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wlanNode

WLAN node

Since R2023a

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Download Required: To use wlanNode, first download the Communications Toolbox Wireless Network Simulation Library add-on.

Description

Use the wlanNode object to create and configure a WLAN node.

Creation

Syntax

nodeObj = wlanNode
nodeObj = wlanNode(Name=Value)

Description

nodeObj = wlanNode creates a default WLAN node object.

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nodeObj = wlanNode(Name=Value) sets properties of the WLAN node object using one or more optional name-value arguments. You can also use this syntax to create an array of WLAN node objects by setting the value of the Position property.

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Properties

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Node name, specified as a character vector, string scalar, string array, or cell array of character vectors. The default format of this value is "NodeN", where N is the node identifier specified by the ID property.

When you create an array of wlanNode objects by specifying the Position property, you can name each node in the array at once by specifying the Name as a string array or cell array of character vectors. If the length of the Name array is greater than the number of nodes, the extra names do not apply. If the length of the Name array is less than the number of nodes, the extra nodes get default names. When creating this object, you can configure names for multiple nodes simultaneously by setting this property as a name-value argument. Once you create this object, you can set this property for one wlanNode object at a time.

Data Types: char | string

Position in 3-D Cartesian coordinates, specified as a numeric N-by-3 matrix, where N is the number of nodes. By specifying a matrix with N greater than one, you can create a 1-by-N array of wlanNode objects.

Specify this value in meters. This value specifies the positions of the nodes in Cartesian x-, y-, and z-coordinates. When creating this object, you can configure positions for multiple nodes simultaneously by setting this property as a name-value argument. Once you create this object, you can set this property for one wlannode object at a time.

Data Types: double

MAC frame abstraction, specified as 0 (false) or 1 (true). Set this property to true to make the MAC frame abstract. An abstract MAC frame means that the node does not generate MAC frame bits.

Note

  • You can set this property only when you create the object. After creation, the property is read-only.

  • All nodes in the network must specify the same value for this property.

Data Types: logical

PHY abstraction method, specified as "tgax-evaluation-methodology", "tgax-mac-calibration", or "none".

  • The value "tgax-evaluation-methodology" corresponds to the abstraction method detailed in Appendix 1 of IEEE® 802.11™-14/0571r12 [1].

  • The value "tgax-mac-calibration" corresponds to the abstraction method detailed in IEEE 802.11-14/0980r16 [2].

  • The value "none" corresponds to full physical layer processing.

For more information, see PHY Abstraction.

Note

  • You can set this property only when you create the object. After creation, the property is read-only.

  • All nodes in the network must specify the same value for this property.

Note

Although these methodologies were developed for the 802.11ax™ standard, WLAN Toolbox™ simulations use them for all packet formats.

Data Types: char | string

Device configuration, specified as a wlanDeviceConfig object, a vector of wlanDeviceConfig objects, or a wlanMultilinkDeviceConfig object. If you want to configure one or multiple non-multilink devices (non-MLDs), specify this property as a wlanDeviceConfig object or a vector of wlanDeviceConfig objects, respectively. To specify settings for multiple devices in one node, you must set the Mode property of each object in the vector to "AP" or "mesh".

Note

You can set this property only when you create the object. After creation, the property is read-only.

This property is read-only.

Node identifier, returned as an integer. This value specifies a unique identifier for the node in the simulation.

Note

If you create and store the WLAN nodes in an uninitialized matrix, the IDs that this property allocates to the nodes can be non-sequential because of the memory allocation of the object in the matrix. For more information about MATLAB memory allocation, see How MATLAB Allocates Memory.

Data Types: double

Object Functions

associateStationsAssociate stations with WLAN node
addTrafficSourceAdd data traffic source to WLAN node
addMeshPathAdd mesh path to WLAN node
addMobilityAdd random waypoint mobility model to WLAN node
updateUpdate configuration of WLAN node
statisticsStatistics of WLAN node

Examples

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This example uses:

Open Live Script

Simulate a wireless local area network (WLAN) using WLAN Toolbox™ with the Communications Toolbox™ Wireless Network Simulation Library.

In this example, you:

  1. Create and configure a WLAN with an access point (AP) node and a station (STA) node.

  2. Add application traffic from the AP node to the STA node.

  3. Simulate the WLAN and retrieve the statistics of the AP node and the STA node.

Check if the Communications Toolbox™ Wireless Network Simulation Library support package is installed. If the support package is not installed, MATLAB® returns an error with a link to download and install the support package.

wirelessnetworkSupportPackageCheck;

Create a wireless network simulator.

networksimulator = wirelessNetworkSimulator.init();

Create a wlanDeviceConfig object, specifying the operating mode and beacon interval. Use this configuration to create a WLAN node and specify its name and position.

deviceCfg = wlanDeviceConfig(Mode="AP",BeaconInterval=5);
apNode = wlanNode(Name="AP",Position=[0 10 0],DeviceConfig=deviceCfg);

Create a WLAN node with the default device configuration. Confirm that the default mode is STA.

staNode = wlanNode(Name="STA",Position=[5 0 0]);
disp(staNode.DeviceConfig.Mode)
STA

Add a random waypoint mobility model to the WLAN node with the default device configuration. Set the shape of the node's mobility area to "circle".

addMobility(staNode,BoundaryShape="circle");

Associate the STA node with the AP node using the associateStations function.

associateStations(apNode,staNode);

Create a networkTrafficOnOff object to generate an On-Off application traffic pattern. Specify the data rate in kilobits per second and the packet size in bytes.

traffic = networkTrafficOnOff(DataRate=100,PacketSize=10);

Add application traffic from the AP node to the STA node.

addTrafficSource(apNode,traffic,DestinationNode=staNode);

Add the AP node and STA node to the wireless network simulator.

addNodes(networksimulator,{apNode,staNode});

Set the simulation time in seconds and run the simulation.

simulationTime = 0.05;
run(networksimulator,simulationTime);

Get and display the physical layer (PHY) statistics that correspond to the AP node and STA node.

apStats = statistics(apNode);
staStats = statistics(staNode);
disp(apStats.PHY)
         TransmittedPackets: 135
    TransmittedPayloadBytes: 6093
            ReceivedPackets: 126
       ReceivedPayloadBytes: 1764
             DroppedPackets: 0

disp(staStats.PHY)
         TransmittedPackets: 126
    TransmittedPayloadBytes: 1764
            ReceivedPackets: 135
       ReceivedPayloadBytes: 6093
             DroppedPackets: 0

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References

[1] IEEE 802.11-14/0571r12, TGax Evaluation Methodology.

[2] IEEE 802.11-14/0980r16, TGax Simulation Scenarios.

Version History

Introduced in R2023a

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