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 *

 * Author: Kirill Andreev <andreev@iitp.ru>

 *         Pavel Boyko <boyko@iitp.ru>

 */

#ifndef _MESHWIFIHELPER_H

#define _MESHWIFIHELPER_H

#include "ns3/wifi-helper.h"

#include "ns3/nstime.h"

#include "ns3/mesh-interface-helper.h"

namespace ns3 {

class WifiChannel;

/** 

 * \ingroup dot11s

 * 

 * \brief Helper to create IEEE 802.11s mesh networks

 */

class MeshWifiHelper

{

public:

  MeshWifiHelper (); 

  /** 

   *  \brief Spread/not spread frequency channels of MP interfaces. 

   * 

   *  If set to true different non-overlaping 20MHz frequency 

   *  channels will be assigned to different mesh point interfaces.

   */ 

  void SetSpreadInterfaceChannels (bool); 

  /** 

   * 

   * \param phy                 Wifi PHY helper

   * \param nodes               List of nodes to install

   * \param roots               List of root mesh points

   * \param nInterfaces         Number of mesh point radio interfaces (= WiFi NICs)

   * 

   * \return list of created mesh point devices, see MeshPointDevice

   */

  NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phyHelper, const MeshInterfaceHelper &interfaceHelper, NodeContainer c, std::vector<uint32_t> roots = std::vector<uint32_t> (), uint32_t nInterfaces = 1) const;

  /** 

   * \brief Install 802.11s mesh device & protocols on given node

   * 

   * \param phy                 Wifi PHY helper

   * \param node                Node to install

   * \param roots               List of root mesh points

   * \param nInterfaces         Number of mesh point radio interfaces (= WiFi NICs)

   * 

   * \return list of created mesh point devices, see MeshPointDevice

   */ 

  NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phy, const MeshInterfaceHelper &interfaceHelper, Ptr<Node> node,  std::vector<uint32_t> roots = std::vector<uint32_t> (), uint32_t nInterfaces = 1) const;

  static void Report (const ns3::Ptr<ns3::NetDevice>&, std::ostream&);

  static void ResetStats (const ns3::Ptr<ns3::NetDevice>&);

private:

  bool m_spreadInterfaceChannels;

};

} //namespace ns3

#endif /* _MESHWIFIHELPER_H */