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-#/*
-# * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
-# * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
-# * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
-# * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
-# * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
-# * except in compliance with the License.
-# * You may obtain a copy of the License at
-# *
-# *      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
-# *
-# * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# * limitations under the License.
-# *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
-# *      contact@openairinterface.org
-# */
-################################################################################
-# file build_oai.bash
-# brief apply a traffic generator, send traffic and measure the performance of OAI
-# OTG is mainly used for OASIM and D-ITG (or iperf) for LTE-SOFTMODEM
-# author  Navid Nikaein 
-# company Eurecom
-# email:  navid.nikaein@eurecom.fr 
-# date 2015
-
-#!/bin/bash
-################################
-# include helper functions
-################################
-THIS_SCRIPT_PATH=$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))
-. $THIS_SCRIPT_PATH/build_helper.bash
-
-check_for_root_rights
-
-
-#######################################
-# Default PARAMETERS
-######################################
-#general 
-
-declare PERF_APP="PING" # ITG, ITG_DECODE, PING, OTG, 
-declare TEST_MODE=0
-declare KEEP_LOG_FILESNUM_PKTS=0
-declare OWD="rttm" 
-declare DURATION=60000 # ms
-declare NUM_PKTS=10000
-declare KBYTES=1000 # KBYTES
-declare START=0
-declare DST="127.0.0.1"
-declare DPORT="8999"
-declare TP="UDP"
-declare IDT_DIST="CONSTANT"
-declare PS_DIST="CONSTANT"
-
-#IDT
-declare RATE=1000    # pkt / s
-declare MIN_RATE=100
-declare MAX_RATE=1000
-
-
-############## script params #####################
-
-  until [ -z "$1" ]
-  do
-  case "$1" in
-      -c | --test)
-	  TEST_MODE=1;
-	  echo_info "enabling the test mode"
-	  shift;
-	  ;;
-      -l | --perf-app) 
-	  PERF_APP=$2
-          echo_info "Setting the performance evaluation APP to $PERF_APP"
-	  if [ $PERF_APP = "DITG" ]; then 
-	      echo_info "you need to run "
-          fi 
-	  shift 2;
-	  ;;
-      -m | --owd)
-          OWD="owdm"
-          echo_info "setting D-ITG one-way-delay meter"
-          shift;
-          ;;
-      -e | --duration)
-          DURATION=$2
-          echo_info "Setting the traffic duration to $DURATION"
-          shift 2;
-          ;;
-      -n | --num-pkts) 
-	  NUM_PKTS=$2
-	  echo_info "Setting number of packets to $NUM_PKTS"
-          shift 2;
-          ;;
-      -k | --keep-log-file)
-	  KEEP_LOG_FILESNUM_PKTS=1
-	  echo_info "Keep the log files"
-          shift;
-          ;;
-      -i | --idt-dist)
-          IDT_DIST=$2
-          echo_info "setting IDT distribution to $IDT_DIST"
-          shift 2;
-          ;;
-      -s | --ps-dist)
-          PS_DIST=$2
-          echo_info "setting PS distribution to $PS_DIST"
-          shift 2;
-          ;;
-      -d | --dst)
-	  DST=$2
-	  echo_info "setting the destination address to $DST"
-	  shift 2;
-	  ;;
-      -p | --dst-port) 
-	  DPORT=$2
-	  echo_info "setting the destination port to $DPORT"
-	  shift 2;
-	  ;;
-      -h | --help)
-          print_help_perf
-          exit -1
-          ;;
-      *)   
-            echo "Unknown option $1"
-            break ;
-            # unknown option
-            ;;
-   esac
-done
-
-#####################
-# create a bin dir
-#####################
-echo_info "1. Creating the results dir ..." 
-#rm -rf results
-mkdir -m 777 -p results 
-
-exp_date=`date +%Y_%m_%d`
-exp_time=`date +%H_%M_%S`
-oai_exp_date="exp_date_${exp_date}"
-touch results/${oai_exp_date} 
-
-touch results/perf_log.txt
-chmod -f 777 results/perf_log.txt
-
-echo "start experiment at date $exp_date time $exp_time " >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-
-############################################
-# setting and printing OAI envs, we should check here
-############################################
-    
-echo_info "2. Setting the OAI PATHS ..."
-
-set_openair_env 
-cecho "OPENAIR_HOME    = $OPENAIR_HOME" $green
-cecho "OPENAIR1_DIR    = $OPENAIR1_DIR" $green
-cecho "OPENAIR2_DIR    = $OPENAIR2_DIR" $green
-cecho "OPENAIR3_DIR    = $OPENAIR3_DIR" $green
-cecho "OPENAIR3_DIR   = $OPENAIR3_DIR" $green
-cecho "OPENAIR_TARGETS = $OPENAIR_TARGETS" $green
-
-
-echo "OPENAIR_HOME    = $OPENAIR_HOME" >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-echo "OPENAIR1_DIR    = $OPENAIR1_DIR"  >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-echo "OPENAIR2_DIR    = $OPENAIR2_DIR"  >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-echo "OPENAIR3_DIR    = $OPENAIR3_DIR"  >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-echo "OPENAIR3_DIR   = $OPENAIR3_DIR"  >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-echo "OPENAIR_TARGETS = $OPENAIR_TARGETS"  >>  results/${oai_exp_date}
-
-################################
-# run ITGSEND
-################################
-
-itg_send(){
-
-    test_install_package d-itg
-    
-    LOG_FILE="itg_log_template.txt"
-    touch results/${LOG_FILE} 
-    
-    if [ $TEST_MODE = 0 ] ; then 
-	declare -a PS=(32 64 128 256 512 1024 1408)
-	declare -a IDT=(1 5 10 50 100 1000)
-    else 
-	declare -a PS=(32 64)
-	declare -a IDT=(1)
-    fi 
-
-    declare PS_LEN=${#PS[@]} 
-    declare IDT_LEN=${#IDT[@]} 
-#echo_info "PS_LEN is $PS_LEN, IDT_LEN is $IDT_LEN"
-
-    declare i=0
-    declare j=0
-    declare e=0
-    # send traffic 
-    for idt in ${IDT[@]}; do
-#  echo_info "IDT is set to $idt i is $i"
-	if [ $i -lt $IDT_LEN ]; then 
-	    let i++;
-	fi
-	
-	if [ $IDT_DIST = "CONSTANT" ]; then 
-	    IDT_OPT="-C $idt "
-	fi
-	if [ $IDT_DIST = "UNIFORM" ]; then 
-	    IDT_OPT="-U $idt ${IDT[i]} "
-	fi
-	if [ $IDT_DIST = "EXPONENTIAL" ]; then 
-	    IDT_OPT="-E $idt "
-	fi
-	
-	for ps in ${PS[@]}; do
-#      echo_info "PS is $ps j is $j"
-	    if [ $j -lt  $PS_LEN ]; then 
-		let j++;
-	    fi
-	    if [ $PS_DIST = "CONSTANT" ]; then 
-		PS_OPT="-c $ps "
-	    fi
-	    if [ $PS_DIST = "UNIFORM" ]; then 
-		PS_OPT="-u $ps ${PS[j]} "
-	    fi
-	    if [ $PS_DIST = "EXPONENTIAL" ]; then 
-		PS_OPT="-e $ps "
-	    fi
-	    start=$(date +%s)
-	    RECV_FILE="recv_log_${IDT_DIST}_idt${idt}_${PS_DIST}_ps${ps}_${OWD}_${TP}"
-	    echo_info "Start test_$i.$j:: ITGSend -a $DST $IDT_OPT $PS_OPT -m $OWD -d $START -T $TP -t $DURATION -x $RECV_FILE -l "
-	    echo "Start test_$i.$j:: ITGSend -a $DST $IDT_OPT $PS_OPT -m $OWD -d $START -T $TP -t $DURATION -x $RECV_FILE -l " >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	    #sleep 1 
-	    ITGSend -a $DST $IDT_OPT $PS_OPT -m $OWD -d $START -T $TP -t $DURATION -x $RECV_FILE -l
-	    itg_status=$?
-	    end=$(date +%s)
-	    diff=$(( $end - $start ))
-	    
-	    if [ $itg_status = 0 ] ; then 
-		echo_success "[$end] test_$i.$j passed"
-		echo "[$end] test_$i.$j passed" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		STATUS="PASSED"	   
-	    else
-		let e++;
-		echo_error "[$end] test_$i.$j failed :: D-ITG return exit code $itg_status"
-		echo "[$end]test_$i.$j failed :: ITG return exit code $itg_status" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		STATUS="FAILED"
-	    fi 
-	   
-	    echo_info "End test_$i.$j:: runtime: $diff"
-	    echo  "End test_$i.$j:: runtime: $diff" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	    
-	done
-	
-    done     
-   
-}
-
-itg_decode(){
-  
-    declare i=0
-    declare j=0
-    if [ $TEST_MODE = 0 ] ; then 
-	declare -a PS=(32 64 128 256 512 1024 1408)
-	declare -a IDT=(1 5 10 50 100 1000)
-    else 
-	declare -a PS=(32 64)
-	declare -a IDT=(1)
-    fi 
-
-    for idt in ${IDT[@]}; do
-	
-	for ps in ${PS[@]}; do
-	    RECV_FILE="recv_log_${IDT_DIST}_idt${idt}_${PS_DIST}_ps${ps}_${OWD}_${TP}"
-	    OUTPUT_FILE="results_${IDT_DIST}_idt${idt}_${PS_DIST}_ps${ps}_${OWD}_${TP}.txt"
-	    OCTAVE_FILE="results_${IDT_DIST}_idt${idt}_${PS_DIST}_ps${ps}_${OWD}_${TP}.."
-	    
-	    echo_info "decode test_$i.$j: ITGDec $RECV_FILE -v -t -l $OUTPUT_FILE -o $OCTAVE_FILE"
-	    ITGDec $RECV_FILE -v -t -l $OUTPUT_FILE
-	    
-	done
-      
-  done      
-           
-
-}
-
-ping_stats(){
-
-    status="failed"
-    failedhosts=""
-  
-# add ip / hostname separated by white space
-
-if [ $TEST_MODE = 0 ]; then 
-    declare COUNT=100
-    declare -a HOSTS=($DST)
-    declare -a PS=(64 768 2048 4096 8192)
-    declare -a IDT=(1 .8 .4 .2)
-else 
-    declare COUNT=10
-    declare -a HOSTS=(localhost)
-    declare -a PS=(64 2048)
-    declare -a IDT=(.5)
-fi 
-
-
-declare i=0
-declare j=0
-declare k=0
-
-start_exp=$(date +%s)
-
-for host in ${HOSTS[@]}; do 
-    let i++;
-    let j=0;
-    OUTPUT_FILE="rtt_host${host}.csv"
-    touch results/${OUTPUT_FILE}
-    for idt in ${IDT[@]}; do
-	let j++;
-	let k=0;
-	for ps in ${PS[@]}; do
-	    let k++;
-             # | grep 'received' | awk -F',' '{ print $2 }' | awk '{ print $1 }')
-	    start=$(date +%s)
-	    LOG_FILE="recv_log_host${host}_idt${idt}_ps${ps}.txt"
-	    touch results/${LOG_FILE} 
-	    echo_info "Start test_$i.$j.$k:: ping -c $COUNT -q -U $host -s $ps -i $idt"
-	    echo "Start test_$i.$j.$k:: ping -c $COUNT -q -U $host -s $ps -i $idt" >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	    $(ping -c $COUNT -q -U $host -s $ps -i $idt 1>&2  >> ./results/$LOG_FILE )
-	    end=$(date +%s)
-	    diff=$(( $end - $start ))
-	    
-	    count=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE   | awk -F, '/received/{print $2*1}')
-	    latency=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE | tail -1 |cut -f2- -d=)
-	    
-	    MIN=$(cut -f1 -d/ <<< $latency)
-	    AVG=$(cut -f2 -d/ <<< $latency)
-	    MAX=$(cut -f3 -d/ <<< $latency)
-	    MDEV=$(cut -f4 -d/ <<< $latency | cut -f1 -d" ")
-	    UNIT=$(cut -f2 -d" " <<< $latency)
-	    
-	    echo_success "Latency:: count $count min $MIN avg $AVG max $MAX mdev $MDEV ($UNIT)"
-	    echo "$idt;$ps;$COUNT;$count;$MIN;$AVG;$MAX;$MDEV;" >> ./results/$OUTPUT_FILE 
-	    if [ $count -eq 0 ]; then
-		failedhosts="$failedhosts $host"
-		status="failed"
-	    else 
-		status="passed"
-	    fi
-	    echo_info "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :: status $status "
-	    echo  "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :; status $status" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	   
-	done
-    done
-done
-end_exp=$(date +%s)
-diff_exp=$(( $end_exp - $start_exp ))
-	  
-let total_tests=i*j*k;
-echo_info "total tests: $total_tests for a duration $diff_exp (s)"
-
-}
-
-oaisim_otg_stats(){
-
-# install the required packages
-    
-    test_install_package octave >> results/perf_log.txt 2>&1
-
-# set paths to the required binaries and check if the required binaries are available  
-    OAISIM="bin/oaisim"
-    OTGPLOT="$OPENAIR2_DIR/UTIL/OTG/OTGplot"
-    PS2PDF="ps2pdf"
-  
-    if [ ! -f $OAISIM ]; then 
-	echo_info "3.1 compiling OAISIM ($OPENAIR_TARGETS/build_oai.bash -t OAISIM -b -D -c)"
-	($OPENAIR_TARGETS/build_oai.bash -t OAISIM -b -D -c >> results/perf_log.txt 2>&1 )
-	build_stats=$?
-	if [ $build_stats != 0 ] ; then 
-	    echo_error "$OAISIM cannot be built, check results/perf_log.txt file"
-	    exit $?
-	fi 
-    else 
-	echo_info "ensure that OAISIM is not built with the S1 interface"
-    fi
-    
-    (install_nasmesh >> results/perf_log.txt 2>&1 )
-    
-    if [ ! -f $OTGPLOT ]; then 
-	echo_error "$OTGPLOT not found"
-	exit $?
-    fi 
-
-# Set the default Parameters
-    ABSTRACTION=1
-#FRAME_TYPE=0 # FDD=0, TDD =1, 2,3,4,5,6
-    AGGR_RESULT=1
-    STATUS="PASSED"
-    EXTRA_STATS=0
-    declare NUM_UES=7
-    
-    if [ $TEST_MODE = 0 ]; then 
-	declare -a TEMPLATES=(120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130)
-	declare -a FRAME_TYPE=(0 3)
-	declare -a METRICS=(latency jitter goodput)
-	declare -a RB=(25 50 100)
-    else 
-	declare -a TEMPLATES=(125)
-	declare -a FRAME_TYPE=(3)
-	declare -a METRICS=(latency)
-	declare -a RB=(25)
-    fi 
-    
-    if [ $ABSTRACTION = 1 ]; then 
-	OPT="-a "
-    fi
-    
-    declare num_cols=0
-    let num_cols=NUM_UES+1
-    if [ $AGGR_RESULT = 1 ]; then 
-	COLUMN="[$num_cols:$num_cols]"
-    else
-	COLUMN="[1:$num_cols]"
-    fi 
-    
-    declare i=0
-    declare j=0
-    declare k=0
-    declare e=0
-    
-    start_exp=$(date +%s)
-    
-    for template in ${TEMPLATES[@]}; do 
-	let i++;
-	let j=0;
-	for frame  in ${FRAME_TYPE[@]}; do
-	    let j++;
-	    let k=0;
-	    
-	    if [ $frame = 0 ]; then 
-		OPT="$OPT -F "
-	    else 
-		OPT="$OPT -C $frame "
-	    fi 
-	    
-	    for rb in ${RB[@]}; do
-		let k++;
-		start=$(date +%s)
-		LOG_FILE="oaisim_log_template${template}_frame${frame}_rb${rb}.txt"
-		touch results/${LOG_FILE} 
-		echo_info "[$start] Start test_$i.$j.$k:: $OAISIM $OPT -R $RB -c $template"
-		echo "Start test_$i.$j.$k:: $OAISIM $OPT -R $RB -c $template" >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	#sleep 1 
-		$OAISIM $OPT -R $RB -c $template 1>&2  >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-	# store exit status 
-		oai_status=$?
-		end=$(date +%s)
-		diff=$(( $end - $start ))
-		
-        #check the oaisim exit status 
-		if [ $oai_status = 0 ] ; then 
-		    echo_success "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k passed"
-		    echo "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k passed" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		    STATUS="PASSED"	   
-		else
-		    let e++;
-		    echo_error "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k failed :: OAISIM return exit code $oai_status (remove bin/oaisim)"
-		    echo "[$end]test_$i.$j.$k failed :: OAISIM return exit code $oai_status" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		    STATUS="FAILED"
-		fi 
-	    	
-         # create the curves 
-		for metric  in ${METRICS[@]}; do
-		    if [ $metric = "goodput" ]; then 
-			unit="(kB/s)"
-		    else
-			unit="(ms)"
-		    fi 	
-		    if [ -f /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat ]; then 
-			export TITLE="Application $metric $unit"
-			cp /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat
-			echo_info "$OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat $COLUMN"
-			echo "$OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat $COLUMN"  >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-			$($OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat $COLUMN 1>&2 >> ./results/$LOG_FILE )
-			$($PS2PDF -dOptimize=true -dEmbedAllFonts=true ./otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.eps )
-		# remove the first line of the file
-			echo "$(tail -n+2 ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat)" > ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.dat
-		    else 
-			echo_error "file /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat does not exists"
-		    fi 
-		done 
-		if [ $KEEP_LOG_FILESNUM_PKTS = 0 ]; then 
-		    rm -f ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		fi 
-		mv *.eps ./results/
-		mv *.pdf ./results/
-		mv /tmp/otg.log ./results/otg-template${template}-frame${frame}-rb${rb}.log
-		echo_info "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :: status $STATUS"
-		echo  "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :: status $STATUS" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-		
-	    	
-	    done
-	done 
-    done
-
-    end_exp=$(date +%s)
-    diff_exp=$(( $end_exp - $start_exp ))
-    
-    let total_tests=i*j*k;
-    echo_info "total tests: $total_tests for a duration $diff_exp (s) error ($e)"
-    echo  "total tests: $total_tests for a duration $diff_exp (s) error ($e)" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-    
-}
-
-
-cba_otg_stats(){
-
-    test_install_package octave
-
-ABSTRACTION=1
-FRAME_TYPE=0 # FDD=0, TDD =1
-AGGR_RESULT=1
-#OAISIM="$OPENAIR_TARGETS/bin/oaisim"
-OAISIM="bin/oaisim.cba" # to compile: make cleanall; make Rel10=1 CBA=1 in targets/SIMU/USER
-OTGPLOT="$OPENAIR2_DIR/UTIL/OTG/OTGplot"
-PS2PDF="ps2pdf"
-STATUS="PASSED"
-EXTRA_STATS=0
-declare NUM_UES=7
-
-if [ $TEST_MODE = 0 ]; then 
-    declare -a TEMPLATES=(120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130)
-    declare -a CBA=(0 1 2 3 4)
-    declare -a BACKOFF=(0 15 30 60 120)
-    declare -a METRICS=(latency jitter goodput)
-    declare -a RB=(25)
-else 
-    declare -a TEMPLATES=(125)
-    declare -a CBA=(1)
-    declare -a BACKOFF=(0 15 30 60 120)
-    declare -a METRICS=(latency)
-    declare -a RB=(25)
-fi 
-
-if [ ! -f $OAISIM ]; then 
-    echo_error "$OAISIM not found"
-    exit $?
-fi 
-if [ ! -f $OTGPLOT ]; then 
-    echo_error "$OTGPLOT not found"
-    exit $?
-fi 
-
-if [ $ABSTRACTION = 1 ]; then 
-    OPT="-a "
-fi
-if [ $FRAME_TYPE = 0 ]; then 
-    OPT="$OPT -F "
-fi
-
-declare num_cols=0
-let num_cols=NUM_UES+1
-if [ $AGGR_RESULT = 1 ]; then 
-    COLUMN="[$num_cols:$num_cols]"
-else
-    COLUMN="[1:$num_cols]"
-fi 
-
-declare collision=0
-declare enb_cba_access=0
-declare ue_cba_access=0
-declare missed=0
-declare unused=0
-
-declare i=0
-declare j=0
-declare k=0
-declare e=0
-
-start_exp=$(date +%s)
-
-STATS1="cba_stats1.txt"
-touch results/${STATS1}
-    
-for template in ${TEMPLATES[@]}; do 
-    let i++;
-    let j=0;
-    for group  in ${CBA[@]}; do
-	let j++;
-	let k=0;
-	for backoff in ${BACKOFF[@]}; do
-	    let k++;
-	    start=$(date +%s)
-	    LOG_FILE="oaisim_log_template${template}_group${group}_backoff${backoff}.txt"
-	    touch results/${LOG_FILE} 
-	    echo_info "[$start] Start test_$i.$j.$k:: $OAISIM $OPT -w $group -R $RB --cba-backoff $backoff -c $template"
-	    echo "Start test_$i.$j.$k:: $OAISIM $OPT -w $group -R $RB --cba-backoff $backoff -c $template" >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	#sleep 1 
-	    $OAISIM $OPT -w $group -R $RB --cba-backoff $backoff -c $template 1>&2  >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-	# store exit status 
-	    oai_status=$?
-	    end=$(date +%s)
-	    diff=$(( $end - $start ))
-	    
-        #check the oaisim exit status 
-	    if [ $oai_status = 0 ] ; then 
-		echo_success "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k passed"
-		echo "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k passed" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		STATUS="PASSED"	   
-	    else
-		let e++;
-		echo_error "[$end] test_$i.$j.$k failed :: OAISIM return exit code $oai_status"
-		echo "[$end]test_$i.$j.$k failed :: OAISIM return exit code $oai_status" >> ./results/$LOG_FILE
-		STATUS="FAILED"
-	    fi 
-	
-	    if [ $group -gt 0 ]; then 
-	    
-		let ue_cba_access=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE    | grep -c "CBA transmission oppurtunity" )
-		let enb_cba_access=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE   | grep -c "schedule CBA access" )
-		let missed=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE          | grep -c "wait for backoff to expire" )
-		let unused=enb_cba_access-ue_cba_access;
-		let collision=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE        | grep -c "first CBA collision detected" )
-
-	    #frame, subframe, ue, group
-	    #collision_stats=$(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE      | grep "collision"  | cut -d " " -f3,5,12,15 )
-		if [ $EXTRA_STATS = 1 ]; then 
-		    STATS2="cba_template_${template}_stats2.txt"
-		    touch results/${STATS2}
-  		    while read -r line
-		    do
-			SFN=$(cut -f1  -d " " <<< $line)
-			SSFN=$(cut -f2 -d " " <<< $line)
-			UEID=$(cut -f3  -d " " <<< $line)
-			GPID=$(cut -f4  -d " " <<< $line)
-		#echo_success "$SFN;$SSFN;$UEID;$GPID;"
-			echo "$SFN;$SSFN;$UEID;$GPID;"  >> ./results/$STATS2
-		    done < <(cat ./results/$LOG_FILE      | grep "CBA collision set SR for UE"  | cut -d " " -f3,5,13,16 )
-		fi
-		
-		echo_success "CBA stats:: template $template;group $group; backoff $backoff; enb cba allocation $enb_cba_access; ue cba access $ue_cba_access; collision $collision; missed $missed; unused $unused;"
-		echo "$template;$group;$backoff;$enb_cba_access;$ue_cba_access;$collision;$missed;$unused;" >> ./results/$STATS1
-	    fi
-	    
-         # create the curves 
-	    for metric  in ${METRICS[@]}; do
-		if [ $metric = "goodput" ]; then 
-		    unit="(kB/s)"
-		else
-		    unit="(ms)"
-		fi 	
-		if [ -f /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat ]; then 
-		    export TITLE="Application $metric $unit"
-		    cp /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat
-		    echo_info "$OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat $COLUMN"
-		    echo "$OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat $COLUMN"  >> results/${oai_exp_date} 
-		    $($OTGPLOT ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat $COLUMN 1>&2 >> ./results/$LOG_FILE )
-		    $($PS2PDF -dOptimize=true -dEmbedAllFonts=true ./otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.eps )
-		# remove the first line of the file
-		    echo "$(tail -n+2 ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat)" > ./results/otg-${metric}-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.dat
-		else 
-		    echo_error "file /tmp/otg_${metric}.dat does not exists"
-		fi 
-	    done 
-	    if [ $KEEP_LOG_FILESNUM_PKTS = 0 ]; then 
-		rm -f ./results/$LOG_FILE
-	    fi 
-	    mv *.eps ./results/
-	    mv *.pdf ./results/
-	    mv /tmp/otg.log ./results/otg-template${template}-group${group}-backoff${backoff}.log
-	    echo_info "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :: status $STATUS"
-	    echo  "End test_$i.$j.$k:: runtime: $diff :: status $STATUS" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-	
-	    # backoff not required when CBA is not used
-	    if [ $group -eq 0 ]; then
-		break;
-	    fi 
-	    
-	done
-    done 
-done
-
-end_exp=$(date +%s)
-diff_exp=$(( $end_exp - $start_exp ))
-
-let total_tests=i*j*k;
-echo_info "total tests: $total_tests for a duration $diff_exp (s) error ($e)"
-echo  "total tests: $total_tests for a duration $diff_exp (s) error ($e)" >>  results/${oai_exp_date} 
-
-}
-
-
-
-
-case "$PERF_APP" in
-    'ITGS')
-        echo_info "3. running ITGSend"
-        itg_send
-        ;;
-    'ITGD')
-        echo_info "running ITGDECODE (ensure that the results are in the current directory)"
-        itg_decode
-        ;;
-    'PING')
-	echo_info "3. running ping"
-        ping_stats
-    	;;
-    'OTG-OAISIM')
-	echo_info "3. running OTG on oaisim"
-        oaisim_otg_stats
-    	;;
-    'OTG-CBA')
-	echo_info "3. running OTG on oaisim with cba"
-        cba_otg_stats
-    	;;
-
-    'IPERF')
-	echo_warning "iperf not supported"
-	;;
-    'NONE')
-        ;;
-    *)
-        echo_error "Unknown option $RUN_ITG"
-        ;;
-esac
-