new trace file format

New Wireless Trace Formats

This information comes from "The ns Manual" (http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/doc/) "Mobile Networking in ns: 

To read the file easily open it in Microsoft office Xcel or in Open office spread sheet, it will get very easy to read then.

Filter out your information like if you want to trace all of the drop packets, just filter it out you will get all the drop packets.

Then you have to read it carefully that actually which column shows which information.

The good thing of the new trace format is that it is separated.

Flags are used to show the information.

The first column contains

s: Send           r: Receive        d: Drop       f: Forward 

First filter them out so you can easily read the file.  

The first letter of flags shows the property of the column with two letters designates the flag type:

     N: Node Property 

     I: IP Level Packet Information

     H: Next Hop Information

     M: MAC Level Packet Information 

     P: Packet Specific Information

Event	Abbreviation	Flag	Type	Value
Wireless Event	s: Send r: Receive d: Drop f: Forward	-t	double	Time (* For Global Setting)
		-Ni	int	Node ID
		-Nx	double	Node X Coordinate
		-Ny	double	Node Y Coordinate
		-Nz	double	Node Z Coordinate
		-Ne	double	Node Energy Level
		-Nl	string	Network trace Level (AGT, RTR, MAC, etc.)
		-Nw	string	Drop Reason
		-Hs	int	Hop source node ID
		-Hd	int	Hop destination Node ID, -1, -2
		-Ma	hexadecimal	Duration
		-Ms	hexadecimal	Source Ethernet Address
		-Md	hexadecimal	Destination Ethernet Address
		-Mt	hexadecimal	Ethernet Type
		-P	string	Packet Type (arp, dsr, imep, tora, etc.)
		-Pn	string	Packet Type (cbr, tcp)

Note that the value for the -Hd flag may be -1 or -2. -1 means that the packet is a broadcast packet, and -2 means that the destination node has not been set. -2 is typically seen for packets that are passed between the agent (-Nl AGT) and routing (-Nl RTR) levels.

Depending on the routing protocol type, the following flags may be used:

Event	Flag	Type	Value
ARP Trace	-Po	string	Request or Reply
	-Pms	int	Source MAC Address
	-Ps	int	Source Address
	-Pmd	int	Destination MAC Address
	-Pd	int	Destination Address
DSR Trace	-Ph	int	Number Of Nodes Traversed
	-Pq	int	Routing Request Flag
	-Ps	int	Route Request Sequence Number
	-Pp	int	Routing Reply Flag
	-Pn	int	Route Request Sequence Number
	-Pl	int	Reply Length
	-Pe	int->int	Source->Destination Of Source Routing
	-Pw	int	Error Report Flag (?)
	-Pm	int	Number Of Errors
	-Pc	int	Report To Whom
	-Pb	int->int	Link Error From Link A to Link B
AODV Trace	-Pt	hexadecimal	Type
	-Ph	int	Hop Count
	-Pb	int	Broadcast ID
	-Pd	int	Destination
	-Pds	int	Destination Sequence Number
	-Ps	int	Source
	-Pss	int	Source Sequence Number
	-Pl	double	Lifetime
	-Pc	string	Operation (REQUEST, REPLY, ERROR, HELLO)
TORA Trace	-Pt	hexadecimal	Type
	-Pd	int	Destination
	-Pa	double	Time
	-Po	int	Creator ID
	-Pr	int	R
	-Pe	int	Delta
	-Pi	int	ID
	-Pc	string	Operation (QUERY, UPDATE, CLEAR)
IP Trace	-Is	int.int	Source Address And Port
	-Id	int.int	Destination Address And Port
	-It	string	Packet Type
	-Il	int	Packet Size
	-If	int	Flow ID
	-Ii	int	Unique ID
	-Iv	int	TTL Value
TCP Trace	-Ps	int	Sequence Number
	-Pa	int	Acknowledgment Number
	-Pf	int	Number Of Times Packet Was Forwarded
	-Po	int	Optimal Number Of Forwards
CBR Trace	-Pi	int	Sequence Number
	-Pf	int	Number Of Times Packet Was Forwarded
	-Po	int	Optimal Number Of Forwards
IMEP Trace	-Pa	char	Acknowledgment Flag
	-Ph	char	Hello Flag
	-Po	char	Object Flag
	-Pl	hexadecimal	Length

AODV Trace Formats

AODV traces begin with an "A", followed by the AODV trace. 

This information comes from the "aodv/aodv_logs.cc" source file.

Event	Abbreviation	Type	Value
Delete Link	A	%.9f _%d_ deleting LL hop to %d (delete %d is %s)
		double	Time
		int	Index
		int	Destination
		int	Deleted Link Count
		string	Link State (VALID, INVALID)
Broken Link	A	%.9f _%d_ LL unable to deliver packet %d to %d (%d) (reason = %d, ifqlen = %d)
		double	Time
		int	Index
		int	Unique Packet ID
		int	Next Hop
		int	Broken Link Count
		int	Transmit Reason
		int	Queue Length
Keeping Bad Link	A	%.9f _%d_ keeping LL hop to %d (keep %d is %s)
		double	Time
		int	Index
		int	Destination
		int	Kept Bad Link Count
		string	Link State (VALID, INVALID)

DSDV Trace Formats

DSDV traces begin with a "V", followed by additional characters to indicate the exact DSDV trace. 

This information comes from the "dsdv/dsdv.cc" source file.

Event	Abbreviation	Type	Value
Trace Packet	VPU VTU	%.5f _%d_ [%d] (%d,%d,%d) ...
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Count
		int	Destination
		int	Distance (Metric)
		int	Sequence Number
Periodic Callback	VPC	%.5f _%d_
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
Timeout	VTO	%.5f _%d_ %d->%d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Reporting Address (Should be Source???)
		int	Routing Table Destination
		%.5f _%d_ marking %d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Routing Table Destination
Lost Link	VLL	%.8f %d->%d lost at %d
		double	Time
		int	Source
		int	Destination
		int	Reporting Address
Lost Packet	VLP	%.5f %d:%d->%d:%d lost at %d [hop %d]
		double	Time
		int	Source
		int	Source Port
		int	Destination
		int	Destination Port
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Routing Table Destination
Change Table	VCT	%.5f _%d_ %d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Routing Table Destination
Weighted Settling Time	VWST	%.12lf frm %d to %d wst %.12lf nxthp %d [of %d]
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Routing Table Destination
		double	Weighted Settling Time
		int	Next Hop
		int	Distance (Metric)
Update Route	VSD VSU	%.5f _%d_ (%d,%d->%d,%d->%d,%d->%d,%f)
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Old Destination
		int	Old Distance (Metric) or -1
		int	New Distance (Metric)
		int	Old Sequence Number or -1
		int	New Sequence Number
		int	Old Hop or -1
		int	New Hop
		double	When Okay To Advertise This Route
Queue Packet	VBP	%.5f _%d_ %d:%d -> %d:%d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Source Address
		int	Source Port
		int	Destination Address
		int	Destination Port
Routing Packets Outside Domain	VFP	%.5f _%d_ %d:%d -> %d:%d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Source Address
		int	Source Port
		int	Destination Address
		int	Destination Port
Table Dump	VTD	%.5f %d:%d
		double	Time
		int	Reporting Address
		int	Source Address
		int	Source Port

DSR Trace Formats

DSR traces begin with an "S", which may be followed by additional characters to indicate the exact DSR trace. Each trace has one or more formats. This information comes from the "dsr/dsragent.cc", "dsr/linkcache.cc", "dsr/mobicache.cc", "dsr/routecache.cc", and "dsr/simplecache.cc" source files.

Event	Abbreviation	Type	Value
Send	S	%.9f _%s_ originating %s -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
Have A Route	S$hit	%.5f _%s_ %s -> %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		string	Route
Don't Have A Route	S$miss	%.5f _%s_ %s -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	ID (Should be Source???)
		string	Destination
Configuration parameters. All strings are either "on" or "off"	Sconfig	%.5f tap: %s snoop: rts? %s errs? %s
		double	Time
		string	Use TAP
		string	Snoop Source Routes
		string	Snoop Forwarded Errors
		%.5f salvage: %s !bd replies? %s
		double	Time
		string	Salvage With Cache
		string	Don't Salvage Bad Replies
		%.5f grat error: %s grat reply: %s
		double	Time
		string	Propagate Last Error
		string	Send Grat Replies
		%.5f $reply for props: %s ring 0 search: %s
		double	Time
		string	Reply From Cache On Propagating
		string	Ring Zero Search
		%.5f using MOBICACHE
		double	Time
		%.5f using LINKCACHE
		double	Time
Debug message	Sdebug	%.5f _%s_ stuck into send buff %s -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		%.5f _%s_ checking for route for dst %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Destination
		%.5f _%s_ sendbuf pkt to %s liberated by handlePktWOSR
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Destination
		%.9f _%s_ splitting %s to %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Route
		string	Route Copy
		%.9f _%s_ liberated from sendbuf %s->%s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		string	Route
		%.5f _%s_ unwrapping nested route error
		double	Time
		string	ID
		_%s_ tap saw error %d
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		_%s_ tap saw route reply %d  %s
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Reply Path
		_%s_ tap saw route use %d %s
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Route
		%s consider grat arp for %s
		string	ID
		string	Route
		_%s_ not bothering to send route error to ourselves
		string	ID
		%.5f _%s_ sending into dead-link (nest %d) tell %d %d -> %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Number Of Route Errors
		int	Report To Address
		int	From Address
		int	To Address
		%.9f _%s_ adding %s [%d %.9f] ...
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Path
		int	Link Type
		double	Time Added
		%.9f _%s_ checking %s [%d %.9f] ...
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Path
		int	Link Type
		double	Time Added
		%.9f _%s_ freshening %s->%s to %d %.9f
		double	Time
string	ID
string	Path
string	Next Path
int	Link Type
double	Time Added
Errors	SDFU	%.5f _%s_ dumping maximally nested error %s %d -> %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Tell ID
		int	From
		int	To
		ran off the end of a source route
		non route containing packet given to acceptRouteReply
		route error beyond end of source route????
		route error forwarding route request????
Flowstate	SFs	%.9f _%s_ %d [%s -> %s] %d(%d) to %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Flow ID
		int	Flow Header
		int	Next Hop
Established Flowstate	SFESTs	%.9f _%s_ %d [%s -> %s] %d(%d) to %d %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Flow ID
		int	Flow Header
		int	Next Hop
		string	Addresses
Flow ARS	SFARS	%.9f _%s_ %d [%s -> %s] %d %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Flow ID
		int	Amt
Flow Error	SFEr	%.9f _%s_ from %d re %d : %d [%d]
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Source
		int	Flow Destination
		int	Flow ID (-1 For Default)
		int	Count (-1 For No Flow Index)
Unknown Flow	SFErr	%.5f _%s_ %d -> %d : %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Source
		int	Flow Destination
		int	Flow ID
Flow Forward	SFf	%.9f _%s_ %d [%s -> %s] %d to %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Flow ID
		int	Next Hop
Interface Queue	SIFQ	%.5f _%s_ len %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Queue Length
Send Out Packet With Route	SO	%.9f _%s_ originating %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Protocol Name
		string	Route
Route Cache - Summary	SRC	%.9f _%s_ cache-summary %d %d %d %d | %d %.9f %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d %d %.9f
		%.9f _%s_ cache-summary %d %d %d %d | %d %.9f %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d | %d %d %d %d %d %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Route Count
		int	Route Bad Count
		int	Subroute Count
		int	Subroute Bad Count
		int	Link Bad Count
		double	Average Bad Time Per Link
		int	Link Bad Tested
		int	Link Good Tested
		int	Route Add Count
		int	Route Add Bad Count
		int	Subroute Add Count
		int	Subroute Add Bad Count
		int	Link Add Tested
		int	Route Notice Count
		int	Route Notice Bad Count
		int	Subroute Notice Count
		int	Subroute Notice Bad Count
		int	Link Notice Tested
		int	Route Find Count
		int	Route Find For Me
		int	Route Find Bad Count
		int	Route Find Miss Count
		int	Subroute Find Count
		int	Subroute Find Bad Count
		double	Link Good Time (Only In First Format)
Route Cache - Node Cache Dump (only with patch)	SRC	%.9f _%s_ cache-dump p %d %d | %d %d %d %s | ... | s %d %d | %d %d %d %s | ... |
		double	Time
		int	Source Node
		int	Primary Cache Current Size
		int	Primary Cache Maximum Size
		int	Cache Entry Index
		int	Cache Entry Length
		int	Cache Entry Address
		string	Cache Entry Dump
		int	Secondary Cache Current Size
		int	Secondary Cache Maximum Size
		int	Cache Entry Index
		int	Cache Entry Length
		int	Cache Entry Address
		string	Cache Entry Dump
Route Cache - Node Cache Dump, No Primary Cache (only with patch)	SRC	%.9f _%s_ cache-dump s %d %d | %d %d %d %s | ... |
		double	Time
		int	Source Node
		int	Secondary Cache Current Size
		int	Secondary Cache Maximum Size
		int	Cache Entry Index
		int	Cache Entry Length
		int	Cache Entry Address
		string	Cache Entry Dump
Route Cache - Find Route Cache Hit	SRC	%.9f _%s_ $hit for %s in %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Destination
		string	Primary Or Secondary Cache
		string	Route
Route Cache - Find Route Cache Miss	SRC	%.9f _%s_ find-route [%d] %s->%s miss %d %.9f
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Hardcoded Zero
		string	ID (Should Be Source???)
		string	Destination
		int	Hardcoded Zero
		double	Hardcoded Zero
Route Cache - New Route Contains Cached Route	SRC	%.9f _%s_ %s suffix-rule (len %d/%d) %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Cache Name (primary, secondary)
		int	Path Length
		int	Route Length
		string	Route Dump
Route Cache - New Route Contained In Cache	SRC	%.9f _%s_ %s prefix-rule (len %d/%d) %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Cache Name (primary, secondary)
		int	Path Length
		int	Route Length
		string	Route Dump
Route Cache - Discard Route	SRC	%.9f _%s_ %s evicting %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Name
		string	Dumped Route
Route Cache - Discard Route	SRC	%.9f _%s_ evicting %d %d %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Route Length -1
		int	Number Of Bad Routes
		string	Name
Route Cache - Add Route After Dumping Route	SRC	%.9f _%s_ while adding %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Name
		string	Added Path
Route Cache - Truncating Route To Remove Dead Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ %s truncating %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Name
		string	Route
		string	Owner
Route Cache - Truncated Or Removed Route With Dead Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ to %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Route
		string	Owner
Route Cache - Dead Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ dead link %s->%s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	From
		string	To
Route Cache - Dead Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ %s [%d %d] %s->%s dead %d %.9f
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Operation In Progress (add-route, notice-route, find-route, dead-link, evicting-route, check-cache)
		int	Route Length
		int	Route Index
		string	Route
		string	Next Route
		int	Link Type
		double	Time Added
Route Cache - Resurrected Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ resurrected-link [%d %d] %s->%s dead %d %.9f
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Route Length
		int	Route Index
		string	Route
		string	Next Route
		int	Link Type
		double	Time Added
Route Cache - Add Route	SRC	%.9f _%s_ adding rt %s from %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Route
		string	From
Route Cache - Dump Dijkstra	SRC	%.9f _%s_ dijkstra *%d* %d,%d,%d ...
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Destination
		int	Index
		int	Estimated Shortest Path To Vertex (d)
		int	Predecessors For Vertex (pi)
Route Cache - Dump Link	SRC	%.9f _%s_ dump-link %d->%d, ...
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Index
		int	Link Destination
Route Cache - Cache Expire Bits	SRC	%.9f _%s_ cache-expire-bits %d %d %d %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Expire Stats 0
		int	Expire Stats 1
		int	Expire Stats 2
		int	Expire Stats 3
Route Request/Reply	SRR	%.5f _%s_ dropped %s #%d (ignored)
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		%.9f _%s_ discarding %s #%d (ifq length %d)
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		int	Queue Length
		%.9f _%s_ discarding %s #%d (free air time %f)
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		int	Free Air Time
		%.5f _%s_ dropped %s #%d (prop limit exceeded)
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		%.5f _%s_ dropped %s #%d (SR full)
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		%.5f _%s_ rebroadcast %s #%d ->%s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		string	Destination
		string	Route
		%.9f _%s_ cache-reply-sent %s -> %s #%d (len %d) %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Request Sequence Number
		int	Route Length
		string	Route
		%.5f _%s_ RR-not-sent %s -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Route Request Source
		string	Route Request Destination
		%.5f _%s_ new-request %d %s #%d -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Maximum Propagation
		string	Source
		int	Route Request Sequence
		string	Destination
		%.9f _%s_ reply-sent %s -> %s #%d (len %d) %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Route Request Sequence
		int	Route Length
		string	Route
		%.9f _%s_ reply-received %d from %s  %s #%d -> %s %s
		double	Time
string	ID
int	Good Reply (0, 1)
string	Source
string	First Reply Route
int	Route Request Sequence
string	Last Reply Route
string	Reply Route
%.9f _%s_ dead-link tell %d  %d -> %d
double	Time
string	ID
int	Report To Address
int	From Address
int	To Address
%.9f _%s_ gratuitous-reply-sent %s -> %s (len %d) %s
double	Time
string	ID
string	Source
string	Destination
int	Route Length
string	Route
%.5f _%s_ --- %d dropping bad-reply %s -> %s
double	Time
string	ID
int	Header UID
string	Source
string	Destination
Salvage	Ssalv	%.5f _%s_ salvaging %s -> %s --- %d with %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Header UID
		string	Route
		%.5f _%s_ adding to SB --- %d %s -> %s [%d]
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Salvaged
		%.5f _%s_ dropping --- %d %s -> %s [%d]
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
		int	Salvaged
Packet dropped by send buffer in DSR agent	Ssb	%.5f _%s_ dropped %s -> %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Destination
Send Failure	SSendFailure	%.9f _%s_ %d %d %d:%d %d:%d %s->%s %d %d %d %d %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Header UID
		int	Protocol Type
		int	Source
		int	Source Port
		int	Destination
		int	Destination Port
		string	From ID
		string	To ID
		int	Hops: From -> To
		int	Hops: Source -> Destination
		int	Hops: From -> Destination
		int	Number Of Addresses
		string	Header
Transmit Failed	SxmitFailed	%.5f _%s_  %d->%d god okays #%d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	From ID
		int	To ID
		int	Number of Wrong Link Errors
Maximally Nested Flow Error	SYFU	%.5f _%s_ dumping maximally nested Flow error %d -> %d
		double	Time
		string	ID
		int	Source
		int	Flow Destination
Attempted To Add Bad Route To Cache		%.9f _%s_ adding bad route to cache %s %s
		double	Time
		string	ID
		string	Source
		string	Route

TORA Trace Formats

TORA traces begin with a "T", followed by one of several formats.

This information comes from the "tora/tora.cc", "tora/tora_api.cc", and "tora/tora_io.cc" source files.

Event	Abbreviation	Type	Value
TORA Event	T	%.9f _%d_ tora sendQRY %d
		double	Time
		int	Address
		int	ID
		%.9f _%d_ QRY %d for %d (rtreq set)
		double	Time
		int	Address
		int	TORA Destination Index
		int	Index
		%.9f _%d_ tora enq %d->%d
		double	Time
		int	Address
		int	Source
		int	Destination
		%.9f _%d_ received `UPD` from non-neighbor %d
		double	Time
		int	Address
		int	Source
		%.9f _%d_ received `CLR` from non-neighbor %d
		double	Time
		int	Address
		int	Source

Mobile node movement and energy trace formats

Mobile node traces begin with "M" or "N". This information comes from the "common/mobilenode.cc" source file.

Event	Abbreviation	Type	Value
Mobile Node Movement	M	%.5f %d (%.2f, %.2f, %.2f), (%.2f, %.2f), %.2f
		double	Time
		int	Address (Node ID?)
		double	X Coordinate
		double	Y Coordinate
		double	Z Coordinate
		double	Destination X Coordinate
		double	Destination Y Coordinate
		double	Movement Speed
Mobile Node Energy	N	-t %f -n %d -e %f
		double	Time
		int	Address (Node ID?)
		double	Energy

how to get new trace format

By default the trace file output is in old format to get the new trace format just the following.


                        "$ns use-newtrace"


We have to use this command in our script to get the out-put in new-trace format.


Put this command just before "$ns trace-all trace-fd".


The new trace format is very easy to read and getting result from it is very easy.


The new trace  format is currently supporting only wireless traces and in near future it will be supporting wired traces.