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2015-09-01WIP tests and fixes TODOjerlbeck/wip/fix-pacch-allocJacob Erlbeck2-1/+21
TODO: - check whether the semantics have not changed an put it away
2015-09-01l1: Add prim logging (TODO)Jacob Erlbeck1-0/+11
2015-09-01bts: Start a DL TBF if needed after establishment of an UL TBFJacob Erlbeck4-3/+36
Currently an existing DL TBF can get lost in the process of establishing an UL TBF via RACH. This can lead to stalled connections until the network sends more LLC frames. This commit adds a check for a non-empty LLC queue after the UL TBF has been established to rcv_control_ack (GPRS_RLCMAC_UL_ASS_WAIT_ACK path) to eventually establish a new DL TBF on the UL TBF's PACCH. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-09-01bts: Release DL TBF instead of killing in rcv_resource_requestJacob Erlbeck2-9/+12
Currently an existing DL TBF is freed immediately, when a resource request is received. This makes sense since the MS might have dropped it when switching to the PDCH signaled via the AGCH for the SBA. But if the TBF still is assumed to exist on the MS side, there might be TFI collisions if the old TBF object is not kept to block its TFI for some time. This commit changes rcv_resource_request to call release() instead of tbf_free() on the DL TBF object (if it exists). Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-09-01tbf: Refactor reuse_tbf into releasing and DL TBF establishmentJacob Erlbeck4-40/+55
Currently reuse_tbf (partly) resets the old DL TBF and uses its PACCH to establish a new DL TBF. The method can not be used with UL TBFs. This commit replaces the reuse_tbf method into a gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf:release method which triggers the TBF's timer based deletion (so that the TFI is still reserved for some time) and a gprs_rlcmac_tbf::establish_dl_tbf_on_pacch which can establish DL TBFs on existing PACCHs of either DL or UL TBFs. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-09-01tbf: Keep the old MS object alive in extract_tlliJacob Erlbeck2-3/+5
Currently when a second MS object has been created for an MS, because the TLLI was not known yet, the will be detected in gprs_rlcmac_tbf::extract_tlli and the two objects will be merged by update_ms. But when the dl_tbf is moved from the old to the new (second) MS object, the old MS object can get idle and be removed before the object are merged. This can cause LLC frame loss when the MS object is deleted immediately after getting idle (no timeout configured). This commit adds a guard to keep the MS object until extract_tlli has been executed. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-09-01Revert "tbf: Do not kill DL TBF on Packet Resource Request"Jacob Erlbeck4-18/+21
This reverts commit e91bd3babd5c04a154f296607b401a5050dcba31. That commit seems to cause hanging DL TBFs when there was a RACH based UL TBF establishment while it that TBF is active. This could be caused by the use of a different PDCH for the SBA. Conflicts: tests/tbf/TbfTest.cpp tests/tbf/TbfTest.err
2015-08-28l1: Use the FN of all data_ind/ra_ind DSP messagesJacob Erlbeck6-9/+27
Currently all of these messages are discarded if they are assumend to be caused by noise. But even in these cases, the FN and TN values which are added by the DSP are valid. So these can be used to update the current_frame value. The osmo-bts sets the fBFILevel of a physical channel to -200dB if it is used for PDTCH or PACCH which is the case for all PDCH. This way a data_ind or ra_ind message is already send at least once per block period (4 frames) per PDCH. These messages are passed to either handle_ph_data_ind or handle_ph_ra_ind even if they contain garbage data. The ra_ind messages are sometimes sent a few frames earlier than data_ind messages using the same frame. This commit adds calls to update the current_frame value based on all of these messages before they are discarded. The FN taken from ra_ind are passed with an increased max_delay (5) to compensate for early ra_ind messages. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28poll: Count unexpected block FN valuesJacob Erlbeck2-1/+7
Currently a log entry is written if FN_data_ind - FN_time_ind <= -13. This commit adds a counter 'rlc.late-block' that is incremented in these cases. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28poll: Use the data_ind FN as time source for current frameJacob Erlbeck3-0/+41
The FN of the data_ind taken from the DSP are monotonic, so latency does not affect the detection of poll timeouts if these FN are used. If the FN is larger than a poll_fn value, it can safely be assumed that the poll response will not arrive later on. Currently a max_delay of 60 frames is used, which has the drawback that additional ~250ms will pass until a lost ACK is detected. Using the data_ind's FN alone breaks the poll timeout detection if there are no other MS sending data blocks. This commit adds BTS::set_current_block_frame_number that is called with the FN taken from data_ind messages. The max_delay is set to 0 which removes the additional delay, when this FN is used to detect poll timeouts. So the average additional delay decreases with the number of data_ind per time. The current_frame is updated unless it seems to have been updated already (assumed if 0 < cur_fn - block_fn < 500). Thus the time_ind has still priority to update the current_frame value. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28poll: Set the max_delay to 60 framesJacob Erlbeck1-2/+5
Currently the max_delay parameter is set to 13, since that is slightly above maximum number of frames that a time_ind can preceed a block's data_ind of the same frame. This assumes that these messages are not reordered after thay have been obtained from the DSP. In the current implementation, the GPRS data_ind can directly be taken from the DSP by the PCU while the time_ind messages are provided via the BTS. So the messages are queued differently in that case, resulting in a additional delay of the data_ind with respect to the time_ind. The propability for this raises with a increased CPU load of the PCU. If this happens, a poll timeout is detected by mistake and the poll is either retried or cleared. This commit increases the tolerance to 60 frames, since values for FN_data_ind - FN_time_ind of up to 50 frames have been observed under heavy PCU load. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28poll: Add a max_delay parameter to PollController::expireTimedoutJacob Erlbeck3-13/+15
Currently the maximum additional delay is hard coded to 13. This value depends on the source of the frame number value. This commit adds the max_delay parameter to make it caller dependant. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28tbf: Add logging for pollingJacob Erlbeck3-2/+28
This commit adds the relevant frame number to the "poll timeout" logging message. In addition, logging is added to the places where poll_fn gets set. The goal is to track down the source for frequent "poll timeout" messages. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-28tbf: Use explicit initialisations in constructor (Coverity)Jacob Erlbeck3-36/+103
Currently when allocating tbf_alloc_ul_tbf or tbf_alloc_dl_tbf objects, the allocated memory area is pre-initialised by talloc_zero before the C++ constructors are called. This is not recognised by Coverity, since there is no talloc model file yet. Thus Coverity complains about missing initialisers. On the other hand, it is still planned to convert the TBF classes into real C++ ones. So instead of silencing Coverity directly, this is an opportunity to do it the C++ way. This commit adds initialisers and initialisation code for all members that relied on talloc_zero. The corresponding calls to talloc_zero are replaced by calls to talloc to give ASAN/valgrind a chance to detect future initialisation errors. Some initialisation code is also moved from setup_tbf to the constructors, notably the initialisation of the bts pointer. Fixes: Coverity CID 1320604, 1320605, 1320606 Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-27openbts: Remove unused declaration of fl1h in udp_read_cbJacob Erlbeck1-1/+0
Fixes: openbts_sock.cpp:94:22: warning: unused variable 'fl1h' Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-27ms/vty: Show LLC queue octets and packets in both viewsJacob Erlbeck1-1/+5
Currently the per IMSI/TLLI view only shows the number of packets and the 'all' view does not show any LLC related information at all. A constant LLC queue length is often an indication for a stalled TCP connection where the RLC layer has stopped to send downlink data messages. This commit adds the number of packets to the 'all' view and the number of octets to the IMSI/TLLI views. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24ms/vty: Show old TBFsJacob Erlbeck1-0/+9
This commit extends the 'show ms imsi|tlli' command to show the old TBFs, too. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24ms: Store references to replaced TBFs in the MS objectJacob Erlbeck8-32/+270
Currently when calling GprsMs::attach_tbf and a TBF of the same direction already exists, the old TBF gets detached from the MS object. Therefore that TBF object loses access to that MS object including for instance TLLI and IMSI. This leads to failing DL TBF reuses, since the downlink assigment cannot be sent on the PACCH later on because that must be sent on the old DL TBF which ms() is NULL and the new DL TBF cannot be retrieved. This commit fixes this bug by changing the GprsMs implementation to keep a list of replaced (old) TBFs. TBFs are only removed when they are being detached explicitely (see tbf_free and set_ms). Addresses: tbf.cpp:741 We have a schedule for downlink assignment at uplink TBF(TFI=1 TLLI=0xf35a680e DIR=UL STATE=RELEASING), but there is no downlink TBF Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24bssgp: Only call bssgp_tx_llc_discarded if the bctx existsJacob Erlbeck1-1/+2
While this does not happen in real use, and unset btcx can lead to segfaults in test cases. The other code outside of gprs_bssgp_pcu.cpp does not depend on bctx being non-NULL: Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24llist: Add missing const qualifier in llist cast methodJacob Erlbeck2-1/+5
The missing const qualifier prevents the llist_empty() C++ wrapper function from being compiled successfully when it is used. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf: Use C++/talloc magic to support TBF constructors/destructorsJacob Erlbeck3-13/+47
The TBF object are currently created by using talloc_zero/talloc_free directly from plain functions. Therefore C++ constructors and destructors are not called. So the only initialisation that is done is setting every member to 0. Non POD members do not have their constructors called either, which makes it impossible to use the current LListHead class for real members when the LListHead::m_back member has to be set. This commit changes the TBF allocation functions to call the corresponding C++ constructor after the call to talloc_zero and to register the C++ destructor with the talloc context, so that is is called before talloc_free actually frees the memory. With this change, non-POD members and custom constructors/desctructors can be used with gprs_rlcmac_tbf, gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf, and gprs_rlcmac_ul_tbf. Note that this change is only a single step of the plan to turn the TBF classes into real C++ classes. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf/test: Add test_tbf_dl_reuseJacob Erlbeck3-0/+790
This tests the usage of an existing TBF that is no longer in FLOW state to request a new DL TBF via the old TBF's PACCH. The test triggers a bug that breaks the association between both TBF objects, resulting in packet loss and transmission stalling. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf/test: Do RLC based ack instead of just fakingJacob Erlbeck2-49/+78
Currently the assignment is completed by manipulating the state of the TBF objects directly by setting the state fields to fixed values. This way, the PCU's code that is responsible to update the state accordingly is not tested. This commit changes this to simulate RLC Control Acknowledgement messages instead. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf/test: Rename send_rlc_block to request_dl_rlc_blockJacob Erlbeck1-9/+9
This function basically request the generation of the next downlink RLC block. Since this will no really send somthing to the PCU, the current name can be misleading. This commit just renames the function. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf/test: Simplify RLC block number handlingJacob Erlbeck2-26/+26
The block number can always be deduced from the frame number. The current test code handles the block number explicitely, which makes the code more complex and has also led to block number errors cause by not wrapping the numbers (valid block numbers range from 0 to 11). This commit changes send_rlc_block to always compute the block number based on the frame number. It also turns the block_nr into an optionaly output-only parameter. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-24tbf/test: Add send_rlc_block function with a TBF as parameterJacob Erlbeck1-10/+14
The current implementation takes a lot of parameters (bts, trx_no, ...) that can also be taken from a TBF object. This commit adds an alternative variant with just takes a TBF, the fn (in/out), and the block number (in/out). Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf/test: Move UL MAC block encoding into a separate functionJacob Erlbeck1-12/+24
This commits adds send_ul_mac_block() to encode and send a RlcMacUplink_t to the PCU. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf: Move pending LLC frames when merging MS objectsJacob Erlbeck3-2/+4
Currently the pending LLC packets are lost in some cases when MS objects are merged, for instance after a RACH when there were 2 MS object for the same MS (they get merged, when the TLLI is known for both objects). This patch modifies GprsMs::merge_old_ms to move all pending LLC packets (if there are any) to the current MS object. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21llc: Add move_and_merge method to llc_queueJacob Erlbeck5-0/+112
This methods takes all LLC frames from the old LLC queue and moves them into the current. If both queues are ordered chronologically (recv_time), the resulting queue is also ordered. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf: Do not kill DL TBF on Packet Resource RequestJacob Erlbeck4-20/+17
Currently all active TBF of an MS are killed if a Packet Resource Request is received from the MS. In general this happens after a RACH request. This does not happen after a resource request that has been included into a Downlink Ack/Nack. Sometimes an UL TBF is requested by an MS via RACH while a DL TBF is running for instance to send a TCP Ack. This can happen, if a former request via PACCH did not work. This commit removes the killing of the DL TBF from gprs_rlcmac_pdch::rcv_resource_request(). Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf/test: Add tests for RACH while DL TBFs are activeJacob Erlbeck3-0/+639
This adds tests for - RA update with RACH for the RAUpdateComplete message - RACH for UL while DL is active (LLC queue not empty) Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf/test: Fix existing testsJacob Erlbeck3-11/+120
This commit fixes several issues: - Set MS class in request - Set IMSI in establish_ul_tbf_two_phase - Fake assigment acknowledgement in establish_ul_tbf_two_phase - Fix TFI bit offset to 1 (was 2) Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf: Fix typos in log messages concerning UL/DLJacob Erlbeck2-2/+2
The TBF in create_dl_ass can be of any direction. The text in rcv_resource_request uses DL instead of UL. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-21tbf/test: Move UL TBF establishment into separate functionsJacob Erlbeck2-56/+95
Currently the functions test_tbf_single_phase and test_tbf_two_phase do the test logging, BTS intialisation, and the complete message sequencing on their own. Therefore they cannot be used to test more complex sequences like TBF reestablishment. This commit moves the code that does the actual messaging into own functions. The frame number handling is generalised which also fixes a block number wrapping error on the way. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-18ms: Move MS information merging to GprsMSJacob Erlbeck5-13/+20
Currently the merging of the meta information (MS class, IMSI) takes place in gprs_rlcmac_tbf::merge_and_clear_ms(). This makes it difficult to merge the internal state and does not directly relate to TBFs anyway. This commit moves this into a new method GprsMs::merge_old_ms. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17ns: Reconnect NSVC after timeoutJacob Erlbeck2-0/+31
Currently the signal S_NS_ALIVE_EXP emitted by the NS layer if the alive check has timed out too often is ignored. This prevents the PCU from reconnecting to the SGSN if it has not been accessible for some time. This commit modifies nsvc_signal_cb to reset the NSCV if S_NS_ALIVE_EXP is sent, so that the PCU continues to send NS RESET message if that happened. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17ns: Add logging supportJacob Erlbeck4-0/+4
Currently there is not support for Network Service (NS) logging. This commit adds the missing definitions and sets the default level to INFO. Further configuration can now be done with the 'logging level ns' VTY command. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17vty: Change API to have node installation be done by intJacob Erlbeck2-2/+2
This commit fixes the go_parent_cb API according to libosmocore's commit of the same name. Fixes: pcu_vty.c:799:2: warning: initialization from incompatible pointer type [enabled by default] .go_parent_cb = pcu_vty_go_parent, Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17ms: Do not retrieve MS with IMSI 000 from the storageJacob Erlbeck1-1/+3
The IMSI '000' is used as default value for an incoming BSSGP message's IMSI IE. This can lead to the retrieval of the wrong MS object from the storage. This commit changes the get_ms method to skip the IMSI search if such an IMSI is passed as selector. Note that changing the default value in the BSSGP code does not help here. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17tbf: Use update_ms instead of confirm_tlli in handle()Jacob Erlbeck1-5/+1
The confirm_tlli method does not handle TLLI clashes in the MS storage. This commit changes gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf::handle() to use update_ms instead. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17tbf: Clean old MS objects if they have the same TLLIJacob Erlbeck4-16/+79
Currently if an MS retries to access the PCU by using RACH and if there is already an entry for that MS, a duplicated MS object referring to the same TLLI is created. This is caused by blindly setting the TLLI without querying the MS storage to avoid inconsitencies. This leads to several entries in the MS storage that are assigned to the same TLLI. If that happens, 'show ms all' can display multiple entries with the same TLLI (note that an MS object can belong to several TLLIs, so there might be an intersection that is not visible in the list) or 'show tbf all' can show entries with MS_CLASS == 0 in some cases. This commit changes update_ms() to merge and clean up old entries that belong to the given TLLI if they exist. Some data (like the MS class) is copied to the new MS object. Note that TBF belonging to the old MS object are deleted immediately if they have not registered a timer. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-17pcu: Update example config fileJacob Erlbeck1-2/+2
This commits sets the initial CS to 2 to allow a successful connection setup if the radio link has a low quality. The slot allocation algorithm is changed to 'dynamic', which is the binary's current default anyway. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-14ms: Set default CoDel interval to 4sJacob Erlbeck1-1/+1
The current default interval is 2s which seems to be too short when the DL TBF has to be established. This may cause freezing or really slow TCP connections. This commit increases the default value to 4s. When the dl-tbf-idle-time is set, DL TBF are established less frequent, so smaller values (like 2s or below) can be used to improve the average latency when the load is high. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-14tbf: Handle TLLI change on DLJacob Erlbeck3-18/+56
When doing an RA Update the network can request to change the TLLI. In this case, there can be 2 MS objects with different TLLI for a single real MS. The first is associated with the old TLLI and the IMSI, while the second is associated with the new TLLI and no IMSI if it had been created for the uplink TBF. When the first message with the new TLLI and the IMSI arrives from the network, the PCU is able to detect this. Currently this is not handled properly. The TBFs of the old MS object are not cleaned up properly, keeping the old MS from being deleted. This patch modifies gprs_rlcmac_dl_tbf::handle to check for this and if neccessary to move an existing DL TBF and to clean up the old MS object to ensure its deletion. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-08-13tbf: Always start T3193 when changing state to GPRS_RLCMAC_WAIT_RELEASEJacob Erlbeck3-13/+16
Currently when receiving a PACKET DL ACK/NACK message with the Final Ack Indicator bit set, the TBF's state is set to GPRS_RLCMAC_WAIT_RELEASE but T3193 is only started when the LLC queue is empty. Otherwise the reuse_tbf() method is called to establish a new DL TBF. In that case, the timer is not started. This will leave the current TBF without a timer so it is potentially not released later on. This is recognisable by sticky entries in the output of the 'show tbf all' command and possibly allocation failures if there are too many of them. This commit changes the code to always start T3193 to make sure, that a timer is always active when the the state is set to GPRS_RLCMAC_WAIT_RELEASE. Note that TS 44.060, 9.3.2.6 requests to release the 'old' TBF immediately in some cases, which is not implemented by this change. This will lead to a longer reservation period of the TFI only, which is safer than reassigning it too early. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-07-21bssgp: Fix leak rate computation CS valueJacob Erlbeck1-5/+21
Currently the initial_cs_dl value is used to compute the maximum leak rate. This can be too low if adaptive CS selection is used. This commit changes gprs_bssgp_tx_fc_bvc to derive the max CS level from the configuration. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-07-21pcu: Enable LLC CoDel by defaultJacob Erlbeck1-0/+2
Currently CoDel is disabled by default. This commit enables CoDel on start up with the default interval time, equivalent to the 'queue codel' VTY command. To disable CoDel, use the 'no queue codel' command. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-07-21llc: Use CoDel to drop packages from the LLC queueJacob Erlbeck5-1/+91
Currently packets are only dropped if they have reached their maximum life time. This leads to LLC queues being constantly filled under load, increasing the latency up to the maximum life time. This kind of bufferbloat hinders TCP's congestion avoidance algorithms. To keep the queues short, the CoDel active queue management algorithm can be used. This commit changes to llc_dequeue method to apply the CoDel algorithm to selectively drop LLC frames before they passed to the TBF layer to be encoded in BSNs. This feature is currently disabled by default. The CoDel state is managed per MS since the LLC queues are also kept in the MS objects. Note that there is still some buffering in the TBF objects, in the worst case (CS4) 3.5kByte + LLC-MTU octets are stored there. The resulting additional packet delay is not (yet) taken into account for CoDel. Also note that configuration changes are applied to new MS objects only. The following VTY commands are added to the 'pcu' node: - queue codel activates CoDel, the interval is selected by the implementation - queue codel interval <1-1000> activates CoDel with a fixed interval given in centiseconds (10ms-10s) - no queue codel deactivates CoDel Which interval value to use is still an open issue. For high speed links (e.g. Ethernet), CoDel suggests 100ms. For slower links, the expected RTT is recommended. The current implementation uses a default value of 2000ms. Measurements: Note that the following measurements depend on several other factors, most notably the interaction with the SGSN's flow control. They are just examples to give an idea how CoDel might influence some parameters. The measurements have been done with a single E71, first with a running ping only (Idle), then with an additional TCP download of a 360k file (Busy). The CoDel interval was set to 1s. - Idle : ping ~400ms, avg queue delay 0ms, dropped 0 - Busy, No CoDel: ping ~6s, avg queue delay 4-6s, dropped 0, scheduled 948, duration 54s - Busy, CoDel: ping 500-1500ms, avg queue delay ~600ms, dropped 77, scheduled 1040, duration 60s More measurements with two MS downloading in parallel (two independant measurements per case). - Busy, No CoDel: dropped 0, scheduled 1883, duration 121s dropped 19, scheduled 2003, duration 133s - Busy, CoDel: dropped 22, scheduled 1926, duration 116s dropped 22, scheduled 1955, duration 108s Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-07-21llc: Add CoDel AQM implementationJacob Erlbeck8-4/+483
This commit adds an implementation of the CoDel algorithm based on the reference pseudocode presented in http://queue.acm.org/appendices/codel.html. Instead of abstracting the queue itself, the implementation provides a time stamp based automaton which is invoked after a package has been dequeued. Note that the modifications of the algorithm shown in https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-aqm-codel-01 are not yet applied. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
2015-07-17bssgp: Adapt flowcontrol MS default to current alloc algorithmJacob Erlbeck3-2/+29
Currently the values Bmax/R default MS are computed under the assumption than min(4, N_PDCH) DL slots are allocated for an MS, even if multislot assignment is not enabled. This commit changes the computation to assume 1 DL slot if algorithm A is selected or the dynamic algorithm is used and has disabled multislot assigment due to high load. Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf