Add ECN congestion signaling and transport congestion detection

Implement hop-by-hop ECN congestion signaling through the FMP layer,
transport-level congestion detection via kernel drop counters, and
chaos harness integration for end-to-end validation.

FMP/session ECN plumbing:

- Thread ce_flag parsed at link layer through dispatch_link_message,
  handle_session_datagram, handle_session_payload, and
  handle_encrypted_session_msg to session delivery
- Replace hardcoded false in session-layer record_recv() with actual
  ce_flag, activating ecn_ce_count tracking in session MMP

ECN congestion detection and CE relay:

- Add EcnConfig (node.ecn.*) with configurable loss_threshold (5%)
  and etx_threshold (3.0) for transit congestion detection
- Add send_encrypted_link_message_with_ce() that ORs FLAG_CE into FMP
  header flags; original method delegates with ce_flag=false
- Compute outgoing_ce = incoming_ce || local congestion on next-hop
  link, enabling hop-by-hop CE relay through transit nodes

IPv6 ECN-CE marking:

- Mark ECN-CE (0b11) in IPv6 Traffic Class on received DataPackets
  before TUN delivery when FMP CE flag is set
- Only marks ECN-capable packets (ECT(0)/ECT(1)); Not-ECT packets
  unchanged per RFC 3168

Transport congestion abstraction and UDP kernel drop detection:

- Add TransportCongestion struct to transport layer for transport-
  agnostic local congestion indicators
- Replace tokio::UdpSocket with AsyncFd<socket2::Socket> using
  libc::recvmsg() with ancillary data parsing
- Enable SO_RXQ_OVFL for kernel receive buffer drop counter on every
  packet, wiring up previously-stubbed UdpStats.kernel_drops
- Add TransportDropState for per-transport delta tracking with 1s
  tick sampling via sample_transport_congestion()
- Extend detect_congestion() with transport kernel drop check
  alongside MMP loss metrics

Congestion monitoring and control:

- Add CongestionStats (ce_forwarded, ce_received, congestion_detected,
  kernel_drop_events) to NodeStats with snapshot serialization
- Wire counters into forwarding path, session handler, and transport
  drop sampling with rate-limited warn logging (5s interval)
- Expose congestion data in show_routing control query and
  ecn_ce_count in show_mmp peer entries
- Add congestion counters to fipstop routing tab in two-column layout

Chaos harness integration:

- Add query_routing(), query_transports(), snapshot_all_congestion()
  to chaos control module
- Add congestion/kernel-drop log analysis in logs module
- Add congestion-stress scenario: 10-node tree, 1 Mbps bandwidth,
  5-10% netem loss, heavy iperf3 traffic
- Add IngressConfig for tc ingress policing with per-peer policer
  filters simulating upstream bandwidth bottlenecks
- Add iperf3 JSON result capture to traffic manager for throughput
  measurement across scenarios
- Add ECN A/B test scenarios (ecn-ab-on/off.yaml) with ingress
  policing and comparison script
- Enable TCP ECN negotiation (tcp_ecn=1 sysctl) in container
  entrypoint for end-to-end CE propagation

Tests:

- 10 ECN unit/integration tests: mark_ipv6_ecn_ce variants, CE relay
  chain (3-node propagation), EcnConfig serde roundtrip
- 3 transport drop congestion detection unit tests

Documentation:

- Update fips-mesh-layer.md: replace outdated CE Echo stub with full
  ECN Congestion Signaling section covering detection logic, CE relay,
  IPv6 marking, session tracking, and monitoring counters
- Update fips-configuration.md: add node.ecn.* parameter table and
  ecn block in complete reference YAML
- Update fips-transport-layer.md: add Congestion Reporting section
  with TransportCongestion struct, congestion() trait method, and
  per-transport status; document AsyncFd/recvmsg/SO_RXQ_OVFL in UDP
- Update chaos README: add congestion/ECN scenario docs, ingress
  traffic control, and iperf3 JSON capture sections
- Update README.md: add ECN to features list and "What works today";
  update transport and tooling entries
This commit is contained in:
Johnathan Corgan
2026-03-05 17:05:57 +00:00
parent 6be05f0a0a
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@@ -215,8 +215,15 @@ buffer fills in ~2.5 ms; any stall in the async receive loop (decryption,
routing, forwarding overhead) causes the kernel to silently drop incoming
datagrams.
FIPS uses the `socket2` crate to configure socket buffers at bind time,
before the receive loop starts:
FIPS uses `socket2::Socket` wrapped in `tokio::io::unix::AsyncFd` for the
UDP receive path. This replaces `tokio::UdpSocket` and enables direct
`libc::recvmsg()` calls with ancillary data parsing — specifically the
`SO_RXQ_OVFL` socket option, which delivers a cumulative kernel receive
buffer drop counter on every received packet. The drop counter feeds into
the ECN congestion detection system (see
[fips-mesh-layer.md](fips-mesh-layer.md#ecn-congestion-signaling)).
Socket buffers are configured at bind time via `socket2`:
| Parameter | Default | Description |
| ---------------- | ------- | ------------------------------------ |
@@ -486,6 +493,7 @@ start() → lifecycle Bring transport up (bind socket, o
stop() → lifecycle Bring transport down
send(addr, data) → delivery Send datagram to transport address
close_connection(addr)→ () Close a specific connection (no-op for connectionless)
congestion() → TransportCongestion Local congestion indicators (optional)
discover() → Vec<DiscoveredPeer> Report discovered FIPS endpoints (optional)
auto_connect() → bool Auto-connect discovered peers (default: false)
accept_connections() → bool Accept inbound handshakes (default: true)
@@ -520,6 +528,30 @@ TransportType {
Predefined types exist for UDP, TCP, Ethernet, WiFi, Tor, and Serial.
### Congestion Reporting
Transports optionally report local congestion indicators via a
`TransportCongestion` struct, providing a transport-agnostic interface for
the node layer's ECN congestion detection:
```text
TransportCongestion {
recv_drops: Option<u64> Cumulative kernel-dropped packets (monotonic)
}
```
The node samples each transport's congestion state on a 1-second tick via
`sample_transport_congestion()`. `TransportDropState` tracks per-transport
drop deltas: when new drops appear (rising edge), the `dropping` flag is
set, and `detect_congestion()` in the forwarding path triggers CE marking
on all forwarded datagrams.
| Transport | Congestion Source | Mechanism |
| --------- | ----------------- | --------- |
| UDP | `SO_RXQ_OVFL` kernel drop counter | `recvmsg()` ancillary data on every packet |
| TCP | Not yet implemented | Returns `None` (TCP handles congestion internally) |
| Ethernet | Not yet implemented | Returns `None` |
### Transport Addresses
Transport addresses (`TransportAddr`) are opaque byte vectors. The transport
@@ -542,7 +574,7 @@ transitions through `Starting` to `Up` (operational). `stop()` moves to
| Transport | Status | Notes |
| --------- | ------ | ----- |
| UDP/IP | **Implemented** | Primary transport, async send/receive, configurable MTU |
| UDP/IP | **Implemented** | Primary transport, AsyncFd/recvmsg, SO_RXQ_OVFL kernel drop detection |
| TCP/IP | **Implemented** | FMP header-based framing, connect-on-send, per-connection MSS MTU |
| Ethernet | **Implemented** | AF_PACKET SOCK_DGRAM, EtherType 0x2121, beacon discovery, Linux only |
| WiFi | Future direction | Infrastructure mode = Ethernet driver |