application for failover. Based on the requirement that only one worker per hash range exist/be triggered on the cluster, it seems to me that setting up each one as a ClusterSingletonManager would make sense..however I'm having trouble getting it working. The actor system starts up, it creates the ClusterSingletonManager, it adds the path in the code cited below to a Broadcast Router, but it never instantiates my actual worker actor to handle my messages for some reason. All I get is a log message: "unhandled event ${my message} in state Start". What am I doing wrong? Is there something else I need to do to start up this single instance cluster? Am I sending the wrong actor a message?
here's my akka config(I use the default config as a fallback):
akka{
cluster{
roles=["workerSystem"]
min-nr-of-members = 1
role {
workerSystem.min-nr-of-members = 1
}
}
daemonic = true
remote {
enabled-transports = ["akka.remote.netty.tcp"]
netty.tcp {
hostname = "127.0.0.1"
port = ${akkaPort}
}
}
actor{
provider = akka.cluster.ClusterActorRefProvider
single-message-bound-mailbox {
# FQCN of the MailboxType. The Class of the FQCN must have a public
# constructor with
# (akka.actor.ActorSystem.Settings, com.typesafe.config.Config) parameters.
mailbox-type = "akka.dispatch.BoundedMailbox"
# If the mailbox is bounded then it uses this setting to determine its
# capacity. The provided value must be positive.
# NOTICE:
# Up to version 2.1 the mailbox type was determined based on this setting;
# this is no longer the case, the type must explicitly be a bounded mailbox.
mailbox-capacity = 1
# If the mailbox is bounded then this is the timeout for enqueueing
# in case the mailbox is full. Negative values signify infinite
# timeout, which should be avoided as it bears the risk of dead-lock.
mailbox-push-timeout-time = 1
}
worker-dispatcher{
type = PinnedDispatcher
executor = "thread-pool-executor"
# Throughput defines the number of messages that are processed in a batch
# before the thread is returned to the pool. Set to 1 for as fair as possible.
throughput = 500
thread-pool-executor {
# Keep alive time for threads
keep-alive-time = 60s
# Min number of threads to cap factor-based core number to
core-pool-size-min = ${workerCount}
# The core pool size factor is used to determine thread pool core size
# using the following formula: ceil(available processors * factor).
# Resulting size is then bounded by the core-pool-size-min and
# core-pool-size-max values.
core-pool-size-factor = 3.0
# Max number of threads to cap factor-based number to
core-pool-size-max = 64
# Minimum number of threads to cap factor-based max number to
# (if using a bounded task queue)
max-pool-size-min = ${workerCount}
# Max no of threads (if using a bounded task queue) is determined by
# calculating: ceil(available processors * factor)
max-pool-size-factor = 3.0
# Max number of threads to cap factor-based max number to
# (if using a bounded task queue)
max-pool-size-max = 64
# Specifies the bounded capacity of the task queue (< 1 == unbounded)
task-queue-size = -1
# Specifies which type of task queue will be used, can be "array" or
# "linked" (default)
task-queue-type = "linked"
# Allow core threads to time out
allow-core-timeout = on
}
fork-join-executor {
# Min number of threads to cap factor-based parallelism number to
parallelism-min = 1
# The parallelism factor is used to determine thread pool size using the
# following formula: ceil(available processors * factor). Resulting size
# is then bounded by the parallelism-min and parallelism-max values.
parallelism-factor = 3.0
# Max number of threads to cap factor-based parallelism number to
parallelism-max = 1
}
}
}
}
Here's where I create my Actors(its' written in Groovy):
Props clusteredProps = ClusterSingletonManager.defaultProps("worker".toString(), PoisonPill.getInstance(), "workerSystem",
new ClusterSingletonPropsFactory(){
#Override
Props create(Object handOverData) {
log.info("called in ClusterSingetonManager")
Props.create(WorkerActorCreator.create(applicationContext, it.start, it.end)).withDispatcher("akka.actor.worker-dispatcher").withMailbox("akka.actor.single-message-bound-mailbox")
}
} )
ActorRef manager = system.actorOf(clusteredProps, "worker-${it.start}-${it.end}".toString())
String path = manager.path().child("worker").toString()
path
when I try to send a message to the actual worker actor, should the path above resolve? Currently it does not.
What am I doing wrong? Also, these actors live within a Spring application, and the worker actors are set up with some #Autowired dependencies. While this Spring integration worked well in a non-clustered environment, are there any gotchyas in a clustered environment I should be looking out for?
thank you
FYI:I've also posted this in the akka-user google group. Here's the link.
The path in your code is to the ClusterSingletonManager actor that you start on each node with role "workerSystem". It will create a child actor (WorkerActor) with name "worker-${it.start}-${it.end}" on the oldest node in the cluster, i.e. singleton within the cluster.
You should also define the name of the ClusterSingletonManager, e.g. system.actorOf(clusteredProps, "workerSingletonManager").
You can't send the messages to the ClusterSingletonManager. You must send them to the path of the active worker, i.e. including the address of the oldest node. That is illustrated by the ConsumerProxy in the documentation.
I'm not sure you should use a singleton at all for this. All workers will be running on the same node, the oldest. I would prefer to discuss alternative solutions to your problem at the akka-user google group.

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