yans-wifi-channel.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006,2007 INRIA
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
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 *
 * Author: Mathieu Lacage, <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
 
#ifndef YANS_WIFI_CHANNEL_H
#define YANS_WIFI_CHANNEL_H
 
#include "ns3/channel.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class NetDevice;
class PropagationLossModel;
class PropagationDelayModel;
class YansWifiPhy;
class Packet;
class Time;
class WifiPpdu;
 
/**
 * \brief a channel to interconnect ns3::YansWifiPhy objects.
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * This class is expected to be used in tandem with the ns3::YansWifiPhy
 * class and supports an ns3::PropagationLossModel and an
 * ns3::PropagationDelayModel.  By default, no propagation models are set;
 * it is the caller's responsibility to set them before using the channel.
 */
class YansWifiChannel : public Channel
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    YansWifiChannel();
    ~YansWifiChannel() override;
 
    std::size_t GetNDevices() const override;
    Ptr<NetDevice> GetDevice(std::size_t i) const override;
 
    /**
     * Adds the given YansWifiPhy to the PHY list
     *
     * \param phy the YansWifiPhy to be added to the PHY list
     */
    void Add(Ptr<YansWifiPhy> phy);
 
    /**
     * \param loss the new propagation loss model.
     */
    void SetPropagationLossModel(const Ptr<PropagationLossModel> loss);
    /**
     * \param delay the new propagation delay model.
     */
    void SetPropagationDelayModel(const Ptr<PropagationDelayModel> delay);
 
    /**
     * \param sender the PHY object from which the packet is originating.
     * \param ppdu the PPDU to send
     * \param txPowerDbm the TX power associated to the packet, in dBm
     *
     * This method should not be invoked by normal users. It is
     * currently invoked only from YansWifiPhy::StartTx.  The channel
     * attempts to deliver the PPDU to all other YansWifiPhy objects
     * on the channel (except for the sender).
     */
    void Send(Ptr<YansWifiPhy> sender, Ptr<const WifiPpdu> ppdu, double txPowerDbm) const;
 
    /**
     * Assign a fixed random variable stream number to the random variables
     * used by this model.  Return the number of streams (possibly zero) that
     * have been assigned.
     *
     * \param stream first stream index to use
     *
     * \return the number of stream indices assigned by this model
     */
    int64_t AssignStreams(int64_t stream);
 
  private:
    /**
     * A vector of pointers to YansWifiPhy.
     */
    typedef std::vector<Ptr<YansWifiPhy>> PhyList;
 
    /**
     * This method is scheduled by Send for each associated YansWifiPhy.
     * The method then calls the corresponding YansWifiPhy that the first
     * bit of the PPDU has arrived.
     *
     * \param receiver the device to which the packet is destined
     * \param ppdu the PPDU being sent
     * \param txPowerDbm the TX power associated to the packet being sent (dBm)
     */
    static void Receive(Ptr<YansWifiPhy> receiver, Ptr<const WifiPpdu> ppdu, double txPowerDbm);
 
    PhyList m_phyList;                  //!< List of YansWifiPhys connected to this YansWifiChannel
    Ptr<PropagationLossModel> m_loss;   //!< Propagation loss model
    Ptr<PropagationDelayModel> m_delay; //!< Propagation delay model
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* YANS_WIFI_CHANNEL_H */