Summation equals zero when computing signal duration in UnitDiskTrasmitter.cc

[Adán G. Medrano-Chávez]

Hi!

I'm asking for some help with the following problem. I'm trying to send a custom hello packet that extends FieldsChunk. However, I get this exception when running my simulation model:

<!> ASSERT: Condition 'signal->getDuration() != 0' does not hold in function 'createSignal' at inet/physicallayer/common/packetlevel/Radio.cc:409 -- in module (inet::physicallayer::UnitDiskRadio)

To find the reason of this exception message I print the output of the computation of the signal duration in UnitDiskTrasmitter.cc and I get this information:

UnitDiskTransmitter, communicationRange = 250 m
UnitDiskTransmitter: phyheader size is inet::UnitDiskPhyHeader, length = 12 B
UnitDiskTransmitter: data length 123 B
UnitDiskTransmitter:
    header duration 4.8e-05
    data duration 0.000492
    preamble duration 0
    duration 0
RadioMedium: signal duration is 0

I think it's very strange the operation:

auto duration = preambleDuration + headerDuration + dataDuration;

equals zero with my custom package despite the headerDuration and dataDuration are different from zero. The same computation with INET packages, e.g., AODV's rreq, gives a correct duration value:

UnitDiskTransmitter, communicationRange = 250 m
UnitDiskTransmitter: phyheader size is inet::UnitDiskPhyHeader, length = 12 B
UnitDiskTransmitter: data length 75 B
UnitDiskTransmitter:
    header duration 4.8e-05
    data duration 0.0003
    preamble duration 0
    duration 0.000348
RadioMedium: signal duration is 0.000348

I'm using the same settings of the of the AODV example to tune the wlan interface

# channel physical parameters
**.wlan[*].typename = "AckingWirelessInterface"
**.wlan[*].bitrate = 2Mbps
**.wlan[*].mac.headerLength = 23B
**.wlan[*].radio.typename = "UnitDiskRadio"
**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.headerLength = 96b
**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.communicationRange = 250m
**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.interferenceRange = 0m
**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.detectionRange = 0m
**.wlan[*].radio.receiver.ignoreInterference = true

The version of OMNeT++ is 5.6.1 and the version of INET is inet-4.2.0-cb6c37b3dc

Best regards!

[Alfonso Ariza Quintana]

I am using Unidisk and 802.11 unidisk without a problem,

**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.interferenceRange = 0m
**.wlan[*].radio.transmitter.detectionRange = 0m

Should be at least the same as the transmission range.

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De: omn...@googlegroups.com <omn...@googlegroups.com> en nombre de Adán G. Medrano-Chávez <ryu...@gmail.com>
Enviado: martes, 10 de marzo de 2020 7:14
Para: OMNeT++ Users <omn...@googlegroups.com>
Asunto: [Omnetpp-l] Summation equals zero when computing signal duration in UnitDiskTrasmitter.cc

 

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[Adán G. Medrano-Chávez]

Hi!

I solved the problem: the simtime-resolution configuration value was set to 1s and, obviously, the transmission time of a packet lasts less than such time.

Best regards!

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