--- a/src/internet-stack/internet-stack.h Fri Dec 12 17:18:29 2008 -0800
+++ b/src/internet-stack/internet-stack.h Sat Dec 13 14:13:37 2008 -0800
@@ -22,6 +22,135 @@
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+/**
+ * \ingroup internetStack
+ * \defgroup internetStackModel Internet Stack Model
+ *
+ * \section internetStackTracingModel Tracing in the Internet Stack
+ *
+ * The internet stack provides a number of trace sources in its various
+ * protocol implementations. These trace sources can be hooked using your own
+ * custom trace code, or you can use our helper functions in some cases to
+ * arrange for tracing to be enabled.
+ *
+ * \subsection internetStackArpTracingModel Tracing in ARP
+ *
+ * ARP provides two trace hooks, one in the cache, and one in the layer three
+ * protocol. The trace accessor in the cache is given the name "Drop." When
+ * a packet is transmitted over an interface that requires ARP, it is first
+ * queued for transmission in the ARP cache until the required MAC address is
+ * resolved. There are a number of retries that may be done trying to get the
+ * address, and if the maximum retry count is exceeded the packet in question
+ * is dropped by ARP. The single trace hook in the ARP cache is called,
+ *
+ * - If an outbound packet is placed in the ARP cache pending address resolution
+ * and no resolution can be made within the maximum retry count, the outbound
+ * packet is dropped and this trace is fired;
+ *
+ * A second trace hook lives in the ARP L3 protocol (also named "Drop") and may
+ * be called for a number of reasons.
+ *
+ * - If an ARP reply is received for an entry that is not waiting for a reply,
+ * the ARP reply packet is dropped and this trace is fired;
+ * - If an ARP reply is received for a non-existant entry, the ARP reply packet
+ * is dropped and this trace is fired;
+ * - If an ARP cache entry is in the DEAD state (has timed out) and an ARP reply
+ * packet is received, the reply packet is dropped and this trace is fired.
+ * - Each ARP cache entry has a queue of pending packets. If the size of the
+ * queue is exceeded, the outbound packet is dropped and this trace is fired.
+ *
+ * \subsection internetStackIpv4TracingModel Tracing in IPv4
+ *
+ * The IPv4 layer three protocol provides three trace hooks. These are the
+ * "Tx" (ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::m_txTrace), "Rx" (ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::m_rxTrace)
+ * and "Drop" (ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::m_dropTrace) trace sources.
+ *
+ * The "Tx" trace is fired in a number of situations, all of which indicate that
+ * a given packet is about to be sent down to a given ns3::Ipv4Interface.
+ *
+ * - In the case of a packet destined for the broadcast address, the
+ * Ipv4InterfaceList is iterated and for every interface that is up and can
+ * fragment the packet or has a large enough MTU to transmit the packet,
+ * the trace is hit. See ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::Send.
+ *
+ * - In the case of a packet that needs routing, the "Tx" trace may be fired
+ * just before a packet is sent to the interface appropriate to the default
+ * gateway. See ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::SendRealOut.
+ *
+ * - Also in the case of a packet that needs routing, the "Tx" trace may be
+ * fired just before a packet is sent to the outgoing interface appropriate
+ * to the discovered route. See ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::SendRealOut.
+ *
+ * The "Rx" trace is fired when a packet is passed from the device up to the
+ * ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::Receive function.
+ *
+ * - In the receive function, the Ipv4InterfaceList is iterated, and if the
+ * Ipv4Interface corresponding to the receiving device is fount to be in the
+ * UP state, the trace is fired.
+ *
+ * The "Drop" trace is fired in any case where the packet is dropped (in both
+ * the transmit and receive paths).
+ *
+ * - In the ns3::Ipv4Interface::Receive function, the packet is dropped and the
+ * drop trace is hit if the interface corresponding to the receiving device
+ * is in the DOWN state.
+ *
+ * - Also in the ns3::Ipv4Interface::Receive function, the packet is dropped and
+ * the drop trace is hit if the checksum is found to be bad.
+ *
+ * - In ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::Send, an outgoing packet bound for the broadcast
+ * address is dropped and the "Drop" trace is fired if the "don't fragement"
+ * bit is set and fragmentation is available and required.
+ *
+ * - Also in ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::Send, an outgoing packet destined for the
+ * broadcast address is dropped and the "Drop" trace is hit if fragmentation
+ * is not available and is required (MTU < packet size).
+ *
+ * - In the case of a broadcast address, an outgoing packet is cloned for each
+ * outgoing interface. If any of the interfaces is in the DOWN state, the
+ * "Drop" trace event fires with a reference to the copied packet.
+ *
+ * - In the case of a packet requiring a route, an outgoing packet is dropped
+ * and the "Drop" trace event fires if no route to the remote host is found.
+ *
+ * - In ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::SendRealOut, an outgoing packet being routed
+ * is dropped and the "Drop" trace is fired if the "don't fragement" bit is
+ * set and fragmentation is available and required.
+ *
+ * - Also in ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::SendRealOut, an outgoing packet being routed
+ * is dropped and the "Drop" trace is hit if fragmentation is not available
+ * and is required (MTU < packet size).
+ *
+ * - An outgoing packet being routed is dropped and the "Drop" trace event fires
+ * if the required Ipv4Interface is in the DOWN state.
+ *
+ * - If a packet is being forwarded, and the TTL is exceeded (see
+ * ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol::DoForward), the packet is dropped and the "Drop" trace
+ * event is fired.
+ *
+ * \subsection internetStackNs3TCPTracingModel Tracing in ns-3 TCP
+ *
+ * There is currently one trace source in the ns-3 TCP implementation named
+ * "CongestionWindow" (see ns3::TcpSocketImpl::m_cWnd). This is set in a number
+ * of places (see file tcp-socket-impl.cc) whenever the value of the congestion
+ * window is changed.
+ *
+ * \subsection internetStackNscTCPTracingModel Tracing in NSC TCP
+ *
+ * There is currently one trace source in the Network Simulation Cradle TCP
+ * implementation named "CongestionWindow" (see ns3::NscTcpSocketImpl::m_cWnd).
+ * This is set in a number of places (see file nsc-tcp-socket-impl.cc) when
+ * the value of the cogestion window is initially set. Note that this is not
+ * instrumented from the underlying TCP implementaion.
+ *
+ * \subsection internetStackNs3UdpTracingModel Tracing in ns-3 UDP
+ *
+ * There is currently one trace source in the ns-3 UDP implementation named
+ * "Drop" (see ns3::UdpSocketImpl::m_dropTrace). This is set when a packet
+ * is received in ns3::UdpSocketImpl::ForwardUp and the receive buffer cannot
+ * accomodate the encapsulated data.
+ */
+
namespace ns3 {
class Node;