lte-enb-cmac-sap.h

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 * Author: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
 *         Marco Miozzo <mmiozzo@cttc.es>
 */
 
#ifndef LTE_ENB_CMAC_SAP_H
#define LTE_ENB_CMAC_SAP_H
 
#include <ns3/packet.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class LteMacSapUser;
 
/**
 * Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the eNB MAC to the eNB RRC
 * See Femto Forum MAC Scheduler Interface Specification v 1.11, Figure 1
 *
 * This is the MAC SAP Provider, i.e., the part of the SAP that contains the MAC methods called by
 * the RRC
 */
class LteEnbCmacSapProvider
{
  public:
    virtual ~LteEnbCmacSapProvider();
    /**
     *
     *
     * @param ulBandwidth
     * @param dlBandwidth
     */
    virtual void ConfigureMac(uint16_t ulBandwidth, uint16_t dlBandwidth) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Add UE function
     *
     * \param rnti
     */
    virtual void AddUe(uint16_t rnti) = 0;
 
    /**
     * remove the UE, e.g., after handover or termination of the RRC connection
     *
     * \param rnti
     */
    virtual void RemoveUe(uint16_t rnti) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Logical Channel information to be passed to CmacSapProvider::ConfigureLc
     *
     */
    struct LcInfo
    {
        uint16_t rnti;        /**< C-RNTI identifying the UE */
        uint8_t lcId;         /**< logical channel identifier */
        uint8_t lcGroup;      /**< logical channel group */
        uint8_t qci;          /**< QoS Class Identifier */
        uint8_t resourceType; /**< 0 if the bearer is NON-GBR, 1 if the bearer
                                   is GBR, 2 if the bearer in DC-GBR */
        uint64_t mbrUl;       /**< maximum bitrate in uplink */
        uint64_t mbrDl;       /**< maximum bitrate in downlink */
        uint64_t gbrUl;       /**< guaranteed bitrate in uplink */
        uint64_t gbrDl;       /**< guaranteed bitrate in downlink */
    };
 
    /**
     * Add a new logical channel
     *
     * \param lcinfo
     * \param msu
     */
    virtual void AddLc(LcInfo lcinfo, LteMacSapUser* msu) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Reconfigure an existing logical channel
     *
     * \param lcinfo
     */
    virtual void ReconfigureLc(LcInfo lcinfo) = 0;
 
    /**
     * release an existing logical channel
     *
     * \param rnti
     * \param lcid
     */
    virtual void ReleaseLc(uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid) = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Parameters for [re]configuring the UE
     */
    struct UeConfig
    {
        /**
         * UE id within this cell
         */
        uint16_t m_rnti;
        /**
         * Transmission mode [1..7] (i.e., SISO, MIMO, etc.)
         */
        uint8_t m_transmissionMode;
    };
 
    /**
     * update the configuration of the UE
     *
     * \param params
     */
    virtual void UeUpdateConfigurationReq(UeConfig params) = 0;
 
    /**
     * struct defining the RACH configuration of the MAC
     *
     */
    struct RachConfig
    {
        uint8_t numberOfRaPreambles;  ///< number of RA preambles
        uint8_t preambleTransMax;     ///< preamble transmit maximum
        uint8_t raResponseWindowSize; ///< RA response window size
        uint8_t connEstFailCount;     ///< the counter value for T300 timer expiration
    };
 
    /**
     *
     * \return the current RACH configuration of the MAC
     */
    virtual RachConfig GetRachConfig() = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief AllocateNcRaPreambleReturnValue structure
     *
     */
    struct AllocateNcRaPreambleReturnValue
    {
        bool valid;               ///< true if a valid RA config was allocated, false otherwise
        uint8_t raPreambleId;     ///< random access preamble id
        uint8_t raPrachMaskIndex; ///< PRACH mask index
    };
 
    /**
     * Allocate a random access preamble for non-contention based random access (e.g., for
     * handover).
     *
     * \param rnti the RNTI of the UE who will perform non-contention based random access
     *
     * \return  the newly allocated random access preamble
     */
    virtual AllocateNcRaPreambleReturnValue AllocateNcRaPreamble(uint16_t rnti) = 0;
};
 
/**
 * Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the MAC to the RRC
 * See Femto Forum MAC Scheduler Interface Specification v 1.11, Figure 1
 *
 * This is the MAC SAP User, i.e., the part of the SAP that contains the RRC methods called by the
 * MAC
 */
class LteEnbCmacSapUser
{
  public:
    virtual ~LteEnbCmacSapUser();
 
    /**
     * request the allocation of a Temporary C-RNTI
     *
     * \return the T-C-RNTI
     */
    virtual uint16_t AllocateTemporaryCellRnti() = 0;
 
    /**
     * notify the result of the last LC config operation
     *
     * \param rnti the rnti of the user
     * \param lcid the logical channel id
     * \param success true if the operation was successful, false otherwise
     */
    virtual void NotifyLcConfigResult(uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid, bool success) = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Parameters for [re]configuring the UE
     */
    struct UeConfig
    {
        /**
         * UE id within this cell
         */
        uint16_t m_rnti;
        /**
         * Transmission mode [1..7] (i.e., SISO, MIMO, etc.)
         */
        uint8_t m_transmissionMode;
    };
 
    /**
     * Notify the RRC of a UE config updated requested by the MAC (normally, by the scheduler)
     *
     * \param params
     */
    virtual void RrcConfigurationUpdateInd(UeConfig params) = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Is random access completed function
     *
     * This method is executed to decide if the non contention based
     * preamble has to be reused or not upon preamble expiry. If the random access
     * in connected mode is completed, then the preamble can be reused by other UEs.
     * If not, the same UE retains the preamble and other available preambles are
     * assigned to the required UEs.
     *
     * \param rnti the C-RNTI identifying the user
     * \return true if the random access in connected mode is completed
     */
    virtual bool IsRandomAccessCompleted(uint16_t rnti) = 0;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif // MAC_SAP_H