helper+utils:  Small extension of global routing helper and restoring several IP-based metric collectors, including Ipv4RateL3Tracer
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.cc b/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.cc
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+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.cc
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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ipv4-app-tracer.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
+
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost;
+
+namespace ns3 {
+    
+Ipv4AppTracer::Ipv4AppTracer (Ptr<Node> node, const std::string &appId)
+  : m_appId (appId)
+  , m_nodePtr (node)
+{
+  m_node = boost::lexical_cast<string> (m_nodePtr->GetId ());
+
+  Connect ();
+
+  string name = Names::FindName (node);
+  if (!name.empty ())
+    {
+      m_node = name;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4AppTracer::Connect ()
+{
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/SendOutgoing",
+                   MakeCallback (&Ipv4AppTracer::Tx, this));
+
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/LocalDeliver",
+                   MakeCallback (&Ipv4AppTracer::Rx, this));
+  
+  // Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/Tx",
+  //                  MakeCallback (&Ipv4AppTracer::Rx, this));
+
+  // Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$ns3::PacketSink/Rx",
+  //                  MakeCallback (&Ipv4AppTracer::InData, this));
+
+  // Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/ApplicationList/"+m_appId+"/$ns3::BulkSendApplication/Tx",
+  //                  MakeCallback (&Ipv4AppTracer::OutData, this));
+}
+
+
+} // namespace ns3
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.h b/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.h
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index 0000000..f24c6c3
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+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-app-tracer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPV4_APP_TRACER_H
+#define IPV4_APP_TRACER_H
+
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/simple-ref-count.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class Ipv4Header;
+
+class Ipv4AppTracer : public SimpleRefCount<Ipv4AppTracer>
+{
+public:
+  Ipv4AppTracer (Ptr<Node> node, const std::string &appId = "*");
+  virtual ~Ipv4AppTracer ()  { };
+
+  void
+  Connect ();
+
+  virtual void
+  PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const = 0;
+  
+  virtual void
+  Print (std::ostream &os) const = 0;
+
+  virtual void
+  Rx (std::string context,
+      const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, uint32_t) = 0;
+  
+  virtual void
+  Tx (std::string context,
+      const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, uint32_t) = 0;
+  
+protected:
+  std::string m_app;
+  std::string m_appId;
+  std::string m_node;
+  Ptr<Node> m_nodePtr;
+};
+
+inline std::ostream&
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const Ipv4AppTracer &tracer)
+{
+  os << "# ";
+  tracer.PrintHeader (os);
+  os << "\n";
+  tracer.Print (os);
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // IPV4_APP_TRACER_H
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.cc b/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e36d26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ipv4-l3-tracer.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/names.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+Ipv4L3Tracer::Ipv4L3Tracer (Ptr<Node> node)
+: m_nodePtr (node)
+{
+  m_node = boost::lexical_cast<string> (m_nodePtr->GetId ());
+
+  Connect ();
+
+  string name = Names::FindName (node);
+  if (!name.empty ())
+    {
+      m_node = name;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4L3Tracer::Connect ()
+{
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/Tx",
+                   MakeCallback (&Ipv4L3Tracer::Tx, this));
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/Rx",
+                   MakeCallback (&Ipv4L3Tracer::Rx, this));
+  Config::Connect ("/NodeList/"+m_node+"/$ns3::Ipv4L3Protocol/Drop",
+                   MakeCallback (&Ipv4L3Tracer::Drop, this));
+}
+
+} // namespace ns3
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.h b/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5f3c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-l3-tracer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPV4_L3_TRACER_H
+#define IPV4_L3_TRACER_H
+
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/simple-ref-count.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-l3-protocol.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class Node;
+
+class Ipv4L3Tracer : public SimpleRefCount<Ipv4L3Tracer>
+{
+public:
+  Ipv4L3Tracer (Ptr<Node> node);
+  virtual ~Ipv4L3Tracer () { };
+
+  void
+  Connect ();
+  
+  virtual void
+  PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const = 0;
+
+  virtual void
+  Print (std::ostream &os) const = 0;
+  
+  virtual void
+  Rx  (std::string context,
+       Ptr<const Packet>, Ptr<Ipv4>,  uint32_t) = 0;
+
+  virtual void
+  Tx   (std::string context,
+        Ptr<const Packet>, Ptr<Ipv4>,  uint32_t) = 0;
+
+  virtual void
+  Drop (std::string context,
+        const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, Ipv4L3Protocol::DropReason, Ptr<Ipv4>, uint32_t) = 0;
+
+protected:
+  std::string m_node;
+  Ptr<Node> m_nodePtr;
+
+  struct Stats
+  {
+    void Reset ()
+    {
+      m_in = 0;
+      m_out = 0;
+      m_drop = 0;
+    }
+    
+    uint64_t m_in;
+    uint64_t m_out;
+    uint64_t m_drop;
+  };
+};
+
+inline std::ostream&
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const Ipv4L3Tracer &tracer)
+{
+  os << "# ";
+  tracer.PrintHeader (os);
+  os << "\n";
+  tracer.Print (os);
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // IPV4_L3_TRACER_H
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.cc b/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..280301d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,184 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/node-list.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ipv4-header.h"
+
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
+
+using namespace boost;
+using namespace std;
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("Ipv4RateL3Tracer");
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+boost::tuple< boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream>, std::list<Ptr<Ipv4RateL3Tracer> > >
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::InstallAll (const std::string &file, Time averagingPeriod/* = Seconds (0.5)*/)
+{
+  std::list<Ptr<Ipv4RateL3Tracer> > tracers;
+  boost::shared_ptr<std::ofstream> outputStream (new std::ofstream ());
+  outputStream->open (file.c_str (), std::ios_base::out | std::ios_base::trunc);
+
+  if (!outputStream->is_open ())
+    return boost::make_tuple (outputStream, tracers);
+
+  for (NodeList::Iterator node = NodeList::Begin ();
+       node != NodeList::End ();
+       node++)
+    {
+      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Node: " << lexical_cast<string> ((*node)->GetId ()));
+
+      Ptr<Ipv4RateL3Tracer> trace = Create<Ipv4RateL3Tracer> (outputStream, *node);
+      trace->SetAveragingPeriod (averagingPeriod);
+      tracers.push_back (trace);
+    }
+
+  if (tracers.size () > 0)
+    {
+      // *m_l3RateTrace << "# "; // not necessary for R's read.table
+      tracers.front ()->PrintHeader (*outputStream);
+      *outputStream << "\n";
+    }
+
+  return boost::make_tuple (outputStream, tracers);
+}
+
+
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Ipv4RateL3Tracer (boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream> os, Ptr<Node> node)
+  : Ipv4L3Tracer (node)
+  , m_os (os)
+{
+  SetAveragingPeriod (Seconds (1.0));
+}
+
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::~Ipv4RateL3Tracer ()
+{
+  m_printEvent.Cancel ();
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::SetAveragingPeriod (const Time &period)
+{
+  m_period = period;
+  m_printEvent.Cancel ();
+  m_printEvent = Simulator::Schedule (m_period, &Ipv4RateL3Tracer::PeriodicPrinter, this);
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::PeriodicPrinter ()
+{
+  Print (*m_os);
+  Reset ();
+
+  m_printEvent = Simulator::Schedule (m_period, &Ipv4RateL3Tracer::PeriodicPrinter, this);
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const
+{
+  os << "Time" << "\t"
+
+     << "Node" << "\t"
+     << "Interface" << "\t"
+
+     << "Type" << "\t"
+     << "Packets" << "\t"
+     << "Kilobytes";
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Reset ()
+{
+  for (std::map<uint32_t, boost::tuple<Stats, Stats, Stats, Stats> >::iterator stats = m_stats.begin ();
+       stats != m_stats.end ();
+       stats++)
+    {
+      stats->second.get<0> ().Reset ();
+      stats->second.get<1> ().Reset ();
+    }
+}
+
+const double alpha = 0.8;
+
+#define STATS(INDEX) stats->second.get<INDEX> ()
+#define RATE(INDEX, fieldName) STATS(INDEX).fieldName / m_period.ToDouble (Time::S)
+
+#define PRINTER(printName, fieldName) \
+STATS(2).fieldName = /*new value*/alpha * RATE(0, fieldName) + /*old value*/(1-alpha) * STATS(2).fieldName; \
+STATS(3).fieldName = /*new value*/alpha * RATE(1, fieldName) / 1024.0 + /*old value*/(1-alpha) * STATS(3).fieldName; \
+                                                                        \
+os << time.ToDouble (Time::S) << "\t"                                   \
+ << m_node << "\t"                                                      \
+ << stats->first << "\t"                                      \
+ << printName << "\t"                                                   \
+ << STATS(2).fieldName  << "\t"                                        \
+ << STATS(3).fieldName << "\n";
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Print (std::ostream &os) const
+{
+  for (std::map<uint32_t, boost::tuple<Stats, Stats, Stats, Stats> >::iterator stats = m_stats.begin ();
+       stats != m_stats.end ();
+       stats++)
+    {
+      Time time = Simulator::Now ();
+
+      PRINTER ("In",   m_in);
+      PRINTER ("Out",  m_out);
+      PRINTER ("Drop", m_drop);
+    }
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Rx  (std::string context,
+                       Ptr<const Packet> packet, Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4,  uint32_t iface)
+{
+  m_stats[iface].get<0> ().m_in ++;
+  m_stats[iface].get<1> ().m_in += packet->GetSize ();
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Tx   (std::string context,
+                        Ptr<const Packet> packet, Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4,  uint32_t iface)
+{
+  m_stats[iface].get<0> ().m_out ++;
+  m_stats[iface].get<1> ().m_out += packet->GetSize ();
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4RateL3Tracer::Drop (std::string context,
+                        const Ipv4Header &header, Ptr<const Packet> packet, Ipv4L3Protocol::DropReason, Ptr<Ipv4> ipv4, uint32_t iface)
+{
+  m_stats[iface].get<0> ().m_drop ++;
+  m_stats[iface].get<1> ().m_drop += packet->GetSize ();
+}
+
+
+} // namespace ns3
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.h b/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e624c3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-rate-l3-tracer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPV4_RATE_L3_TRACER_H
+#define IPV4_RATE_L3_TRACER_H
+
+#include "ipv4-l3-tracer.h"
+
+#include "ns3/nstime.h"
+#include "ns3/event-id.h"
+
+#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
+#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>
+#include <map>
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup ccnx
+ * @brief CCNx network-layer rate tracer
+ */
+class Ipv4RateL3Tracer : public Ipv4L3Tracer
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * @brief Network layer tracer constructor
+   */
+  Ipv4RateL3Tracer (boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream> os, Ptr<Node> node);
+  virtual ~Ipv4RateL3Tracer ();
+
+  /**
+   * @brief Helper method to install tracers on all simulation nodes
+   *
+   * @param file File to which traces will be written
+   * @param averagingPeriod Defines averaging period for the rate calculation,
+   *        as well as how often data will be written into the trace file (default, every half second)
+   *
+   * @returns a tuple of reference to output stream and list of tracers. !!! Attention !!! This tuple needs to be preserved
+   *          for the lifetime of simulation, otherwise SEGFAULTs are inevitable
+   *
+   */
+  static boost::tuple< boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream>, std::list<Ptr<Ipv4RateL3Tracer> > >
+  InstallAll (const std::string &file, Time averagingPeriod = Seconds (0.5));
+
+  void
+  SetAveragingPeriod (const Time &period);
+
+  virtual void
+  PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const;
+
+  virtual void
+  Print (std::ostream &os) const;
+
+  virtual void
+  Rx  (std::string context,
+       Ptr<const Packet>, Ptr<Ipv4>,  uint32_t);
+
+  virtual void
+  Tx   (std::string context,
+        Ptr<const Packet>, Ptr<Ipv4>,  uint32_t);
+
+  virtual void
+  Drop (std::string context,
+        const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, Ipv4L3Protocol::DropReason, Ptr<Ipv4>, uint32_t);
+
+private:
+  void
+  PeriodicPrinter ();
+
+  void
+  Reset ();
+
+private:
+  boost::shared_ptr<std::ostream> m_os;
+  Time m_period;
+  EventId m_printEvent;
+
+  mutable std::map<uint32_t, boost::tuple<Stats, Stats, Stats, Stats> > m_stats;
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // IPV4_RATE_L3_TRACER_H
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.cc b/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3147ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/config.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+
+#include "ns3/tcp-l4-protocol.h"
+#include "ns3/tcp-header.h"
+#include "ns3/ipv4-header.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+    
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::Ipv4SeqsAppTracer (std::ostream &os, Ptr<Node> node, const std::string &appId)
+  : Ipv4AppTracer (node, appId)
+  , m_os (os)
+{
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::Reset ()
+{
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const
+{
+  os << "Time\t"
+     << "Node\t"
+     << "AppName\t"
+     << "AppId\t"
+     << "Type\t"
+     << "SeqNo";
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::Print (std::ostream &os) const
+{
+}
+
+#define PRINTER(type,size)                                         \
+ m_os                                                              \
+ << Simulator::Now ().ToDouble (Time::S) << "\t"                   \
+ << m_node << "\t"                                                 \
+ << m_app << "\t"                                                  \
+ << m_appId << "\t"                                                \
+ << type << "\t"                                                   \
+ << size / 1040.0 << std::endl;
+
+void
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::Tx (std::string context,
+    const Ipv4Header &ip, Ptr<const Packet>, uint32_t)
+{
+  if (ip.GetProtocol () != TcpL4Protocol::PROT_NUMBER) return;
+}
+
+void
+Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::Rx (std::string context,
+                       const Ipv4Header &ip, Ptr<const Packet> pktOrig, uint32_t)
+{
+  if (ip.GetProtocol () != TcpL4Protocol::PROT_NUMBER) return;
+
+  TcpHeader tcp;
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = pktOrig->Copy ();
+  packet->RemoveHeader (tcp);
+
+  if (tcp.GetFlags () | TcpHeader::ACK)
+    {
+      PRINTER("InAck", tcp.GetAckNumber ().GetValue ());
+    }
+}
+  
+
+// void
+// Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::InData (std::string context,
+//                            Ptr<const Packet> packet, const Address &address)
+// {
+//   PRINTER ("InData", m_inSeq);
+//   m_inSeq += packet->GetSize ();
+// }
+  
+// void
+// Ipv4SeqsAppTracer::OutData (std::string context,
+//                             Ptr<const Packet> packet)
+// {
+//   PRINTER ("OutData", m_outSeq);
+//   m_outSeq += packet->GetSize ();
+// }
+
+} // namespace ns3
diff --git a/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.h b/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ae24ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/tracers/ipv4-seqs-app-tracer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 UCLA
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program 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 this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author:  Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef IPV4_SEQS_APP_TRACER_H
+#define IPV4_SEQS_APP_TRACER_H
+
+#include "ipv4-app-tracer.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+class Ipv4SeqsAppTracer : public Ipv4AppTracer
+{
+public:
+  Ipv4SeqsAppTracer (std::ostream &os, Ptr<Node> node, const std::string &appId = "*");
+  virtual ~Ipv4SeqsAppTracer () { };
+
+  virtual void
+  PrintHeader (std::ostream &os) const;
+
+  virtual void
+  Print (std::ostream &os) const;
+
+  virtual void
+  Rx (std::string context,
+      const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, uint32_t);
+
+  virtual void
+  Tx (std::string context,
+      const Ipv4Header &, Ptr<const Packet>, uint32_t);
+
+protected:
+  void
+  Reset ();
+
+protected:
+  std::ostream& m_os;
+};
+
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // IPV4_AGGREGATE_APP_TRACER_H