wifi-psdu.h

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 * Copyright (c) 2019 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
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 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
 
#ifndef WIFI_PSDU_H
#define WIFI_PSDU_H
 
#include "wifi-mac-header.h"
#include "wifi-mpdu.h"
 
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
 
#include <set>
#include <vector>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class Packet;
 
/**
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * WifiPsdu stores an MPDU, S-MPDU or A-MPDU, by keeping header(s) and
 * payload(s) separate for each constituent MPDU.
 */
class WifiPsdu : public SimpleRefCount<WifiPsdu>
{
  public:
    /**
     * Create a PSDU storing an MPDU. Typically used for control and management
     * frames that do not have to keep an associated lifetime and are not stored
     * in an S-MPDU.
     *
     * \param p the payload of the MPDU.
     * \param header the Wifi MAC header of the MPDU.
     */
    WifiPsdu(Ptr<const Packet> p, const WifiMacHeader& header);
 
    /**
     * Create a PSDU storing an MPDU or S-MPDU. Typically used for QoS data
     * frames that have to keep an associated lifetime.
     *
     * \param mpdu the MPDU.
     * \param isSingle true for an S-MPDU
     */
    WifiPsdu(Ptr<WifiMpdu> mpdu, bool isSingle);
 
    /**
     * Create a PSDU storing an MPDU or S-MPDU. Typically used for QoS data
     * frames that have to keep an associated lifetime.
     *
     * \param mpdu the MPDU.
     * \param isSingle true for an S-MPDU
     */
    WifiPsdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu, bool isSingle);
 
    /**
     * Create a PSDU storing an S-MPDU or A-MPDU.
     *
     * \param mpduList the list of constituent MPDUs.
     */
    WifiPsdu(std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> mpduList);
 
    virtual ~WifiPsdu();
 
    /**
     * Return true if the PSDU is an S-MPDU
     * \return true if the PSDU is an S-MPDU.
     */
    bool IsSingle() const;
 
    /**
     * Return true if the PSDU is an S-MPDU or A-MPDU
     * \return true if the PSDU is an S-MPDU or A-MPDU.
     */
    bool IsAggregate() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the PSDU as a single packet
     * \return the PSDU.
     */
    Ptr<const Packet> GetPacket() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the header of the i-th MPDU
     * \param i index in the list of MPDUs
     * \return the header of the i-th MPDU.
     */
    const WifiMacHeader& GetHeader(std::size_t i) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the header of the i-th MPDU
     * \param i index in the list of MPDUs
     * \return the header of the i-th MPDU.
     */
    WifiMacHeader& GetHeader(std::size_t i);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the payload of the i-th MPDU
     * \param i index in the list of MPDUs
     * \return the payload of the i-th MPDU.
     */
    Ptr<const Packet> GetPayload(std::size_t i) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get a copy of the i-th A-MPDU subframe (includes subframe header, MPDU, and possibly
     * padding)
     * \param i the index in the list of A-MPDU subframes \return the i-th A-MPDU subframe.
     */
    Ptr<Packet> GetAmpduSubframe(std::size_t i) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return the size of the i-th A-MPDU subframe.
     * \param i the index in the list of A-MPDU subframes
     * \return the size of the i-th A-MPDU subframe.
     */
    std::size_t GetAmpduSubframeSize(std::size_t i) const;
 
    /**
     * Get the Receiver Address (RA), which is common to all the MPDUs
     * \return the Receiver Address.
     */
    Mac48Address GetAddr1() const;
 
    /**
     * Get the Transmitter Address (TA), which is common to all the MPDUs
     * \return the Transmitter Address.
     */
    Mac48Address GetAddr2() const;
 
    /**
     * \return true if the Duration/ID field contains a value for setting the NAV
     */
    bool HasNav() const;
 
    /**
     * Get the duration from the Duration/ID field, which is common to all the MPDUs
     * \return the duration from the Duration/ID field.
     */
    Time GetDuration() const;
 
    /**
     * Set the Duration/ID field on all the MPDUs
     * \param duration the value for the Duration/ID field.
     */
    void SetDuration(Time duration);
 
    /**
     * Get the set of TIDs of the QoS Data frames included in the PSDU. Note that
     * only single-TID A-MPDUs are currently supported, hence the returned set
     * contains at most one TID value.
     *
     * \return the set of TIDs of the QoS Data frames included in the PSDU.
     */
    std::set<uint8_t> GetTids() const;
 
    /**
     * Get the QoS Ack Policy of the QoS Data frames included in the PSDU that
     * have the given TID. Also, check that all the QoS Data frames having the
     * given TID have the same QoS Ack Policy. Do not call this method if there
     * is no QoS Date frame in the PSDU.
     *
     * \param tid the given TID
     * \return the QoS Ack Policy common to all QoS Data frames having the given TID.
     */
    WifiMacHeader::QosAckPolicy GetAckPolicyForTid(uint8_t tid) const;
 
    /**
     * Set the QoS Ack Policy of the QoS Data frames included in the PSDU that
     * have the given TID to the given policy.
     *
     * \param tid the given TID
     * \param policy the given QoS Ack policy
     */
    void SetAckPolicyForTid(uint8_t tid, WifiMacHeader::QosAckPolicy policy);
 
    /**
     * Get the maximum distance between the sequence number of any QoS Data frame
     * included in this PSDU that is not an old frame and the given starting
     * sequence number. If this  PSDU does not contain any QoS Data frame that
     * is not an old frame, an invalid distance (4096) is returned.
     *
     * \param startingSeq the given starting sequence number.
     * \return the maximum distance between the sequence numbers included in the
     *         PSDU and the given starting sequence number
     */
    uint16_t GetMaxDistFromStartingSeq(uint16_t startingSeq) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return the size of the PSDU in bytes
     *
     * \return the size of the PSDU.
     */
    uint32_t GetSize() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return the number of MPDUs constituting the PSDU
     *
     * \return the number of MPDUs constituting the PSDU.
     */
    std::size_t GetNMpdus() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return a const iterator to the first MPDU
     *
     * \return a const iterator to the first MPDU.
     */
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>::const_iterator begin() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return an iterator to the first MPDU
     *
     * \return an iterator to the first MPDU.
     */
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>::iterator begin();
 
    /**
     * \brief Return a const iterator to past-the-last MPDU
     *
     * \return a const iterator to past-the-last MPDU.
     */
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>::const_iterator end() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Return an iterator to past-the-last MPDU
     *
     * \return an iterator to past-the-last MPDU.
     */
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>::iterator end();
 
    /**
     * \brief Print the PSDU contents.
     * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
     */
    void Print(std::ostream& os) const;
 
  private:
    bool m_isSingle;                       //!< true for an S-MPDU
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiMpdu>> m_mpduList; //!< list of constituent MPDUs
    uint32_t m_size;                       //!< the size of the PSDU in bytes
};
 
/**
 * \brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * \param os the stream
 * \param psdu the PSDU
 * \returns a reference to the stream
 */
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const WifiPsdu& psdu);
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* WIFI_PSDU_H */