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 * Copyright (c) 2008 INRIA

 *

 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify

 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as

 * published by the Free Software Foundation;

 *

 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,

 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of

 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the

 * GNU General Public License for more details.

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 *

 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>

 */

#ifndef WIFI_HELPER_H

#define WIFI_HELPER_H

#include <string>

#include "ns3/attribute.h"

#include "ns3/object-factory.h"

#include "ns3/node-container.h"

#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"

namespace ns3 {

class WifiPhy;

class WifiNetDevice;

class Node;

class WifiPhyHelper

{

public:

  virtual ~WifiPhyHelper ();

  virtual Ptr<WifiPhy> Create (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<WifiNetDevice> device) const = 0;

};

/**

 * \brief helps to create WifiNetDevice objects

 *

 * This class can help to create a large set of similar

 * WifiNetDevice objects and to configure a large set of

 * their attributes during creation.

 */

class WifiHelper

{

public:

  WifiHelper ();

  static WifiHelper Default (void);

  /**

   * \param type the type of ns3::WifiRemoteStationManager to create.

   * \param n0 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v0 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n1 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v1 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n2 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v2 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n3 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v3 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n4 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v4 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n5 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v5 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n6 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v6 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n7 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v7 the value of the attribute to set

   *

   * All the attributes specified in this method should exist

   * in the requested station manager.

   */

  void SetRemoteStationManager (std::string type,

                                std::string n0 = "", const AttributeValue &v0 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n1 = "", const AttributeValue &v1 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n2 = "", const AttributeValue &v2 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n3 = "", const AttributeValue &v3 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n4 = "", const AttributeValue &v4 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

                                std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());

  /**

   * \param type the type of ns3::WifiMac to create.

   * \param n0 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v0 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n1 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v1 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n2 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v2 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n3 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v3 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n4 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v4 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n5 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v5 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n6 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v6 the value of the attribute to set

   * \param n7 the name of the attribute to set

   * \param v7 the value of the attribute to set

   *

   * All the attributes specified in this method should exist

   * in the requested mac.

   */

  void SetMac (std::string type,

               std::string n0 = "", const AttributeValue &v0 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n1 = "", const AttributeValue &v1 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n2 = "", const AttributeValue &v2 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n3 = "", const AttributeValue &v3 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n4 = "", const AttributeValue &v4 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),

               std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());

  NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phy, NodeContainer c) const;

private:

  ObjectFactory m_stationManager;

  ObjectFactory m_mac;

};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* WIFI_HELPER_H */