src/common/data-rate.h
author Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:41:34 +0100
changeset 2502 50d0da37f02f
parent 2451 8979f07befd5
child 2558 e03d9fefa80b
permissions -rw-r--r--
introduce the ns3::String class, get rid of the string -> Attribute implicit conversion, and get rid of MakeDataRate, port PointToPointNetDevice to Attributes

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#ifndef DATA_RATE_H
#define DATA_RATE_H

#include <string>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdint.h>
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/default-value.h"
#include "ns3/attribute.h"
#include "ns3/attribute-helper.h"

namespace ns3 {

/**
 * \brief Class for representing data rates
 *
 * Allows for natural and familiar use of data rates.  Allows construction
 * from strings, natural multiplication e.g.:
 * \code
 * DataRate x("56kbps");
 * double nBits = x*ns3::Seconds(19.2);
 * uint32_t nBytes = 20;
 * double txtime = x.CalclulateTxTime(nBytes);
 * \endcode
 * This class also supports the regular comparison operators <, >, <=, >=, ==,
 * and !=
 */
class DataRate
{
public:
  DataRate ();
  /**
   * \brief Integer constructor
   *
   * Construct a data rate from an integer.  This class only supports positive
   * integer data rates in units of bits/s, meaning 1bit/s is the smallest 
   * non-trivial bitrate availiable.
   */
  DataRate (uint64_t bps);
  DataRate (std::string rate);
    
  bool operator <  (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  bool operator <= (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  bool operator >  (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  bool operator >= (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  bool operator == (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  bool operator != (const DataRate& rhs) const;
  
  /**
   * \brief Calculate transmission time
   *
   * Calculates the transmission time at this data rate
   * \param bytes The number of bytes (not bits) for which to calculate
   * \return The tranmission time in seconds for the number of bytes specified
   */
  double CalculateTxTime(uint32_t bytes) const;
  
  /**
   * Get the underlying bitrate
   * \return The underlying bitrate in bits per second
   */
  uint64_t GetBitRate() const;

  VALUE_HELPER_HEADER_1 (DataRate);
private:
  uint64_t m_bps;
  static uint64_t Parse(const std::string);
};

std::ostream &operator << (std::ostream &os, const DataRate &rate);
std::istream &operator >> (std::istream &is, DataRate &rate);

VALUE_HELPER_HEADER_2 (DataRate);

/**
 * \param lhs
 * \param rhs
 * \return Bits transmitted in rhs seconds at lhs b/s
 */
double operator*(const DataRate& lhs, const TimeUnit<1>& rhs);
double operator*(const TimeUnit<1>& lhs, const DataRate& rhs);

class DataRateDefaultValue : public DefaultValueBase
{
public:
  DataRateDefaultValue (std::string name,
                        std::string help,
                        DataRate defaultValue);
  void SetValue (DataRate rate);
  DataRate GetValue ();
private:
  virtual bool DoParseValue (const std::string &value);
  virtual std::string DoGetType (void) const;
  virtual std::string DoGetDefaultValue (void) const;
  DataRate m_defaultValue;
  DataRate m_value;
};

} //namespace ns3

#endif /* DATA_RATE_H */