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19  * Original work authors (from lte-enb-rrc.cc):
20  * - Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
21  * - Marco Miozzo <mmiozzo@cttc.es>
22  * - Manuel Requena <manuel.requena@cttc.es>
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24  * Converted to handover algorithm interface by:
25  * - Budiarto Herman <budiarto.herman@magister.fi>
26  */
27 
29 #include <ns3/log.h>
30 #include <ns3/uinteger.h>
31 
32 namespace ns3 {
33 
34 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm");
35 
36 NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm);
37 
38 
40 // Handover Management SAP forwarder
42 
43 
45  : m_a2MeasId (0),
46  m_a4MeasId (0),
47  m_servingCellThreshold (30),
48  m_neighbourCellOffset (1),
49  m_handoverManagementSapUser (0)
50 {
51  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
53 }
54 
55 
57 {
58  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
59 }
60 
61 
62 TypeId
64 {
65  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm")
67  .AddConstructor<A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm> ()
68  .AddAttribute ("ServingCellThreshold",
69  "If the RSRQ of the serving cell is worse than this "
70  "threshold, neighbour cells are consider for handover. "
71  "Expressed in quantized range of [0..34] as per Section "
72  "9.1.7 of 3GPP TS 36.133.",
73  UintegerValue (30),
75  MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t> (0, 34))
76  .AddAttribute ("NeighbourCellOffset",
77  "Minimum offset between the serving and the best neighbour "
78  "cell to trigger the handover. Expressed in quantized "
79  "range of [0..34] as per Section 9.1.7 of 3GPP TS 36.133.",
80  UintegerValue (1),
82  MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t> ())
83  ;
84  return tid;
85 }
86 
87 
88 void
90 {
91  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << s);
93 }
94 
95 
98 {
99  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
101 }
102 
103 
104 void
106 {
107  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
108 
109  NS_LOG_LOGIC (this << " requesting Event A2 measurements"
110  << " (threshold=" << (uint16_t) m_servingCellThreshold << ")");
111  LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfigA2;
114  reportConfigA2.threshold1.range = m_servingCellThreshold;
118 
119  NS_LOG_LOGIC (this << " requesting Event A4 measurements"
120  << " (threshold=0)");
121  LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfigA4;
124  reportConfigA4.threshold1.range = 0; // intentionally very low threshold
128 
130 }
131 
132 
133 void
135 {
136  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
138 }
139 
140 
141 void
143  LteRrcSap::MeasResults measResults)
144 {
145  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << (uint16_t) measResults.measId);
146 
147  if (measResults.measId == m_a2MeasId)
148  {
150  "Invalid UE measurement report");
151  EvaluateHandover (rnti, measResults.rsrqResult);
152  }
153  else if (measResults.measId == m_a4MeasId)
154  {
155  if (measResults.haveMeasResultNeighCells
156  && !measResults.measResultListEutra.empty ())
157  {
158  for (std::list <LteRrcSap::MeasResultEutra>::iterator it = measResults.measResultListEutra.begin ();
159  it != measResults.measResultListEutra.end ();
160  ++it)
161  {
162  NS_ASSERT_MSG (it->haveRsrqResult == true,
163  "RSRQ measurement is missing from cellId " << it->physCellId);
164  UpdateNeighbourMeasurements (rnti, it->physCellId, it->rsrqResult);
165  }
166  }
167  else
168  {
169  NS_LOG_WARN (this << " Event A4 received without measurement results from neighbouring cells");
170  }
171  }
172  else
173  {
174  NS_LOG_WARN ("Ignoring measId " << (uint16_t) measResults.measId);
175  }
176 
177 } // end of DoReportUeMeas
178 
179 
180 void
182  uint8_t servingCellRsrq)
183 {
184  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << (uint16_t) servingCellRsrq);
185 
186  MeasurementTable_t::iterator it1;
187  it1 = m_neighbourCellMeasures.find (rnti);
188 
189  if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
190  {
191  NS_LOG_WARN ("Skipping handover evaluation for RNTI " << rnti << " because neighbour cells information is not found");
192  }
193  else
194  {
195  // Find the best neighbour cell (eNB)
196  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Number of neighbour cells = " << it1->second.size ());
197  uint16_t bestNeighbourCellId = 0;
198  uint8_t bestNeighbourRsrq = 0;
199  MeasurementRow_t::iterator it2;
200  for (it2 = it1->second.begin (); it2 != it1->second.end (); ++it2)
201  {
202  if ((it2->second->m_rsrq > bestNeighbourRsrq)
203  && IsValidNeighbour (it2->first))
204  {
205  bestNeighbourCellId = it2->first;
206  bestNeighbourRsrq = it2->second->m_rsrq;
207  }
208  }
209 
210  // Trigger Handover, if needed
211  if (bestNeighbourCellId > 0)
212  {
213  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Best neighbour cellId " << bestNeighbourCellId);
214 
215  if ((bestNeighbourRsrq - servingCellRsrq) >= m_neighbourCellOffset)
216  {
217  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Trigger Handover to cellId " << bestNeighbourCellId);
218  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("target cell RSRQ " << (uint16_t) bestNeighbourRsrq);
219  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("serving cell RSRQ " << (uint16_t) servingCellRsrq);
220 
221  // Inform eNodeB RRC about handover
223  bestNeighbourCellId);
224  }
225  }
226 
227  } // end of else of if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
228 
229 } // end of EvaluateMeasurementReport
230 
231 
232 bool
234 {
235  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << cellId);
236 
243  return true;
244 }
245 
246 
247 void
249  uint16_t cellId,
250  uint8_t rsrq)
251 {
252  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << cellId << (uint16_t) rsrq);
253  MeasurementTable_t::iterator it1;
254  it1 = m_neighbourCellMeasures.find (rnti);
255 
256  if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
257  {
258  // insert a new UE entry
259  MeasurementRow_t row;
260  std::pair<MeasurementTable_t::iterator, bool> ret;
261  ret = m_neighbourCellMeasures.insert (std::pair<uint16_t, MeasurementRow_t> (rnti, row));
262  NS_ASSERT (ret.second);
263  it1 = ret.first;
264  }
265 
266  NS_ASSERT (it1 != m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ());
267  Ptr<UeMeasure> neighbourCellMeasures;
268  std::map<uint16_t, Ptr<UeMeasure> >::iterator it2;
269  it2 = it1->second.find (cellId);
270 
271  if (it2 != it1->second.end ())
272  {
273  neighbourCellMeasures = it2->second;
274  neighbourCellMeasures->m_cellId = cellId;
275  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrp = 0;
276  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrq = rsrq;
277  }
278  else
279  {
280  // insert a new cell entry
281  neighbourCellMeasures = Create<UeMeasure> ();
282  neighbourCellMeasures->m_cellId = cellId;
283  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrp = 0;
284  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrq = rsrq;
285  it1->second[cellId] = neighbourCellMeasures;
286  }
287 
288 } // end of UpdateNeighbourMeasurements
289 
290 
291 } // end of namespace ns3
Smart pointer class similar to boost::intrusive_ptr.
Definition: ptr.h:73
#define NS_LOG_FUNCTION(parameters)
If log level LOG_FUNCTION is enabled, this macro will output all input parameters separated by "...
The abstract base class of a handover algorithm that operates using the Handover Management SAP inter...
#define NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(type)
Register an Object subclass with the TypeId system.
Definition: object-base.h:44
MeasurementTable_t m_neighbourCellMeasures
Table of measurement reports from all UEs.
virtual void SetLteHandoverManagementSapUser(LteHandoverManagementSapUser *s)
Set the "user" part of the Handover Management SAP interface that this handover algorithm instance wi...
LteHandoverManagementSapProvider * m_handoverManagementSapProvider
Receive API calls from the eNodeB RRC instance.
std::list< MeasResultEutra > measResultListEutra
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:582
ThresholdEutra threshold1
Threshold for event A1, A2, A4, and A5.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:339
Specifies criteria for triggering of an E-UTRA measurement reporting event.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:321
virtual LteHandoverManagementSapProvider * GetLteHandoverManagementSapProvider()
Export the "provider" part of the Handover Management SAP interface.
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@72 eventId
Choice of E-UTRA event triggered reporting criteria.
virtual void TriggerHandover(uint16_t rnti, uint16_t targetCellId)=0
Instruct the eNodeB RRC entity to prepare a handover.
#define NS_ASSERT(condition)
At runtime, in debugging builds, if this condition is not true, the program prints the source file...
Definition: assert.h:61
#define NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE(name)
Define a Log component with a specific name.
Definition: log.h:201
A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm()
Creates an A2-A4-RSRQ handover algorithm instance.
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@76 reportInterval
Indicates the interval between periodical reports.
Event A2: Serving becomes worse than absolute threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:332
RSRQ is used for the threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:315
uint8_t m_neighbourCellOffset
The NeighbourCellOffset attribute.
bool IsValidNeighbour(uint16_t cellId)
Determines if a neighbour cell is a valid destination for handover.
void DoReportUeMeas(uint16_t rnti, LteRrcSap::MeasResults measResults)
Implementation of LteHandoverManagementSapProvider::ReportUeMeas.
Reference Signal Received Quality.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:363
LteHandoverManagementSapUser * m_handoverManagementSapUser
Interface to the eNodeB RRC instance.
virtual void DoInitialize()
Initialize() implementation.
Hold an unsigned integer type.
Definition: uinteger.h:44
Ptr< SampleEmitter > s
Event A4: Neighbour becomes better than absolute threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:334
Template for the implementation of the LteHandoverManagementSapProvider as a member of an owner class...
#define NS_LOG_LOGIC(msg)
Use NS_LOG to output a message of level LOG_LOGIC.
Definition: log.h:252
uint8_t m_servingCellThreshold
The ServingCellThreshold attribute.
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ThresholdEutra::@70 choice
uint8_t range
Value range used in RSRP/RSRQ threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:317
uint8_t m_a2MeasId
The expected measurement identity for A2 measurements.
#define NS_ASSERT_MSG(condition, message)
At runtime, in debugging builds, if this condition is not true, the program prints the message to out...
Definition: assert.h:84
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@74 triggerQuantity
The quantities used to evaluate the triggering condition for the event, see 3GPP TS 36...
#define NS_LOG_WARN(msg)
Use NS_LOG to output a message of level LOG_WARN.
Definition: log.h:228
Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the handover algorithm instance to the eNodeB RRC instance...
void UpdateNeighbourMeasurements(uint16_t rnti, uint16_t cellId, uint8_t rsrq)
Called when Event A4 is reported, then update the measurements table.
virtual uint8_t AddUeMeasReportConfigForHandover(LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfig)=0
Request a certain reporting configuration to be fulfilled by the UEs attached to the eNodeB entity...
std::map< uint16_t, Ptr< UeMeasure > > MeasurementRow_t
Measurements reported by a UE for several cells.
void EvaluateHandover(uint16_t rnti, uint8_t servingCellRsrq)
Called when Event A2 is detected, then trigger a handover if needed.
uint8_t m_a4MeasId
The expected measurement identity for A4 measurements.
Ptr< const AttributeAccessor > MakeUintegerAccessor(T1 a1)
Create an AttributeAccessor for a class data member, or a lone class get functor or set method...
Definition: uinteger.h:45
virtual void DoDispose()
Destructor implementation.
a unique identifier for an interface.
Definition: type-id.h:51
TypeId SetParent(TypeId tid)
Definition: type-id.cc:631
Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the eNodeB RRC instance to the handover algorithm instance...
virtual void DoInitialize(void)
Initialize() implementation.
Definition: object.cc:345