12.1. Non consolidated QoS¶

The PropertyPolicyQos Options are used to develop new eProsima Extensions QoS. Before consolidating a new QoS Policy, it is usually set using this generic QoS Policy. Consequently, this section is prone to frequent updates so the user is advised to check latest changes after upgrading to a different release version.

12.1.1. `DataWriter operating mode` QoS Policy¶

By default, Fast DDS DataWriters are enabled using push mode. This implies that they will add new samples into their queue, and then immediately deliver them to matched readers. For writers that produce non periodic bursts of data, this may imply saturating the network with a lot of packets, increasing the possibility of losing them on unreliable (i.e. UDP) transports. Depending on their QoS, DataReaders may also have to ignore some received samples, so they will have to be resent.

Configuring the DataWriters on pull mode offers an alternative by letting each reader pace its own data stream. It works by the writer notifying the reader what it is available, and waiting for it to request only as much as it can handle. At the cost of greater latency, this model can deliver reliability while using far fewer packets than push mode.

DataWriters periodically announce the state of their queue by means of a heartbeat. Upon reception of the heartbeat, DataReaders will request the DataWriter to send the samples they want to process. Consequently, the publishing rate can be tuned setting the heartbeat period accordingly. See Tuning Heartbeat Period for more details.

PropertyPolicyQos name	PropertyPolicyQos value	Default value
`"fastdds.push_mode"`	`"true"`/`"false"`	`"true"`

C++

DataWriterQos wqos;

// Enable pull mode
wqos.properties().properties().emplace_back(
    "fastdds.push_mode",
    "false");

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<profiles xmlns="http://www.eprosima.com/XMLSchemas/fastRTPS_Profiles">
<data_writer profile_name="pull_mode_datawriter_xml_profile">
    <propertiesPolicy>
        <properties>
            <!-- Enable pull mode -->
            <property>
                <name>fastdds.push_mode</name>
                <value>false</value>
            </property>
        </properties>
    </propertiesPolicy>
</data_writer>
</profiles>

Note

Communication to readers running on the same process (Intra-process delivery) will always use push mode.
Communication to BEST_EFFORT_RELIABILITY_QOS readers will always use push mode.

Warning

It is inconsistent to enable the pull mode and also set the ReliabilityQosPolicyKind to BEST_EFFORT_RELIABILITY_QOS.
It is inconsistent to enable the pull mode and also set the heartbeatPeriod to c_TimeInfinite.

12.1.2. Unique network flows QoS Policy¶

Warning

This section is still under work.

12.1.3. Statistics Module Settings¶

Fast DDS Statistics Module uses the PropertyPolicyQos to indicate the statistics DataWriters that are enabled automatically (see Automatically enabling statistics DataWriters). In this case, the property value is a semicolon separated list containing the statistics topic name aliases of those DataWriters that the user wants to enable.

PropertyPolicyQos name	PropertyPolicyQos value	Default value
`"fastdds.statistics"`	Semicolon separated list of statistics topic name aliases	`""`

C++

DomainParticipantQos pqos;

// Activate Fast DDS Statistics module
pqos.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.statistics",
        "HISTORY_LATENCY_TOPIC;ACKNACK_COUNT_TOPIC;DISCOVERY_TOPIC;PHYSICAL_DATA_TOPIC");

XML

<participant profile_name="statistics_domainparticipant_conf_xml_profile">
    <rtps>
        <propertiesPolicy>
            <properties>
                <!-- Activate Fast DDS Statistics Module -->
                <property>
                    <name>fastdds.statistics</name>
                    <value>HISTORY_LATENCY_TOPIC;ACKNACK_COUNT_TOPIC;DISCOVERY_TOPIC;PHYSICAL_DATA_TOPIC</value>
                </property>
            </properties>
        </propertiesPolicy>
    </rtps>
</participant>

12.1.3.1. Physical Data in Discovery Information¶

It is possible to include the information conveyed in the PHYSICAL_DATA_TOPIC into the participant discovery message, a.k.a DATA[p] (see Discovery phases). This is done by setting the following properties within the PropertyPolicyQos:

PropertyPolicyQos name	PropertyPolicyQos value	Default value without `FASTDDS_STATISTICS`	Default value with `FASTDDS_STATISTICS`
`"fastdds.physical_data.host"`	Name of the host computer in which the application runs	Not set	`""`
`"fastdds.physical_data.user"`	Name of the user running the application	Not set	`""`
`"fastdds.physical_data.process"`	Name of the process running the application	Not set	`""`

Whenever any of these properties is defined within the DomainParticipantQos, the DomainParticipant DATA[p] will contained the set value. Furthermore, if any of these properties is set to a value of "", which is the default when FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined (see CMake options), Fast DDS will automatically populate the value using the following convention:

"fastdds.physical_data.host": Host name as returned by asio::ip::host_name(), followed by ":<default data sharing domain id>"
"fastdds.physical_data.user": Name of the user running the application, or "unknown" if it could not be retrieved.
"fastdds.physical_data.process": The process ID of the process in which the application is running.

All the previous entails that adding physical information to the DATA[p] can be done regardless of whether FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, and that it is possible to let Fast DDS set some default values into the reported host, user, and process:

If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, and the user does not specify otherwise, Fast DDS will set default values to the physical properties of the DATA[p].
If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, and the user sets values to the properties, the user settings are honored.
If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, and the user removes the physical properties from the DomainParticipantQos, then no physical information is transmitted in the DATA[p].
If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is not defined, it is still possible to transmit physical information in the DATA[p] by setting the aforementioned properties:
1. If set to "", then Fast DDS will populate their value according to the described rules.
2. If set to something other than "", then the set value will be transmitted in the DATA[p] as-is.

In case FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, and the reporting of statistics over the DISCOVERY_TOPIC is enabled (see Statistics Module Settings), then the physical information included in the DATA[p] is also transmitted over the DISCOVERY_TOPIC (see PHYSICAL_DATA_TOPIC) whenever one DomainParticipant discovers another one.

/* Create participant which announces default physical properties */
DomainParticipantQos pqos_default_physical;
// NOTE: If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, then setting the properties to "" is not necessary
pqos_default_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.host", "");
pqos_default_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.user", "");
pqos_default_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.process", "");
DomainParticipant* participant_with_physical = DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(0,
                pqos_default_physical);

/* Create participant which announces custom physical properties */
DomainParticipantQos pqos_custom_physical;
// NOTE: If FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined, then clear the properties before setting them
// pqos_custom_physical.properties().properties().clear()
pqos_custom_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.host", "custom_hostname");
pqos_custom_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.user", "custom_username");
pqos_custom_physical.properties().properties().emplace_back("fastdds.physical_data.process", "custom_process");
DomainParticipant* participant_custom_physical = DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(0,
                pqos_custom_physical);

/* Create participant which does not announce physical properties */
DomainParticipantQos pqos_no_physical;
pqos_no_physical.properties().properties().clear();
DomainParticipant* participant_without_physical = DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(
    0, pqos_no_physical);

/* Load physical properties from default XML file */
DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->load_profiles();
DomainParticipantQos pqos_default_xml_physical =
        DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->get_default_participant_qos();
DomainParticipant* participant_default_xml_physical =
        DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(0, pqos_default_xml_physical);

/* Load physical properties from specific XML file */
DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->load_XML_profiles_file("somefile.xml");
DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->load_profiles();
DomainParticipantQos pqos_custom_xml_physical =
        DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->get_default_participant_qos();
DomainParticipant* participant_custom_xml_physical =
        DomainParticipantFactory::get_instance()->create_participant(0, pqos_custom_xml_physical);

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<dds xmlns="http://www.eprosima.com/XMLSchemas/fastRTPS_Profiles">
    <profiles>
        <participant profile_name="statistics_participant" is_default_profile="true">
            <rtps>
                <propertiesPolicy>
                    <properties>
                        <property>
                            <name>fastdds.physical_data.host</name>
                            <value>custom_hostname</value>
                        </property>
                        <property>
                            <name>fastdds.physical_data.user</name>
                            <value>custom_username</value>
                        </property>
                        <property>
                            <name>fastdds.physical_data.process</name>
                            <value>custom_process</value>
                        </property>
                    </properties>
                </propertiesPolicy>
            </rtps>
        </participant>
    </profiles>
</dds>

Important

The properties set using XML override those in the default QoS, which means that it is possible to set the physical properties using XML regardless of whether FASTDDS_STATISTICS is defined. However, it is not possible to remove the properties using XML, meaning that an application using Fast DDS with FASTDDS_STATISTICS enabled which does not want for the physical information to be transmitted in the DomainParticipant DATA[p] must remove the properties using the aforementioned C++ API.

12.1.4. Endpoint Partitions¶

Fast DDS uses this PropertyPolicyQos to define which partitions does an endpoint belong to. This property follows the same logic regarding matching as the PartitionQosPolicy that can be defined for Publishers and Subscribers.

This property’s value is a semicolon separated list containing the partition names the user wants this endpoint to belong to.

Important

If both a Publisher and one of its DataWriters have conflicting partition configuration, this is, a DataWriter has this property defined while the Publisher has the PartitionQosPolicy defined, the DataWriter configuration takes precedence and the Publisher PartitionQosPolicy is ignored for this endpoint. This applies to Subscribers and their DataReaders as well.

This property will be automatically set when creating DataReaders and DataWriters using the create_with_profile functions. It cannot be changed after the entity has been created.

PropertyPolicyQos name	PropertyPolicyQos value	Default value
`"partitions"`	Semicolon separated list of partition names	`""`

C++

DataWriterQos wqos;

// Add partitions
wqos.properties().properties().emplace_back(
    "partitions",
    "part1;part2");

DataReaderQos rqos;

// Add partitions
rqos.properties().properties().emplace_back(
    "partitions",
    "part1;part2");

XML

<data_writer profile_name="pub_partition_example">
    <qos>
        <partition>
            <names>
                <name>part1</name>
                <name>part2</name>
            </names>
        </partition>
    </qos>
</data_writer>

<data_reader profile_name="sub_partition_example">
    <qos>
        <partition>
            <names>
                <name>part1</name>
                <name>part2</name>
            </names>
        </partition>
    </qos>
</data_reader>

12.1.5. Static Discovery’s Exchange Format¶

Static Discovery exchanges data in the Participant Discovery Phase (PDP). Currently there are two different exchange formats which can be selected using the property dds.discovery.static_edp.exchange_format.

PropertyPolicyQos value	Description	Default
`"v1"`	Standard exchange format for Static Discovery.	✅
`"v1_Reduced"`	Format which reduces the necessary network bandwidth to transmit Static Discovery’s information in the Participant Discovery Phase (PDP).

DomainParticipantQos participant_qos;
participant_qos.properties().properties().emplace_back(
    "dds.discovery.static_edp.exchange_format",
    "v1_Reduced"
    );

<participant profile_name="participant_xml_conf_static_discovery_format_profile">
    <rtps>
        <propertiesPolicy>
            <properties>
                <property>
                    <name>dds.discovery.static_edp.exchange_format</name>
                    <value>v1_Reduced</value>
                </property>
            </properties>
        </propertiesPolicy>
    </rtps>
</participant>

12.1.6. SHM transport meta-traffic enforcement¶

A DomainParticipant will by default configure both a UDP Transport and a Shared Memory Transport. When a participant on another process in the same host is discovered, the endpoint discovery might be done using either transport.

Avoiding Shared Memory communication for discovery traffic can save valuable resources. The behavior regarding this can be configured using the property fastdds.shm.enforce_metatraffic.

PropertyPolicyQos value	Description	Default
`"none"`	Use other transports for meta-traffic.	✅
`"unicast"`	Enable SHM transport unicast communications.
`"all"`	Enable SHM transport unicast and multicast communications. This will enable discovery between SHM only participants and participants having several transports.

Note

When SHM is the only transport configured for a participant, the setting of this property is ignored, and considered to be "all".

DomainParticipantQos participant_qos;

// SHM transport will listen for unicast meta-traffic
participant_qos.properties().properties().emplace_back(
    "fastdds.shm.enforce_metatraffic",
    "unicast");

<participant profile_name="participant_xml_conf_shm_enforce_metatraffic_profile">
    <rtps>
        <propertiesPolicy>
            <properties>
                <property>
                    <name>fastdds.shm.enforce_metatraffic</name>
                    <value>unicast</value>
                </property>
            </properties>
        </propertiesPolicy>
    </rtps>
</participant>

12.1. Non consolidated QoS¶

12.1.1. DataWriter operating mode QoS Policy¶

12.1.2. Unique network flows QoS Policy¶

12.1.3. Statistics Module Settings¶

12.1.3.1. Physical Data in Discovery Information¶

12.1.4. Endpoint Partitions¶

12.1.5. Static Discovery’s Exchange Format¶

12.1.6. SHM transport meta-traffic enforcement¶

12.1.1. `DataWriter operating mode` QoS Policy¶