docs/source/faq.rst - ndnSIM - Gitiles

 FAQ
 ===

 Boost libraries
 ---------------

 .. note::
     **My ubuntu/redhat/freebsd have an old version of boost libraries.  How can I get the latest one?**

 .. _Installing boost libraries:

 Installing boost libraries to ``/usr/local``
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 .. role:: red

 .. note::
     **The following instructions are for those who want to install latest version of boost libraries** :red:`and has root access`.

 The following commands would install the latest version of boost libraries (at the time of writing, version 1.52) ot ``/usr/local``, assuming you have a root access to your machine.
 If you don't have root access, please refer to section :ref:`Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location`.

 .. note::
     If you are using Ubuntyu, make sure that you have installed ``libbz2-dev``, otherwise not all libraries required by ndnSIM will be installed (see :ref:`Common pitfalls`)

 .. code-block:: bash
    :linenos:

     wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.52.0/boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
     tar jxf boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
     cd boost_1_52_0
     ./bootstrap.sh
     sudo ./b2 --prefix=/usr/local install


 The following commands should allow compilation and run of NS-3 simulations with custom install of boost libraries:

 .. code-block:: bash
    :linenos:

     cd <ns-3>
     ./waf configure --boost-includes=/usr/local/include --boost-libs=/usr/local/lib --enable-examples
     ./waf
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib NS_LOG=ndn.Face:ndn.Consumer ./waf --run=ndn-simple

 .. note::
     `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib` is necessary on Linux platform in order for the dynamic linker to find libraries installed in a location different from one of the folders specified in /etc/ld.so.conf.

 .. _Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location:

 Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 .. note::
     **Follow these general instructions if you are trying to installboost libraries to a non-privileged location** :red:`(i.e., you do not have root access),` **but something is going wrong.**

 Normally, to compile and install boost libraries in non-privileged mode, you would need to issue following commands (e.g., for boost version 1.52.0):

 .. code-block:: bash
    :linenos:

     export BOOSTDIR=/home/non-privileged-user/boost
     wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.52.0/boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
     tar jxf boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
     cd boost_1_52_0
     ./bootstrap.sh
     ./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR install

 However, after the following steps you may still not able to use ndnSIM.

 .. _Common pitfalls:

 Common pitfalls
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 The common pitfalls is with the **boost iostreams** library, which is required by ndnSIM, but failed to build because of the missing bzip2 library.
 This problem can be easily fixed by downloading and installing bzip2 library, e.g., using the following steps:

 .. code-block:: bash
    :linenos:

     wget http://www.bzip.org/1.0.6/bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
     tar zxf bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
     cd bzip2-1.0.6
     make PREFIX=$BOOSTDIR CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -g" install

 Afte bzip2 library is installed, you may recompile and reinstall boost libraries using custom compilation flags::

     ./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR cxxflags=-I$BOOSTDIR/include linkflags=-L$BOOSTDIR/lib install

 Alternatively, you can solve this particular problem by installing development package for bzip2 library (:red:`if you have root access`).  For example, on Ubuntu 12.04 it would be the following command::

     sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev

 And then compiling and installing boost without custom compilation flags::

     ./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR


 The following commands should allow compilation and run of NS-3 simulations with custom install of boost libraries::

     cd <ns-3>
     ./waf configure --boost-includes=$BOOSTDIR/include --boost-libs=$BOOSTDIR/lib --enable-examples --enable-ndn-plugins=topology,mobility
     ./waf
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOSTDIR/lib NS_LOG=ndn.Face:ndn.Consumer ./waf --run=ndn-simple

 .. note::
     `LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOSTDIR/lib` is necessary on Linux platform in order for the dynamic linker to find libraries installed in a location different from one of the folders specified in /etc/ld.so.conf.


 Visualizer problems
 -------------------

 .. topic:: Visualizer module is not working

     Every time I'm trying to run visualizer, I get the following error::

         Waf: Entering directory `/ndnSIM/ns-3/build'
         Could not find a task generator for the name 'ns3-visualizer'..

 Something is wrong with your python bindings and python bindings dependencies.
 Please follow the :ref:`requirements` section that lists what should be installed in order to run visualizer.

 Code questions
 --------------

 .. topic:: Failing a link between nodes

     How can I fail a link between to NDN nodes?


 Right now, NS-3 does not provide ability to actually "break" the link between nodes in NS-3.
 However, exactly the same effect can be achieved by making an interface (:ndnsim:`ndn::Face`) up or down (:ndnsim:`ndn::Face::SetUp(true)` or :ndnsim:`ndn::Face::SetUp(false)`).

 Here is an example of function to "fail" a point-to-point link between two NDN nodes:

 .. code-block:: c++

     // hijacker is more than an application. just disable all faces
     void
     FailLinks (Ptr<Node> node1, Ptr<Node> node2)
     {
       Ptr<ndn::L3Protocol> ndn1 = node1->GetObject<ndn::L3Protocol> ();
       Ptr<ndn::L3Protocol> ndn2 = node2->GetObject<ndn::L3Protocol> ();

       // iterate over all faces to find the right one
       for (uint32_t faceId = 0; faceId < ndn1->GetNFaces (); faceId++)
         {
           Ptr<ndn::NetDeviceFace> ndFace = ndn1->GetFace (faceId)->GetObject<ndn::NetDeviceFace> ();
           if (ndFace == 0) continue;

           Ptr<PointToPointNetDevice> nd1 = ndFace->GetNetDevice ()->GetObject<PointToPointNetDevice> ();
           if (nd1 == 0) continue;

           Ptr<Channel> channel = nd1->GetChannel ();
           if (channel == 0) continue;

           Ptr<PointToPointChannel> ppChannel = DynamicCast<PointToPointChannel> (channel);

           Ptr<NetDevice> nd2 = ppChannel->GetDevice (0);
           if (nd2->GetNode () == node1)
             nd2 = ppChannel->GetDevice (1);

           if (nd2->GetNode () == node2)
             {
               Ptr<ndn::Face> face1 = ndn1->GetFaceByNetDevice (nd1);
               Ptr<ndn::Face> face2 = ndn2->GetFaceByNetDevice (nd2);

               face1->SetUp (false);
               face2->SetUp (false);
               break;
             }
         }
     }


 General questions
 -----------------

 .. topic:: Errors/bugs reporting

     I found an error in the documentation / bug in the code. What should I do?

 Please create an issue for the documentation error or code bug on `github <http://github.com/NDN-Routing/ndnSIM>`_, or tell us about the error on `our mailing list <http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndnsim>`_ .
	FAQ
	===

	Boost libraries
	---------------

	.. note::
	My ubuntu/redhat/freebsd have an old version of boost libraries. How can I get the latest one?

	.. _Installing boost libraries:

	Installing boost libraries to ``/usr/local``
	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	.. role:: red

	.. note::
	The following instructions are for those who want to install latest version of boost libraries :red:`and has root access`.

	The following commands would install the latest version of boost libraries (at the time of writing, version 1.52) ot ``/usr/local``, assuming you have a root access to your machine.
	If you don't have root access, please refer to section :ref:`Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location`.

	.. note::
	If you are using Ubuntyu, make sure that you have installed ``libbz2-dev``, otherwise not all libraries required by ndnSIM will be installed (see :ref:`Common pitfalls`)

	.. code-block:: bash
	:linenos:

	wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.52.0/boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
	tar jxf boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
	cd boost_1_52_0
	./bootstrap.sh
	sudo ./b2 --prefix=/usr/local install


	The following commands should allow compilation and run of NS-3 simulations with custom install of boost libraries:

	.. code-block:: bash
	:linenos:

	cd <ns-3>
	./waf configure --boost-includes=/usr/local/include --boost-libs=/usr/local/lib --enable-examples
	./waf
	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib NS_LOG=ndn.Face:ndn.Consumer ./waf --run=ndn-simple

	.. note::
	`LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/lib` is necessary on Linux platform in order for the dynamic linker to find libraries installed in a location different from one of the folders specified in /etc/ld.so.conf.

	.. _Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location:

	Installing boost libraries to a non-privileged location
	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	.. note::
	Follow these general instructions if you are trying to installboost libraries to a non-privileged location :red:`(i.e., you do not have root access),` but something is going wrong.

	Normally, to compile and install boost libraries in non-privileged mode, you would need to issue following commands (e.g., for boost version 1.52.0):

	.. code-block:: bash
	:linenos:

	export BOOSTDIR=/home/non-privileged-user/boost
	wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.52.0/boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
	tar jxf boost_1_52_0.tar.bz2
	cd boost_1_52_0
	./bootstrap.sh
	./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR install

	However, after the following steps you may still not able to use ndnSIM.

	.. _Common pitfalls:

	Common pitfalls
	^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	The common pitfalls is with the boost iostreams library, which is required by ndnSIM, but failed to build because of the missing bzip2 library.
	This problem can be easily fixed by downloading and installing bzip2 library, e.g., using the following steps:

	.. code-block:: bash
	:linenos:

	wget http://www.bzip.org/1.0.6/bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
	tar zxf bzip2-1.0.6.tar.gz
	cd bzip2-1.0.6
	make PREFIX=$BOOSTDIR CFLAGS="-fPIC -O2 -g" install

	Afte bzip2 library is installed, you may recompile and reinstall boost libraries using custom compilation flags::

	./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR cxxflags=-I$BOOSTDIR/include linkflags=-L$BOOSTDIR/lib install

	Alternatively, you can solve this particular problem by installing development package for bzip2 library (:red:`if you have root access`). For example, on Ubuntu 12.04 it would be the following command::

	sudo apt-get install libbz2-dev

	And then compiling and installing boost without custom compilation flags::

	./b2 --prefix=$BOOSTDIR


	The following commands should allow compilation and run of NS-3 simulations with custom install of boost libraries::

	cd <ns-3>
	./waf configure --boost-includes=$BOOSTDIR/include --boost-libs=$BOOSTDIR/lib --enable-examples --enable-ndn-plugins=topology,mobility
	./waf
	LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOSTDIR/lib NS_LOG=ndn.Face:ndn.Consumer ./waf --run=ndn-simple

	.. note::
	`LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$BOOSTDIR/lib` is necessary on Linux platform in order for the dynamic linker to find libraries installed in a location different from one of the folders specified in /etc/ld.so.conf.



	Visualizer problems
	-------------------

	.. topic:: Visualizer module is not working

	Every time I'm trying to run visualizer, I get the following error::

	Waf: Entering directory `/ndnSIM/ns-3/build'
	Could not find a task generator for the name 'ns3-visualizer'..

	Something is wrong with your python bindings and python bindings dependencies.
	Please follow the :ref:`requirements` section that lists what should be installed in order to run visualizer.

	Code questions
	--------------

	.. topic:: Failing a link between nodes

	How can I fail a link between to NDN nodes?


	Right now, NS-3 does not provide ability to actually "break" the link between nodes in NS-3.
	However, exactly the same effect can be achieved by making an interface (:ndnsim:`ndn::Face`) up or down (:ndnsim:`ndn::Face::SetUp(true)` or :ndnsim:`ndn::Face::SetUp(false)`).

	Here is an example of function to "fail" a point-to-point link between two NDN nodes:

	.. code-block:: c++

	// hijacker is more than an application. just disable all faces
	void
	FailLinks (Ptr<Node> node1, Ptr<Node> node2)
	{
	Ptr<ndn::L3Protocol> ndn1 = node1->GetObject<ndn::L3Protocol> ();
	Ptr<ndn::L3Protocol> ndn2 = node2->GetObject<ndn::L3Protocol> ();

	// iterate over all faces to find the right one
	for (uint32_t faceId = 0; faceId < ndn1->GetNFaces (); faceId++)
	{
	Ptr<ndn::NetDeviceFace> ndFace = ndn1->GetFace (faceId)->GetObject<ndn::NetDeviceFace> ();
	if (ndFace == 0) continue;

	Ptr<PointToPointNetDevice> nd1 = ndFace->GetNetDevice ()->GetObject<PointToPointNetDevice> ();
	if (nd1 == 0) continue;

	Ptr<Channel> channel = nd1->GetChannel ();
	if (channel == 0) continue;

	Ptr<PointToPointChannel> ppChannel = DynamicCast<PointToPointChannel> (channel);

	Ptr<NetDevice> nd2 = ppChannel->GetDevice (0);
	if (nd2->GetNode () == node1)
	nd2 = ppChannel->GetDevice (1);

	if (nd2->GetNode () == node2)
	{
	Ptr<ndn::Face> face1 = ndn1->GetFaceByNetDevice (nd1);
	Ptr<ndn::Face> face2 = ndn2->GetFaceByNetDevice (nd2);

	face1->SetUp (false);
	face2->SetUp (false);
	break;
	}
	}
	}


	General questions
	-----------------

	.. topic:: Errors/bugs reporting

	I found an error in the documentation / bug in the code. What should I do?

	Please create an issue for the documentation error or code bug on `github <http://github.com/NDN-Routing/ndnSIM>`_, or tell us about the error on `our mailing list <http://www.lists.cs.ucla.edu/mailman/listinfo/ndnsim>`_ .