lte-hex-grid-enb-topology-helper.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2012 Centre Tecnologic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC)
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 * Author: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
 */
 
#ifndef LTE_HEX_GRID_ENB_TOPOLOGY_HELPER_H
#define LTE_HEX_GRID_ENB_TOPOLOGY_HELPER_H
 
#include "lte-helper.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup lte
 *
 * This helper class allows to easily create a topology with eNBs
 * grouped in three-sector sites laid out on an hexagonal grid. The
 * layout is done row-wise.
 *
 */
class LteHexGridEnbTopologyHelper : public Object
{
  public:
    LteHexGridEnbTopologyHelper();
    ~LteHexGridEnbTopologyHelper() override;
 
    /**
     * Register this type.
     * \return The object TypeId.
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
    void DoDispose() override;
 
    /**
     * Set the LteHelper to be used to actually create the EnbNetDevices
     *
     * \note if no EpcHelper is ever set, then LteHexGridEnbTopologyHelper will default
     * to creating an LTE-only simulation with no EPC, using LteRlcSm as
     * the RLC model, and without supporting any IP networking. In other
     * words, it will be a radio-level simulation involving only LTE PHY
     * and MAC and the FF Scheduler, with a saturation traffic model for
     * the RLC.
     *
     * \param h a pointer to the EpcHelper to be used
     */
    void SetLteHelper(Ptr<LteHelper> h);
 
    /**
     * Position the nodes on a hex grid and install the corresponding
     * EnbNetDevices with antenna boresight configured properly
     *
     * \param c the node container where the devices are to be installed
     *
     * \return the NetDeviceContainer with the newly created devices
     */
    NetDeviceContainer SetPositionAndInstallEnbDevice(NodeContainer c);
 
  private:
    /**
     * Pointer to LteHelper object
     */
    Ptr<LteHelper> m_lteHelper;
 
    /**
     * The offset [m] in the position for the node of each sector with
     * respect to the center of the three-sector site
     */
    double m_offset;
 
    /**
     * The distance [m] between nearby sites
     */
    double m_d;
 
    /**
     * The x coordinate where the hex grid starts
     */
    double m_xMin;
 
    /**
     * The y coordinate where the hex grid starts
     */
    double m_yMin;
 
    /**
     * The number of sites in even rows (odd rows will have
     * one additional site)
     */
    uint32_t m_gridWidth;
 
    /**
     * The height [m] of each site
     */
    uint32_t m_siteHeight;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif // LTE_HEX_GRID_ENB_TOPOLOGY_HELPER_H