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/*
 * PORT NOTE: This code was ported from ns-2 (queue/red.h).  Almost all
 * comments also been ported from NS-2.
 * This implementation aims to be close to the results cited in [0]
 * [0] S.Floyd, K.Fall http://icir.org/floyd/papers/redsims.ps
 */

#ifndef RED_QUEUE_H
#define RED_QUEUE_H

#include <queue>
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/queue.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/boolean.h"
#include "ns3/data-rate.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"

namespace ns3 {

class TraceContainer;
class UniformRandomVariable;

/*
 * \ingroup queue
 *
 * \brief A RED packet queue
 */
class RedQueue : public Queue
{
public:
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
  /*
   * \brief RedQueue Constructor
   *
   * Create a RED queue
   */
  RedQueue ();

  /*
   * \brief Destructor
   *
   * Destructor
   */ 
  virtual ~RedQueue ();

  /*
   * \brief Stats
   *
   */
  typedef struct
  {
    // Early probability drops
    uint32_t unforcedDrop;
    // Forced drops, qavg > max threshold
    uint32_t forcedDrop;
    // Drops due to queue limits
    uint32_t qLimDrop;
  } Stats;

  /* 
   * \brief Drop types
   *
   */
  enum
  {
    DTYPE_NONE,        // Ok, no drop
    DTYPE_FORCED,      // A "forced" drop
    DTYPE_UNFORCED,    // An "unforced" (random) drop
  };

  /*
   * \brief Set the operating mode of this queue.
   *  Set operating mode
   *
   * \param mode The operating mode of this queue.
   */
  void SetMode (RedQueue::QueueMode mode);

  /*
   * \brief Get the encapsulation mode of this queue.
   * Get the encapsulation mode of this queue
   *
   * \returns The encapsulation mode of this queue.
   */
  RedQueue::QueueMode GetMode (void);

  /*
   * \brief Get the current value of the queue in bytes or packets.
   *
   * \returns The queue size in bytes or packets.
   */
  uint32_t GetQueueSize (void);

  /*
   * \brief Set the limit of the queue.
   *
   * \param lim The limit in bytes or packets.
   */
  void SetQueueLimit (uint32_t lim);

  /*
   * \brief Set the thresh limits of RED.
   *
   * \param min Minimum thresh in bytes or packets.
   * \param max Maximum thresh in bytes or packets.
   */
  void SetTh (double minTh, double maxTh);

  /*
   * \brief Get the RED statistics after running.
   *
   * \returns The drop statistics.
   */
  Stats GetStats ();

  int64_t AssignStreams (int64_t stream);

private:
  virtual bool DoEnqueue (Ptr<Packet> p);
  virtual Ptr<Packet> DoDequeue (void);
  virtual Ptr<const Packet> DoPeek (void) const;

  // ...
  void InitializeParams (void);
  // Compute the average queue size
  double Estimator (uint32_t nQueued, uint32_t m, double qAvg, double qW);
  // Check if packet p needs to be dropped due to probability mark
  uint32_t DropEarly (Ptr<Packet> p, uint32_t qSize);
  // Returns a probability using these function parameters for the DropEarly funtion
  double CalculatePNew (double qAvg, double maxTh, bool gentle, double vA,
                        double vB, double vC, double vD, double maxP);
  // Returns a probability using these function parameters for the DropEarly funtion
  double ModifyP (double p, uint32_t count, uint32_t countBytes,
                  uint32_t meanPktSize, bool wait, uint32_t size);

  std::list<Ptr<Packet> > m_packets;

  uint32_t m_bytesInQueue;
  bool m_hasRedStarted;
  Stats m_stats;

  // ** Variables supplied by user
  // Bytes or packets?
  QueueMode m_mode;
  // Avg pkt size
  uint32_t m_meanPktSize;
  // Avg pkt size used during idle times
  uint32_t m_idlePktSize;
  // True for waiting between dropped packets
  bool m_isWait;
  // True to increases dropping prob. slowly when ave queue exceeds maxthresh
  bool m_isGentle;
  // Min avg length threshold (bytes)
  double m_minTh;
  // Max avg length threshold (bytes), should be >= 2*minTh
  double m_maxTh;
  // Queue limit in bytes / packets
  uint32_t m_queueLimit;
  // Queue weight given to cur q size sample
  double m_qW;
  // The max probability of dropping a packet
  double m_lInterm;
  // Ns-1 compatibility
  bool m_isNs1Compat;
  // Link bandwidth
  DataRate m_linkBandwidth;
  // Link delay
  Time m_linkDelay;

  // ** Variables maintained by RED
  // Prob. of packet drop before "count"
  double m_vProb1;
  // v_prob = v_a * v_ave + v_b
  double m_vA;
  double m_vB;
  // Used for "gentle" mode
  double m_vC;
  // Used for "gentle" mode
  double m_vD;
  // Current max_p
  double m_curMaxP;
  // Prob. of packet drop
  double m_vProb;
  // # of bytes since last drop
  uint32_t m_countBytes;
  // 0 when average queue first exceeds thresh
  uint32_t m_old;
  // 0/1 idle status
  uint32_t m_idle;
  // packet time constant in packets/second
  double m_ptc;
  // Average queue length
  double m_qAvg;
  // number of packets since last random number generation
  uint32_t m_count;
  /*
   * 0 for default RED
   * 1 experimental (see red-queue.cc)
   * 2 experimental (see red-queue.cc)
   * 3 use Idle packet size in the ptc
   */
  uint32_t m_cautious;
  // Start of current idle period
  Time m_idleTime;

  Ptr<UniformRandomVariable> m_uv;
};

}; // namespace ns3

#endif // RED_QUEUE_H