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 * Author: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
 */

#ifndef PHY_MAC_H
#define PHY_MAC_H

#include <ns3/callback.h>

namespace ns3 {


/**
 * This method allows the MAC to instruct the PHY to start a
 * transmission of a given packet
 *
 * @param packet the Packet to be transmitted
 * @return this method returns false if the PHY will start TX,
 * true if the PHY refuses to start the TX. If false, the MAC layer
 * will expect that PhyMacTxEndCallback is invoked at some point later.
 */
typedef Callback< bool, Ptr<Packet> > PhyMacTxStartCallback;

/**
 * this method is invoked by the PHY to notify the MAC that the
 * transmission of a given packet has been completed.
 *
 * @param packet the Packet whose TX has been completed.
 */
typedef Callback< void, Ptr<const Packet> > PhyMacTxEndCallback;

/**
 * This method is used by the PHY to notify the MAC that a RX
 * attempt is being started, i.e., a valid signal has been
 * recognized by the PHY.
 *
 */
typedef Callback< void > PhyMacRxStartCallback;

/**
 * This method is used by the PHY to notify the MAC that a
 * previously started TX attempt has terminated without success.
 */
typedef Callback< void > PhyMacRxEndErrorCallback;

/**
 * This method is used by the PHY to notify the MAC that a
 * previously started TX attempt has been successfully completed.
 *
 * @param packet the received Packet
 */
typedef Callback< void, Ptr<Packet> > PhyMacRxEndOkCallback;

} // namespace ns3


#endif /* PHY_MAC_H */
