Move the csma packet-from-self receive filtering away from the CsmaChannel into the CsmaNetDevice, with the help of an extra Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> parameter in Receive(). As discussed in the mailing list.

src/devices/csma/csma-channel.cc

@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ CsmaChannel::PropagationCompleteEvent()
   uint32_t devId = 0;
   for (it = m_deviceList.begin (); it < m_deviceList.end(); it++) 
     {
-      if (it->IsActive () && m_currentSrc != devId)
+      if (it->IsActive ())
       {
-        it->devicePtr->Receive (m_currentPkt->Copy ());
+        it->devicePtr->Receive (m_currentPkt->Copy (), m_deviceList[m_currentSrc].devicePtr);
       }
       devId++;
     }

src/devices/csma/csma-net-device.cc

@@ -452,12 +452,23 @@ CsmaNetDevice::SetReceiveErrorModel (Ptr<ErrorModel> em)
   m_receiveErrorModel = em; 
 }
 
-  void
-CsmaNetDevice::Receive (Ptr<Packet> packet)
+void
+CsmaNetDevice::Receive (Ptr<Packet> packet, Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> senderDevice)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS ();
   NS_LOG_LOGIC ("UID is " << packet->GetUid ());
 
+
+  //
+  // We never forward up packets that we sent. Real devices don't do this since
+  // their receivers are disabled during send, so we don't. Drop the packet
+  // silently (no tracing) since it would really never get here in a real device.
+  // 
+  if (senderDevice == this)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+
 // 
 // Only receive if the send side of net device is enabled
 //

src/devices/csma/csma-net-device.h

@@ -158,8 +158,9 @@ public:
    *
    * @see CsmaChannel
    * \param p a reference to the received packet
+   * \param sender the CsmaNetDevice that transmitted the packet in the first place
    */
-  void Receive (Ptr<Packet> p);
+  void Receive (Ptr<Packet> p, Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> sender);
 
   /**
    * Is the send side of the network device enabled?