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/**
 * @example net/transmit_on_timestamp/transmit_on_timestamp_example.c
 * @section transmit_on_timestamp_example_description Description
 *
 * This source file is an example of how to transmit packets on timestamp
 * using the packet interface in NTAPI. The example will transmit 100000
 * packets with a size of 296 bytes from port 0 at a rate of approximately
 * 5 Mb/s. The packet contains an incrementing 32bit pattern.
 *
 * The transmit on timestamp functionality is also available in segment mode.
 * See the @ref net/transmit_segment/transmit_segment_example.c example code
 * to see how to use the segment interface.
 *
 * The following NTAPI functions are used:
 * - @ref NT_Init()
 * - @ref NT_ConfigOpen()
 * - @ref NT_ConfigRead()
 * - @ref NT_ConfigWrite()
 * - @ref NT_ConfigClose()
 * - @ref NT_NetTxOpen()
 * - @ref NT_NetTxGet()
 *   - @ref NT_NET_SET_PKT_TIMESTAMP()
 *   - @ref NT_NET_GET_PKT_L2_PTR()
 * - @ref NT_NetTxRelease()
 * - @ref NT_NetTxClose()
 * - @ref NT_Done()
 * - @ref NT_ExplainError()
 *
 * @section transmit_on_timestamp_example_prerequisites Prerequisites
 * - This example is only compatible with adapters supporting 4GA transmit on
 *   timestamp.
 * - The ntservice.ini must have at least one HostBuffersTx defined. Below is
 * an example of a minimum ini-file. It will create a 4MB TX hostbuffer from
 * NUMA node 0.
 *
 * @code
 * [System]
 * TimestampFormat = NATIVE
 *
 * [Adapter0]
 * AdapterType     = NT20E2
 * BusId           = 00:0a:00.00
 * HostBuffersTx   = [1,4,0]
 * @endcode
 *
 * @section transmit_on_timestamp_example_flow Program flow
 * @{
 * The following is required to transmit packets:
 * - \#include/nt.h - Applications/Tools only need to include @ref
 *   nt.h to obtain prototypes, macros etc. from NTAPI.
 * - @ref NT_Init(@ref NTAPI_VERSION) - Initialize the NTAPI
 *   library. @ref NTAPI_VERSION is a define that describes the version
 *   of the API described in the header files included by @ref
 *   nt.h. NT_Init() will ask the NTAPI library to convert return data
 *   to the @ref NTAPI_VERSION if possible. This will ensure that
 *   applications can run on NTAPI libraries of newer versions.
 * - @ref NT_ConfigOpen() - Open the config stream.
 * - @ref NT_ConfigRead() - Use the config stream to read the current adapter
 *   time.
 * - @ref NT_ConfigWrite() - Use the config stream to configure transmit on
 *   timestamp, using the retrieved adapter time.
 * - @ref NT_NetTxOpen() - Open a hostbuffer than can transmit packets to port 0.
 * - @ref NT_NetTxGet() - Get an empty tx buffer. This will get a 296 byte
 *   wire length packet buffer that will be sent onto port 0 when the packet
 *   buffer is released, and the timestamp has been reached on the adapter.
 *   - @ref NT_NET_GET_PKT_L2_PTR() is used to get the L2 pointer to the tx
 *     buffer, this is where the payload is placed.
 *   - @ref NT_NET_SET_PKT_TIMESTAMP() is used to set the packet timestamp.
 * - @ref NT_NetTxRelease() - Release the tx packet buffer. Once a tx
 *   buffer is released it will be transmitted
 * - @ref NT_ConfigRead() - Read the adapter timestamp to check if the last
 *   packet should have been transmitted. We need to do this in order to avoid
 *   disabling transmit on timestamp too early.
 * - @ref NT_ConfigWrite() - Disable transmit on timestamp.
 * - @ref NT_NetTxClose() - Close the TX stream.
 * - @ref NT_Done() - Close down the NTAPI library.
 *
 *<hr>
 * @section transmit_on_timestamp_example_code Code
 * @}
 */

// Include this in order to access the Napatech API
#include <nt.h>

#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
  #include <unistd.h> // sleep()
#elif defined(WIN32) || defined (WIN64)
  #include <winsock2.h>
#endif

// default TX packet test setup
#define PACKETS     100000
#define PACKET_SIZE 296 // Packet size to transmit (incl crc.)
#define PORT        0
#define ADAPTER     0

// printError is a simple convenience function for printing an NTAPI error
// message to stderr.
static void printError(const char *prefix, int errorCode) {
  char errorBuffer[NT_ERRBUF_SIZE];
  NT_ExplainError(errorCode, errorBuffer, sizeof errorBuffer);
  fprintf(stderr, "%s: %s\n", prefix, errorBuffer);
}

int main(void)
{
  //
  // Initialize the API. This also checks if we are compatible with the
  // installed library version.
  //
  int status;

  if ((status = NT_Init(NTAPI_VERSION)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_Init() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  //
  // Open the config stream, in order to retrieve the adapter timestamp and
  // to configure the transmit on timestamp functionality. We configure
  // transmit on timestamp in such a way that a packet with timestamp 0 will
  // transmit in approximately one second from this point.
  //
  NtConfigStream_t hConfig;
  NtConfig_t config;

  if ((status = NT_ConfigOpen(&hConfig, "replay")) != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_ConfigOpen() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  config.parm = NT_CONFIG_PARM_ADAPTER_TIMESTAMP;
  config.u.timestampRead.adapter = ADAPTER;

  if ((status = NT_ConfigRead(hConfig, &config)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_ConfigRead() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  // Store adapter timestamp, converted from 10ns ticks to 1ns
  uint64_t adapterTS = config.u.timestampRead.data.nativeUnixTs * 10;

  // Configure transmit on timestamp. In scenarios where a packet descriptor
  // that does not contain a TXNOW bit is used, such as when transmitting PCAP,
  // forceTxOnTs must be set to true. However, this example uses NT
  // descriptors, and can thus use the TXNOW bit.
  config.parm = NT_CONFIG_PARM_PORT_TRANSMIT_ON_TIMESTAMP;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.portNo = (uint8_t)PORT;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.timeDelta = adapterTS + 1000000000;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.timeDeltaAdjust = 0;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.enable = true;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.forceTxOnTs = false;

  if ((status = NT_ConfigWrite(hConfig, &config)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_ConfigWrite() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  //
  // Open a TX stream
  //
  NtNetStreamTx_t hNetTx;

  status = NT_NetTxOpen(&hNetTx, "transmit_on_timestamp_example_txstream",
                        1ULL << PORT, NT_NETTX_NUMA_ANY_HB, 0);
  if (status != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_NetTxOpen() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  //
  // Retrieve a packet buffer, fill it, and repeat until we have transmitted
  // the requested amount of packets. The timestamp will be set so that the
  // adapter will transmit at approximately 5 Mb/s.
  //
  printf("Commencing transmission\n");

  NtNetBuf_t hNetBufTx;
  uint64_t timestamp = 0;
  int numPackets = 0;

  for (numPackets = 0; numPackets < PACKETS; numPackets++) {

    // Get a packet TX buffer for this tx stream and port, without timeout
    if ((status = NT_NetTxGet(hNetTx, &hNetBufTx, PORT, PACKET_SIZE,
            NT_NETTX_PACKET_OPTION_DEFAULT, -1)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
      printError("NT_NetTxGet() failed", status);
      return -1;
    }

    // Set the timestamp. Note that for the NT descriptor, this is in 10ns
    // ticks. The descriptor has been cleared, so TXNOW is set to 0. If one
    // wishes to send a packet as soon as possible while transmit on timestamp
    // is enabled, use NT_NET_SET_PKT_TXNOW to set TXNOW to 1.
    NT_NET_SET_PKT_TIMESTAMP(hNetBufTx, timestamp);
    timestamp += 50000;

    // Fill the packet with an incrementing payload. Note that this will result
    // in a garbage ethernet frame.
    uint32_t *ptr = (uint32_t*)NT_NET_GET_PKT_L2_PTR(hNetBufTx);
    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < PACKET_SIZE/4; i++) {
      *(ptr+i) = i;
    }

    // Release the TX buffer to commit the packet. It will transmit once the
    // timestamp is reached, or when transmit on timestamp is disabled.
    if ((status = NT_NetTxRelease(hNetTx, hNetBufTx)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
      printError("NT_NetTxRelease() failed", status);
      return -1;
    }
  }

  //
  // Wait for all packets to be transmitted. There are multiple ways to do
  // this, but in this example, we read the adapter timestamp in a loop, and
  // compare it to the value of our timestamp variable from the loop above.
  //
  printf("Waiting for transmission to end\n");

  config.parm = NT_CONFIG_PARM_ADAPTER_TIMESTAMP;
  config.u.timestampRead.adapter = ADAPTER;

  uint64_t newAdapterTS;
  do {
#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
    sleep(1);
#elif defined(WIN32) || defined (WIN64)
    Sleep(1000); // sleep 1000 milliseconds = 1 second
#endif
    if ((status = NT_ConfigRead(hConfig, &config)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
      printError("NT_ConfigRead() failed", status);
      return -1;
    }

    newAdapterTS = config.u.timestampRead.data.nativeUnixTs * 10;
  } while (newAdapterTS <= (adapterTS + timestamp));

  //
  // Disable transmit on timestamp. If any packets are left in the buffera this
  // point, they will transmit unhindered at line rate.
  //
  config.parm = NT_CONFIG_PARM_PORT_TRANSMIT_ON_TIMESTAMP;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.portNo = (uint8_t)PORT;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.timeDelta = 0;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.timeDeltaAdjust = 0;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.enable = false;
  config.u.transmitOnTimestamp.data.forceTxOnTs = 0;

  if ((status = NT_ConfigWrite(hConfig, &config)) != NT_SUCCESS) {
    printError("NT_ConfigWrite() failed", status);
    return -1;
  }

  //
  // Terminate
  //
  printf("Done: %d packets sent\n", numPackets);

  // Close the TX stream
  NT_NetTxClose(hNetTx);

  // Close the API
  NT_Done();

  return 0;
}