a3-rsrp-handover-algorithm.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2013 Budiarto Herman
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#ifndef A3_RSRP_HANDOVER_ALGORITHM_H
#define A3_RSRP_HANDOVER_ALGORITHM_H
 
#include "lte-handover-algorithm.h"
#include "lte-handover-management-sap.h"
#include "lte-rrc-sap.h"
 
#include <ns3/nstime.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \brief Implementation of the strongest cell handover algorithm, based on RSRP
 *        measurements and Event A3.
 *
 * The algorithm utilizes Event A3 (Section 5.5.4.4 of 3GPP TS 36.331) UE
 * measurements and the Reference Signal Reference Power (RSRP). It is defined
 * as the event when the UE perceives that a neighbour cell's RSRP is better
 * than the serving cell's RSRP.
 *
 * Handover margin (a.k.a. hysteresis) and time-to-trigger (TTT) can be
 * configured to delay the event triggering. The values of these parameters
 * apply to all attached UEs.
 *
 * The following code snippet is an example of using and configuring the
 * handover algorithm in a simulation program:
 *
 *     Ptr<LteHelper> lteHelper = CreateObject<LteHelper> ();
 *
 *     NodeContainer enbNodes;
 *     // configure the nodes here...
 *
 *     lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmType ("ns3::A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm");
 *     lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute ("Hysteresis",
 *                                               DoubleValue (3.0));
 *     lteHelper->SetHandoverAlgorithmAttribute ("TimeToTrigger",
 *                                               TimeValue (MilliSeconds (256)));
 *     NetDeviceContainer enbLteDevs = lteHelper->InstallEnbDevice (enbNodes);
 *
 * \note Setting the handover algorithm type and attributes after the call to
 *       LteHelper::InstallEnbDevice does not have any effect to the devices
 *       that have already been installed.
 */
class A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm : public LteHandoverAlgorithm
{
  public:
    /// Creates a strongest cell handover algorithm instance.
    A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm();
 
    ~A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    // inherited from LteHandoverAlgorithm
    void SetLteHandoverManagementSapUser(LteHandoverManagementSapUser* s) override;
    LteHandoverManagementSapProvider* GetLteHandoverManagementSapProvider() override;
 
    /// let the forwarder class access the protected and private members
    friend class MemberLteHandoverManagementSapProvider<A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm>;
 
  protected:
    // inherited from Object
    void DoInitialize() override;
    void DoDispose() override;
 
    // inherited from LteHandoverAlgorithm as a Handover Management SAP implementation
    void DoReportUeMeas(uint16_t rnti, LteRrcSap::MeasResults measResults) override;
 
  private:
    /**
     * Determines if a neighbour cell is a valid destination for handover.
     * Currently always return true.
     *
     * \param cellId The cell ID of the neighbour cell.
     * \return True if the cell is a valid destination for handover.
     */
    bool IsValidNeighbour(uint16_t cellId);
 
    /// The expected measurement identity for A3 measurements.
    std::vector<uint8_t> m_measIds;
 
    /**
     * The `Hysteresis` attribute. Handover margin (hysteresis) in dB (rounded to
     * the nearest multiple of 0.5 dB).
     */
    double m_hysteresisDb;
    /**
     * The `TimeToTrigger` attribute. Time during which neighbour cell's RSRP
     * must continuously higher than serving cell's RSRP "
     */
    Time m_timeToTrigger;
 
    /// Interface to the eNodeB RRC instance.
    LteHandoverManagementSapUser* m_handoverManagementSapUser;
    /// Receive API calls from the eNodeB RRC instance.
    LteHandoverManagementSapProvider* m_handoverManagementSapProvider;
 
}; // end of class A3RsrpHandoverAlgorithm
 
} // end of namespace ns3
 
#endif /* A3_RSRP_HANDOVER_ALGORITHM_H */