src/wifi/model/regular-wifi-mac.h
author Vedran Miletić <rivanvx@gmail.com>
Fri, 19 Apr 2013 22:39:55 +0200
changeset 9703 681f35b212ff
parent 7385 10beb0e53130
child 10139 17a71cd49da3
permissions -rw-r--r--
Rename Start and DoStart methods to Initialize and DoInitialize The goal of this patch is to allows us to differentiate the Start/Stop functionality present in some classes from Initialize/Dispose functionality.

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#ifndef REGULAR_WIFI_MAC_H
#define REGULAR_WIFI_MAC_H

#include "ns3/wifi-mac.h"

#include "dca-txop.h"
#include "edca-txop-n.h"
#include "wifi-remote-station-manager.h"
#include "ssid.h"
#include "qos-utils.h"

#include <map>

namespace ns3 {

class Dcf;
class MacLow;
class MacRxMiddle;
class MacTxMiddle;
class DcfManager;

/**
 * \brief base class for all MAC-level wifi objects.
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * This class encapsulates all the low-level MAC functionality
 * DCA, EDCA, etc) and all the high-level MAC functionality
 * (association/disassociation state machines).
 *
 */
class RegularWifiMac : public WifiMac
{
public:
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  RegularWifiMac ();
  virtual ~RegularWifiMac ();

  /**
   * \param slotTime the slot duration
   */
  void SetSlot (Time slotTime);
  /**
   * \param sifs the sifs duration
   */
  void SetSifs (Time sifs);
  /**
   * \param eifsNoDifs the duration of an EIFS minus DIFS.
   *
   * This value is used to calculate the EIFS depending
   * on AIFSN.
   */
  void SetEifsNoDifs (Time eifsNoDifs);
  /**
   * \param pifs the pifs duration.
   */
  void SetPifs (Time pifs);
  /**
   * \param ctsTimeout the duration of a CTS timeout.
   */
  void SetCtsTimeout (Time ctsTimeout);
  /**
   * \param ackTimeout the duration of an ACK timeout.
   */
  void SetAckTimeout (Time ackTimeout);
  /**
   * \returns the current PIFS duration.
   */
  Time GetPifs (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the current SIFS duration.
   */
  Time GetSifs (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the current slot duration.
   */
  Time GetSlot (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the current EIFS minus DIFS duration
   */
  Time GetEifsNoDifs (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the current CTS timeout duration.
   */
  Time GetCtsTimeout (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the current ACK timeout duration.
   */
  Time GetAckTimeout (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the MAC address associated to this MAC layer.
   */
  virtual Mac48Address GetAddress (void) const;
  /**
   * \returns the ssid which this MAC layer is going to try to stay in.
   */
  virtual Ssid GetSsid (void) const;
  /**
   * \param address the current address of this MAC layer.
   */
  virtual void SetAddress (Mac48Address address);
  /**
   * \param ssid the current ssid of this MAC layer.
   */
  virtual void SetSsid (Ssid ssid);
  /**
   * \param bssid the BSSID of the network that this device belongs to.
   */
  virtual void SetBssid (Mac48Address bssid);
  /**
   * \returns the bssid of the network this device belongs to.
   */
  virtual Mac48Address GetBssid (void) const;
  /**
   * \brief Sets the interface in promiscuous mode.
   *
   * Enables promiscuous mode on the interface. Note that any further
   * filtering on the incoming frame path may affect the overall
   * behavior.
   */
  virtual void SetPromisc (void);

  /**
   * \param packet the packet to send.
   * \param to the address to which the packet should be sent.
   * \param from the address from which the packet should be sent.
   *
   * The packet should be enqueued in a tx queue, and should be
   * dequeued as soon as the channel access function determines that
   * access is granted to this MAC.  The extra parameter "from" allows
   * this device to operate in a bridged mode, forwarding received
   * frames without altering the source address.
   */
  virtual void Enqueue (Ptr<const Packet> packet, Mac48Address to, Mac48Address from);
  virtual bool SupportsSendFrom (void) const;

  /**
   * \param packet the packet to send.
   * \param to the address to which the packet should be sent.
   *
   * The packet should be enqueued in a tx queue, and should be
   * dequeued as soon as the channel access function determines that
   * access is granted to this MAC.
   */
  virtual void Enqueue (Ptr<const Packet> packet, Mac48Address to) = 0;
  /**
   * \param phy the physical layer attached to this MAC.
   */
  virtual void SetWifiPhy (Ptr<WifiPhy> phy);
  /**
   * \returns the physical layer attached to this MAC.
   */
  virtual Ptr<WifiPhy> GetWifiPhy () const;
  /**
   * \param stationManager the station manager attached to this MAC.
   */
  virtual void SetWifiRemoteStationManager (Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager> stationManager);
  /**
   * \returns the station manager attached to this MAC.
   */
  virtual Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager> GetWifiRemoteStationManager () const;

  /**
   * This type defines the callback of a higher layer that a
   * WifiMac(-derived) object invokes to pass a packet up the stack.
   *
   * \param packet the packet that has been received.
   * \param from the MAC address of the device that sent the packet.
   * \param to the MAC address ot the device that the packet is
   * destined for.
   */
  typedef Callback<void, Ptr<Packet>, Mac48Address, Mac48Address> ForwardUpCallback;
  /**
   * \param upCallback the callback to invoke when a packet must be
   * forwarded up the stack.
   */
  virtual void SetForwardUpCallback (ForwardUpCallback upCallback);
  /**
   * \param linkUp the callback to invoke when the link becomes up.
   */
  virtual void SetLinkUpCallback (Callback<void> linkUp);
  /**
   * \param linkDown the callback to invoke when the link becomes down.
   */
  virtual void SetLinkDownCallback (Callback<void> linkDown);
  /* Next functions are not pure virtual so non Qos WifiMacs are not
   * forced to implement them.
   */
  virtual void SetBasicBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout);
  virtual Time GetBasicBlockAckTimeout (void) const;
  virtual void SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout);
  virtual Time GetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (void) const;

protected:
  virtual void DoInitialize ();
  virtual void DoDispose ();

  MacRxMiddle *m_rxMiddle;
  MacTxMiddle *m_txMiddle;
  Ptr<MacLow> m_low;
  DcfManager *m_dcfManager;
  Ptr<WifiPhy> m_phy;

  Ptr<WifiRemoteStationManager> m_stationManager;

  ForwardUpCallback m_forwardUp;
  Callback<void> m_linkUp;
  Callback<void> m_linkDown;

  Ssid m_ssid;

  /** This holds a pointer to the DCF instance for this WifiMac - used
  for transmission of frames to non-QoS peers. */
  Ptr<DcaTxop> m_dca;

  /** This type defines a mapping between an Access Category index,
  and a pointer to the corresponding channel access function */
  typedef std::map<AcIndex, Ptr<EdcaTxopN> > EdcaQueues;
  /** This is a map from Access Category index to the corresponding
  channel access function */
  EdcaQueues m_edca;

  /**
   * \param standard the phy standard to be used
   *
   * This method is called by ns3::WifiMac::ConfigureStandard to
   * complete the configuration process for a requested phy standard.
   *
   * This method may be overriden by a derived class (e.g., in order
   * to apply DCF or EDCA parameters specific to the usage model it is
   * dealing with), in which case the reimplementation may choose to
   * deal with certain values in the WifiPhyStandard enumeration, and
   * chain up to this implementation to deal with the remainder.
   */
  virtual void FinishConfigureStandard (enum WifiPhyStandard standard);

  /**
   * This method is invoked by a subclass to specify what type of
   * station it is implementing. This is something that the channel
   * access functions (instantiated within this class as EdcaTxopN's)
   * need to know.
   *
   * \param type the type of station.
   */
  void SetTypeOfStation (TypeOfStation type);

  /**
   * This method acts as the MacRxMiddle receive callback and is
   * invoked to notify us that a frame has been received. The
   * implementation is intended to capture logic that is going to be
   * common to all (or most) derived classes. Specifically, handling
   * of Block Ack managment frames is dealt with here.
   *
   * This method will need, however, to be overriden by derived
   * classes so that they can perform their data handling before
   * invoking the base version.
   *
   * \param packet the packet that has been received.
   * \param hdr a pointer to the MAC header of the received frame.
   */
  virtual void Receive (Ptr<Packet> packet, const WifiMacHeader *hdr);
  virtual void TxOk (const WifiMacHeader &hdr);
  virtual void TxFailed (const WifiMacHeader &hdr);

  void ForwardUp (Ptr<Packet> packet, Mac48Address from, Mac48Address to);

  /**
   * This method can be called to de-aggregate an A-MSDU and forward
   * the constituent packets up the stack.
   *
   * \param aggregatedPacket the Packet containing the A-MSDU.
   * \param hdr a pointer to the MAC header for \c aggregatedPacket.
   */
  virtual void DeaggregateAmsduAndForward (Ptr<Packet> aggregatedPacket,
                                           const WifiMacHeader *hdr);

  /**
   * This method can be called to accept a received ADDBA Request. An
   * ADDBA Response will be constructed and queued for transmission.
   *
   * \param reqHdr a pointer to the received ADDBA Request header.
   * \param originator the MAC address of the originator.
   */
  virtual void SendAddBaResponse (const MgtAddBaRequestHeader *reqHdr,
                                  Mac48Address originator);

  /**
   * This Boolean is set \c true iff this WifiMac is to model
   * 802.11e/WMM style Quality of Service. It is exposed through the
   * attribute system.
   *
   * At the moment, this flag is the sole selection between QoS and
   * non-QoS operation for the STA (whether IBSS, AP, or
   * non-AP). Ultimately, we will want a QoS-enabled STA to be able to
   * fall back to non-QoS operation with a non-QoS peer. This'll
   * require further intelligence - i.e., per-association QoS
   * state. Having a big switch seems like a good intermediate stage,
   * however.
   */
  bool m_qosSupported;
  /** Set accessor for the \c m_qosSupported member */
  void SetQosSupported (bool enable);
  /** Get accessor for the \c m_qosSupported member */
  bool GetQosSupported () const;
private:
  RegularWifiMac (const RegularWifiMac &);
  RegularWifiMac & operator= (const RegularWifiMac &);

  /**
   * This method is a private utility invoked to configure the channel
   * access function for the specified Access Category.
   *
   * \param ac the Access Category index of the queue to initialise.
   */
  void SetupEdcaQueue (enum AcIndex ac);

  /** Accessor for the DCF object */
  Ptr<DcaTxop> GetDcaTxop (void) const;

  /** Accessor for the AC_VO channel access function */
  Ptr<EdcaTxopN> GetVOQueue (void) const;
  /** Accessor for the AC_VI channel access function */
  Ptr<EdcaTxopN> GetVIQueue (void) const;
  /** Accessor for the AC_BE channel access function */
  Ptr<EdcaTxopN> GetBEQueue (void) const;
  /** Accessor for the AC_BK channel access function */
  Ptr<EdcaTxopN> GetBKQueue (void) const;

  TracedCallback<const WifiMacHeader &> m_txOkCallback;
  TracedCallback<const WifiMacHeader &> m_txErrCallback;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* REGULAR_WIFI_MAC_H */