threshold-preamble-detection-model.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2018 University of Washington
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 * Author: Sébastien Deronne <sebastien.deronne@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef THRESHOLD_PREAMBLE_DETECTION_MODEL_H
#define THRESHOLD_PREAMBLE_DETECTION_MODEL_H
 
#include "preamble-detection-model.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
/**
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * A threshold-based model for detecting PHY preamble.
 * This model assumes that a preamble is successfully detected if SNR is at or above a given
 * threshold (set to 4 dB by default). However, if RSSI is below a minimum RSSI (set to -82 dBm by
 * default), the PHY preamble is not detected.
 */
class ThresholdPreambleDetectionModel : public PreambleDetectionModel
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    ThresholdPreambleDetectionModel();
    ~ThresholdPreambleDetectionModel() override;
 
    /**
     * This method returns whether the preamble detection was successful.
     *
     * \param rssi the RSSI of the received signal (in Watts).
     * \param snr the SNR ratio (linear scale) of the received signal.
     * \param channelWidth the channel width of the received signal in MHz.
     *
     * \return true if the preamble has been detected,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    bool IsPreambleDetected(double rssi, double snr, double channelWidth) const override;
 
  private:
    double m_threshold; ///< SNR threshold in dB used to decide whether a preamble is successfully
                        ///< received
    double m_rssiMin;   ///< Minimum RSSI in dBm that shall be received to start the decision
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* THRESHOLD_PREAMBLE_DETECTION_MODEL_H */