Logic in Matlab for MAC protocol is simple. Every node maintains its
array for status of every activities such as packets sent, arriaval
packet, collision status etc. Every time a random number is thrown to
initiate the any activity and keep status of that activity. For details,
ALOHA mac protocol has been implemented here as an example which is
self-explanatory.
%SIMULATION PARAMETERS
%simulation for pure Aloha protocol
%total simulation time in seconds
runtime=0.2;
%total number of stations
nstation=10;
%transmission throughput of the media in bits per second
netthrou=10e6;
%frame size in bits
fsize=8000;
%avarage frame arrival rate per second for each station
%frate=10;
for frate=1:5:150
%average frame arrival rate per simulation iteration
trh=frate/10000;
%random wait window in number of simulation iterations
wwind=100;
%EVENTS VARIABLES
%transmit active
tr=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit queue
tq=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit progress counter
tcnt=zeros(1,nstation);
%collision keeper
colis=zeros(1,10000*runtime);
%collision station index
colin=zeros(1,nstation);
%random wait after collision
rwait=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit keeper
trkeep=zeros(nstation,10000*runtime);
%packet arrival keeper
pakeep=0;
for i=1:10000*runtime
for j=1:nstation
%check if the transmitter is active
if tr(j)==1
trkeep(j,i)=1;
end
%check if the packet has been sent
if tcnt(j)>0
tcnt(j)=tcnt(j)-1;
if tcnt(j)==0
tr(j)=0;
%check if the transmission is collision free
if colin(j)==1
rwait(j)=ceil(wwind*rand(1,1));
tq(j)=tq(j)+1;
colin(j)=0;
end
end
else
if tq(j)>0 && rwait(j)==0
tr(j)=1;
tcnt(j)=ceil(fsize/netthrou*10000);
tq(j)=tq(j)-1;
end
end
%check if a new packet has arrived
pa=rand(1,1);
if pa pakeep=pakeep+1;
%if the transmit is ready
if tr(j)==0 && rwait(j)==0
tr(j)=1;
tcnt(j)=ceil(fsize/netthrou*10000);
else
tq(j)=tq(j)+1;
end
end
%decreaserandom waiting count
if rwait(j)>0
rwait(j)=rwait(j)-1;
end
end
%check for collision
if sum(tr)>1
colis(i)=1;
for k=1:nstation
if tr(k)==1
colin(k)=1;
end
end
end
end
py1(frate)=(pakeep-sum(tq));
px1(frate)=pakeep;
end
g1=[0:0.01:1.2];
s1=g1.*exp(-2*g1);
figure(1)
plot(py1*8000/runtime,px1*8000/runtime,'x',g1*1e7,s1*1e7,'-')
grid
ylabel('Throughput (bps)')
xlabel('Arrival Rate (bps)')
%SIMULATION PARAMETERS
%simulation for pure Aloha protocol
%total simulation time in seconds
runtime=0.2;
%total number of stations
nstation=10;
%transmission throughput of the media in bits per second
netthrou=10e6;
%frame size in bits
fsize=8000;
%avarage frame arrival rate per second for each station
%frate=10;
for frate=1:5:150
%average frame arrival rate per simulation iteration
trh=frate/10000;
%random wait window in number of simulation iterations
wwind=100;
%EVENTS VARIABLES
%transmit active
tr=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit queue
tq=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit progress counter
tcnt=zeros(1,nstation);
%collision keeper
colis=zeros(1,10000*runtime);
%collision station index
colin=zeros(1,nstation);
%random wait after collision
rwait=zeros(1,nstation);
%transmit keeper
trkeep=zeros(nstation,10000*runtime);
%packet arrival keeper
pakeep=0;
for i=1:10000*runtime
for j=1:nstation
%check if the transmitter is active
if tr(j)==1
trkeep(j,i)=1;
end
%check if the packet has been sent
if tcnt(j)>0
tcnt(j)=tcnt(j)-1;
if tcnt(j)==0
tr(j)=0;
%check if the transmission is collision free
if colin(j)==1
rwait(j)=ceil(wwind*rand(1,1));
tq(j)=tq(j)+1;
colin(j)=0;
end
end
else
if tq(j)>0 && rwait(j)==0
tr(j)=1;
tcnt(j)=ceil(fsize/netthrou*10000);
tq(j)=tq(j)-1;
end
end
%check if a new packet has arrived
pa=rand(1,1);
if pa
%if the transmit is ready
if tr(j)==0 && rwait(j)==0
tr(j)=1;
tcnt(j)=ceil(fsize/netthrou*10000);
else
tq(j)=tq(j)+1;
end
end
%decreaserandom waiting count
if rwait(j)>0
rwait(j)=rwait(j)-1;
end
end
%check for collision
if sum(tr)>1
colis(i)=1;
for k=1:nstation
if tr(k)==1
colin(k)=1;
end
end
end
end
py1(frate)=(pakeep-sum(tq));
px1(frate)=pakeep;
end
g1=[0:0.01:1.2];
s1=g1.*exp(-2*g1);
figure(1)
plot(py1*8000/runtime,px1*8000/runtime,'x',g1*1e7,s1*1e7,'-')
grid
ylabel('Throughput (bps)')
xlabel('Arrival Rate (bps)')
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