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/*
* Copyright (c) 2009 MIRKO BANCHI
*
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* published by the Free Software Foundation;
*
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*
* Author: Mirko Banchi <mk.banchi@gmail.com>
*/
#ifndef BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H
#define BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H
#include <map>
#include <list>
#include <deque>
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "wifi-mac-header.h"
#include "originator-block-ack-agreement.h"
#include "ctrl-headers.h"
#include "qos-utils.h"
using namespace std;
namespace ns3 {
class MgtAddBaResponseHeader;
class MgtAddBaRequestHeader;
class MgtDelBaHeader;
class MacTxMiddle;
class WifiMacQueue;
struct Bar {
Bar ();
Bar (Ptr<const Packet> packet,
Mac48Address recipient,
uint8_t tid,
bool immediate);
Ptr<const Packet> bar;
Mac48Address recipient;
uint8_t tid;
bool immediate;
};
/**
* \brief Manages all block ack agreements for an originator station.
*/
class BlockAckManager
{
private:
BlockAckManager (const BlockAckManager&);
BlockAckManager& operator= (const BlockAckManager&);
public:
BlockAckManager ();
~BlockAckManager ();
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID.
*
* Checks if a block ack agreement exists with station addressed by
* <i>recipient</i> for tid <i>tid</i>.
*/
bool ExistsAgreement (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID.
* \param state The state for block ack agreement
* Checks if a block ack agreement with a state equals to <i>state</i> exists with
* station addressed by <i>recipient</i> for tid <i>tid</i>.
*/
bool ExistsAgreementInState (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid,
enum OriginatorBlockAckAgreement::State state) const;
/**
* \param reqHdr Relative Add block ack request (action frame).
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
*
* Creates a new block ack agreement in pending state. When a ADDBA response
* with a successful status code is received, the relative agreement becomes established.
*/
void CreateAgreement (const MgtAddBaRequestHeader *reqHdr, Mac48Address recipient);
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Tid Traffic id of transmitted packet.
*
* Invoked when a recipient reject a block ack agreement or when a Delba frame
* is Received/Transmitted.
*/
void DestroyAgreement (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
/**
* \param respHdr Relative Add block ack response (action frame).
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
*
* Invoked upon receipt of a ADDBA response frame from <i>recipient</i>.
*/
void UpdateAgreement (const MgtAddBaResponseHeader *respHdr, Mac48Address recipient);
/**
* \param packet Packet to store.
* \param hdr 802.11 header for packet.
* \param tStamp time stamp for packet
*
* Stores <i>packet</i> for a possible future retransmission. Retransmission occurs
* if the packet, in a block ack frame, is indicated by recipient as not received.
*/
void StorePacket (Ptr<const Packet> packet, const WifiMacHeader &hdr, Time tStamp);
/**
* \param hdr 802.11 header of returned packet (if exists).
*
* This methods returns a packet (if exists) indicated as not received in
* corresponding block ack bitmap.
*/
Ptr<const Packet> GetNextPacket (WifiMacHeader &hdr);
bool HasBar (struct Bar &bar);
/**
* Returns true if there are packets that need of retransmission or at least a
* BAR is scheduled. Returns false otherwise.
*/
bool HasPackets (void) const;
/**
* \param blockAck The received block ack frame.
* \param recipient Sender of block ack frame.
*
* Invoked upon receipt of a block ack frame. Typically, this function, is called
* by ns3::EdcaTxopN object. Performs a check on which MPDUs, previously sent
* with ack policy set to Block Ack, were correctly received by the recipient.
* An acknowledged MPDU is removed from the buffer, retransmitted otherwise.
*/
void NotifyGotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address recipient);
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID.
*
* Returns number of packets buffered for a specified agreement. This methods doesn't return
* number of buffered MPDUs but number of buffered MSDUs.
*/
uint32_t GetNBufferedPackets (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID.
*
* Returns number of packets for a specific agreement that need retransmission.
* This methods doesn't return number of MPDUs that need retransmission but number MSDUs.
*/
uint32_t GetNRetryNeededPackets (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID of transmitted packet.
* \param startingSeq starting sequence field
*
* Puts corresponding agreement in established state and updates number of packets
* and starting sequence field. Invoked typically after a block ack refresh.
*/
void NotifyAgreementEstablished (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq);
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID of transmitted packet.
*
* Marks an agreement as unsuccessful. This happens if <i>recipient</i> station reject block ack setup
* by an ADDBAResponse frame with a failure status code. FOr now we assume that every QoS station accepts
* a block ack setup.
*/
void NotifyAgreementUnsuccessful (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
/**
* \param recipient Address of peer station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID of transmitted packet.
*
* This methods is typically invoked by ns3::EdcaTxopN object every time that a MPDU
* with ack policy subfield in Qos Control field set to Block Ack is transmitted.
*/
void NotifyMpduTransmission (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
/**
* \param nPackets Minimum number of packets for use of block ack.
*
* Upon receipt of a block ack frame, if total number of packets (packets in WifiMacQueue
* and buffered packets) is greater of <i>nPackets</i>, they are transmitted using block ack mechanism.
*/
void SetBlockAckThreshold (uint8_t nPackets);
/**
* \param queue The WifiMacQueue object.
*/
void SetQueue (Ptr<WifiMacQueue> queue);
void SetTxMiddle (MacTxMiddle* txMiddle);
/**
* \param bAckType Type of block ack
*
* See ctrl-headers.h for more details.
*/
void SetBlockAckType (enum BlockAckType bAckType);
/**
* \param recipient Address of station involved in block ack mechanism.
* \param tid Traffic ID.
*
* This method is invoked by EdcaTxopN object upon receipt of a DELBA frame
* from recipient. The relative block ack agreement is destroyed.
*/
void TearDownBlockAck (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
/**
* \param sequenceNumber Sequence number of the packet which fragment is
* part of.
*
* Returns true if another fragment with sequence number <i>sequenceNumber</i> is scheduled
* for retransmission.
*/
bool HasOtherFragments (uint16_t sequenceNumber) const;
/**
* Returns size of the next packet that needs retransmission.
*/
uint32_t GetNextPacketSize (void) const;
/**
* \param maxDelay Max delay for a buffered packet.
*
* This method is always called by ns3::WifiMacQueue object and sets max delay equals
* to ns3:WifiMacQueue delay value.
*/
void SetMaxPacketDelay (Time maxDelay);
/**
*/
void SetBlockAckInactivityCallback (Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t, bool> callback);
void SetBlockDestinationCallback (Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t> callback);
void SetUnblockDestinationCallback (Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t> callback);
/**
* Checks if there are in the queue other packets that could be send under block ack.
* If yes adds these packets in current block ack exchange.
* However, number of packets exchanged in the current block ack, will not exceed
* the value of BufferSize in the corresponding OriginatorBlockAckAgreement object.
*/
bool SwitchToBlockAckIfNeeded (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq);
private:
/**
* Checks if all packets, for which a block ack agreement was established or refreshed,
* have been transmitted. If yes, adds a pair in m_bAckReqs to indicate that
* at next channel access a block ack request (for established agreement
* <i>recipient</i>,<i>tid</i>) is needed.
*/
Ptr<Packet> ScheduleBlockAckReqIfNeeded (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
/**
* This method removes packets whose lifetime was exceeded.
*/
void CleanupBuffers (void);
void InactivityTimeout (Mac48Address, uint8_t);
struct Item;
typedef std::list<Item> PacketQueue;
typedef std::list<Item>::iterator PacketQueueI;
typedef std::list<Item>::const_iterator PacketQueueCI;
typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> > Agreements;
typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> >::iterator AgreementsI;
typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> >::const_iterator AgreementsCI;
struct Item {
Item ();
Item (Ptr<const Packet> packet,
const WifiMacHeader &hdr,
Time tStamp);
Ptr<const Packet> packet;
WifiMacHeader hdr;
Time timestamp;
};
/**
* This data structure contains, for each block ack agreement (recipient, tid), a set of packets
* for which an ack by block ack is requested.
* Every packet or fragment indicated as correctly received in block ack frame is
* erased from this data structure. Pushed back in retransmission queue otherwise.
*/
Agreements m_agreements;
/**
* This list contains all iterators to stored packets that need to be retransmitted.
* A packet needs retransmission if it's indicated as not correctly received in a block ack
* frame.
*/
std::list<PacketQueueI> m_retryPackets;
std::list<Bar> m_bars;
uint8_t m_blockAckThreshold;
enum BlockAckType m_blockAckType;
Time m_maxDelay;
MacTxMiddle* m_txMiddle;
Mac48Address m_address;
Ptr<WifiMacQueue> m_queue;
Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t, bool> m_blockAckInactivityTimeout;
Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t> m_blockPackets;
Callback<void, Mac48Address, uint8_t> m_unblockPackets;
};
} //namespace ns3
#endif /* BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H */