mesh-l2-routing-protocol.h

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 * Authors: Kirill Andreev <andreev@iitp.ru>
 *          Pavel Boyko <boyko@iitp.ru>
 */
 
#ifndef MESH_L2_ROUTING_PROTOCOL_H
#define MESH_L2_ROUTING_PROTOCOL_H
 
#include "ns3/mac48-address.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"
#include "ns3/packet.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class Packet;
class MeshPointDevice;
 
/**
 * \ingroup mesh
 *
 * \brief Interface for L2 mesh routing protocol and mesh point communication.
 *
 * Every mesh routing protocol must implement this interface. Each mesh point (MeshPointDevice) is
 * supposed to know single L2RoutingProtocol to work with, see MeshPointDevice::SetRoutingProtocol
 * ().
 *
 * This interface is similar to ipv4 routing protocol base class.
 */
class MeshL2RoutingProtocol : public Object
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
    /// virtual D-tor for subclasses
    ~MeshL2RoutingProtocol() override;
    /**
     * Callback to be invoked when route discovery  procedure is completed.
     *
     * \param flag        indicating whether a route was actually found and all needed information
     * is added to the packet successfully
     *
     * \param packet      for which the route was resolved. All routing information for MAC layer
     *                    must be stored in proper tags (like in case of HWMP, when WifiMacHeader
     *                    needs address of next hop), or must be added as a packet header (if MAC
     *                    does not need any additional information). So, the packet is returned back
     *                    to MeshPointDevice looks like a pure packet with ethernet header
     *                    (i.e data + src +dst + protocol). The only special information addressed
     *                    to MeshPointDevice is an outcoming interface ID.
     *
     * \param src         source address of the packet
     *
     * \param dst         destination address of the packet
     *
     * \param protocol    ethernet 'Protocol' field, needed to form a proper MAC-layer header
     *
     * \param uint32_t    outcoming interface to use or 0xffffffff if packet should be sent by ALL
     * interfaces
     */
    typedef Callback<void,         /* return type */
                     bool,         /* flag */
                     Ptr<Packet>,  /* packet */
                     Mac48Address, /* src */
                     Mac48Address, /* dst */
                     uint16_t,     /* protocol */
                     uint32_t      /* out interface ID */
                     >
        RouteReplyCallback;
    /**
     * Request routing information, all packets must go through this request.
     *
     * Note that route discovery works async. -- RequestRoute returns immediately, while
     * reply callback will be called when routing information will be available.
     * \return true if valid route is already known
     * \param sourceIface the incoming interface of the packet
     * \param source        source address
     * \param destination   destination address
     * \param packet        the packet to be resolved (needed the whole packet, because
     *                      routing information is added as tags or headers). The packet
     *                      will be returned to reply callback.
     * \param protocolType  protocol ID, needed to form a proper MAC-layer header
     * \param routeReply    callback to be invoked after route discovery procedure, supposed
     *                      to really send packet using routing information.
     */
    virtual bool RequestRoute(uint32_t sourceIface,
                              const Mac48Address source,
                              const Mac48Address destination,
                              Ptr<const Packet> packet,
                              uint16_t protocolType,
                              RouteReplyCallback routeReply) = 0;
    /**
     * \brief When packet is ready to go to upper layer, protocol must
     * remove all its information: tags, header, etc. So,
     * MeshPointDevice must call this method when passing a packet to
     * upper layer.
     * \returns true if packet shall not be dropped, false otherwise.
     * \param fromIface     the incoming interface of the packet
     * \param source        source address
     * \param destination   destination address
     * \param packet        the packet to be handled
     * \param protocolType  protocol ID, needed to form a proper MAC-layer header
     * \attention protocol type is passed by reference, because may be
     * changed
     */
    virtual bool RemoveRoutingStuff(uint32_t fromIface,
                                    const Mac48Address source,
                                    const Mac48Address destination,
                                    Ptr<Packet> packet,
                                    uint16_t& protocolType) = 0;
    /**
     * Set host mesh point, analog of SetNode (...) methods for upper layer protocols.
     *
     * \param mp the mesh point device
     */
    void SetMeshPoint(Ptr<MeshPointDevice> mp);
    /**
     * Each mesh protocol must be installed on the mesh point to work.
     *
     * \returns the mesh point device
     */
    Ptr<MeshPointDevice> GetMeshPoint() const;
 
  protected:
    /// Host mesh point
    Ptr<MeshPointDevice> m_mp;
};
} // namespace ns3
#endif