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+# -*- Mode:python; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2015 The University of Memphis,
+#                    Arizona Board of Regents,
+#                    Regents of the University of California.
+#
+# This file is part of Mini-NDN.
+# See AUTHORS.md for a complete list of Mini-NDN authors and contributors.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Mini-NDN is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Mini-NDN, e.g., in COPYING.md file.
+# If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from ndn.experiments.experiment import Experiment
+from ndn.nlsr import Nlsr
+
+import time
+
+class FailureExperiment(Experiment):
+
+    def __init__(self, args):
+        args["nPings"] = 300
+        Experiment.__init__(self, args)
+
+        self.PING_COLLECTION_TIME_BEFORE_FAILURE = 60
+        self.PING_COLLECTION_TIME_AFTER_RECOVERY = 120
+
+    def getMostConnectedNode(self):
+        mcn = max(self.net.hosts, key=lambda host: len(host.intfNames()))
+        print "The most connected node is: %s" % mcn.name
+        return mcn
+
+    def run(self):
+        mostConnectedNode = self.getMostConnectedNode()
+
+        self.startPctPings()
+
+        # After the pings are scheduled, collect pings for 1 minute
+        time.sleep(self.PING_COLLECTION_TIME_BEFORE_FAILURE)
+
+        # Bring down MCN
+        self.failNode(mostConnectedNode)
+
+        # MCN is down for 2 minutes
+        time.sleep(120)
+
+        # Bring MCN back up
+        self.recoverNode(mostConnectedNode)
+
+        # Restart pings
+        for nodeToPing in self.pingedDict[mostConnectedNode]:
+            self.ping(mostConnectedNode, nodeToPing, self.PING_COLLECTION_TIME_AFTER_RECOVERY)
+
+        # Collect pings for more seconds after MCN is up
+        time.sleep(self.PING_COLLECTION_TIME_AFTER_RECOVERY)
+
+Experiment.register("failure-mcn", FailureExperiment)