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20 #ifndef BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H
21 #define BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H
22 
23 #include <map>
24 #include <list>
25 #include <deque>
26 
27 #include "ns3/packet.h"
28 
29 #include "wifi-mac-header.h"
31 #include "ctrl-headers.h"
32 #include "qos-utils.h"
33 #include "wifi-mode.h"
35 
36 namespace ns3 {
37 
38 class MgtAddBaResponseHeader;
39 class MgtAddBaRequestHeader;
40 class MgtDelBaHeader;
41 class MacTxMiddle;
42 class WifiMacQueue;
43 
49 struct Bar
50 {
51  Bar ();
61  Bar (Ptr<const Packet> packet,
63  uint8_t tid,
64  bool immediate);
67  uint8_t tid;
68  bool immediate;
69 };
70 
76 {
77 private:
80 
81 public:
82  BlockAckManager ();
84 
99  bool ExistsAgreement (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
109  bool ExistsAgreementInState (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid,
110  enum OriginatorBlockAckAgreement::State state) const;
118  void CreateAgreement (const MgtAddBaRequestHeader *reqHdr, Mac48Address recipient);
126  void DestroyAgreement (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
133  void UpdateAgreement (const MgtAddBaResponseHeader *respHdr, Mac48Address recipient);
142  void StorePacket (Ptr<const Packet> packet, const WifiMacHeader &hdr, Time tStamp);
151  bool HasBar (struct Bar &bar);
159  bool HasPackets (void) const;
170  void NotifyGotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address recipient, WifiMode txMode);
179  uint32_t GetNBufferedPackets (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
188  uint32_t GetNRetryNeededPackets (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
197  void NotifyAgreementEstablished (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq);
206  void NotifyAgreementUnsuccessful (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
217  void NotifyMpduTransmission (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t nextSeqNumber, WifiMacHeader::QosAckPolicy policy);
224  void CompleteAmpduExchange(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
231  void SetBlockAckThreshold (uint8_t nPackets);
235  void SetQueue (Ptr<WifiMacQueue> queue);
236  void SetTxMiddle (MacTxMiddle* txMiddle);
242  void SetBlockAckType (enum BlockAckType bAckType);
250  void TearDownBlockAck (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
260  bool HasOtherFragments (uint16_t sequenceNumber) const;
266  uint32_t GetNextPacketSize (void) const;
273  void SetMaxPacketDelay (Time maxDelay);
291  bool SwitchToBlockAckIfNeeded (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq);
301  uint16_t GetSeqNumOfNextRetryPacket (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const;
305  bool AlreadyExists(uint16_t currentSeq, Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
309  bool RemovePacket (uint8_t tid, Mac48Address recipient, uint16_t seqnumber);
310  /*
311  * Peek in retransmit queue and get the next packet without removing it from the queue
312  */
313  Ptr<const Packet> PeekNextPacket (WifiMacHeader &hdr, Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, Time *timestamp);
318  bool NeedBarRetransmission (uint8_t tid, uint16_t seqNumber, Mac48Address recipient);
319 
334  void SetTxOkCallback (TxOk callback);
339  void SetTxFailedCallback (TxFailed callback);
340 
341 private:
352  Ptr<Packet> ScheduleBlockAckReqIfNeeded (Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid);
356  void CleanupBuffers (void);
357  void InactivityTimeout (Mac48Address, uint8_t);
358 
359  struct Item;
363  typedef std::list<Item> PacketQueue;
367  typedef std::list<Item>::iterator PacketQueueI;
371  typedef std::list<Item>::const_iterator PacketQueueCI;
372 
376  typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
377  std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> > Agreements;
381  typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
382  std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> >::iterator AgreementsI;
386  typedef std::map<std::pair<Mac48Address, uint8_t>,
387  std::pair<OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue> >::const_iterator AgreementsCI;
388 
393  struct Item
394  {
395  Item ();
396  Item (Ptr<const Packet> packet,
397  const WifiMacHeader &hdr,
398  Time tStamp);
402  };
409  void InsertInRetryQueue (PacketQueueI item);
410 
417  Agreements m_agreements;
423  std::list<PacketQueueI> m_retryPackets;
424  std::list<Bar> m_bars;
425 
438 };
439 
440 } // namespace ns3
441 
442 #endif /* BLOCK_ACK_MANAGER_H */
std::map< std::pair< Mac48Address, uint8_t >, std::pair< OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue > > Agreements
typedef for a map between MAC address and block ACK agreement.
void SetUnblockDestinationCallback(Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t > callback)
Simulation virtual time values and global simulation resolution.
Definition: nstime.h:95
Callback template class.
Definition: callback.h:978
std::list< Item > PacketQueue
typedef for a list of Item struct.
std::map< std::pair< Mac48Address, uint8_t >, std::pair< OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue > >::const_iterator AgreementsCI
typedef for a const iterator for Agreements.
void CreateAgreement(const MgtAddBaRequestHeader *reqHdr, Mac48Address recipient)
void StorePacket(Ptr< const Packet > packet, const WifiMacHeader &hdr, Time tStamp)
Agreements m_agreements
This data structure contains, for each block ack agreement (recipient, tid), a set of packets for whi...
Implement the header for management frames of type add block ack request.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:454
bool HasBar(struct Bar &bar)
void InactivityTimeout(Mac48Address, uint8_t)
std::map< std::pair< Mac48Address, uint8_t >, std::pair< OriginatorBlockAckAgreement, PacketQueue > >::iterator AgreementsI
typedef for an iterator for Agreements.
void SetBlockAckType(enum BlockAckType bAckType)
bool HasPackets(void) const
Returns true if there are packets that need of retransmission or at least a BAR is scheduled...
BlockAckType
Enumeration for different block ACK policies.
Definition: ctrl-headers.h:30
Block Ack Request.
represent a single transmission modeA WifiMode is implemented by a single integer which is used to lo...
Definition: wifi-mode.h:93
Handles sequence numbering of IEEE 802.11 data frames.
Definition: mac-tx-middle.h:39
Ptr< const Packet > PeekNextPacket(WifiMacHeader &hdr, Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, Time *timestamp)
void SetTxFailedCallback(TxFailed callback)
Ptr< Packet > ScheduleBlockAckReqIfNeeded(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
void SetQueue(Ptr< WifiMacQueue > queue)
void NotifyAgreementEstablished(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq)
void UpdateAgreement(const MgtAddBaResponseHeader *respHdr, Mac48Address recipient)
uint32_t GetNRetryNeededPackets(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const
uint32_t GetNextPacketSize(void) const
uint16_t GetSeqNumOfNextRetryPacket(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const
void NotifyAgreementUnsuccessful(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
void SetWifiRemoteStationManager(Ptr< WifiRemoteStationManager > manager)
Set up WifiRemoteStationManager associated with this BlockAckManager.
void InsertInRetryQueue(PacketQueueI item)
bool HasOtherFragments(uint16_t sequenceNumber) const
std::list< PacketQueueI > m_retryPackets
This list contains all iterators to stored packets that need to be retransmitted. ...
Headers for Block ack response.
Definition: ctrl-headers.h:183
void SetTxMiddle(MacTxMiddle *txMiddle)
void SetBlockDestinationCallback(Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t > callback)
void DestroyAgreement(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
void SetTxOkCallback(TxOk callback)
Mac48Address recipient
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
bool RemovePacket(uint8_t tid, Mac48Address recipient, uint16_t seqnumber)
Remove a packet after you peek in the queue and get it.
Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t, bool > m_blockAckInactivityTimeout
QosAckPolicy
ACK policy for QoS frames.
bool ExistsAgreementInState(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, enum OriginatorBlockAckAgreement::State state) const
Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t > m_blockPackets
Callback< void, const WifiMacHeader & > TxOk
typedef for a callback to invoke when a packet transmission was completed successfully.
an EUI-48 address
Definition: mac48-address.h:43
Callback< void, const WifiMacHeader & > TxFailed
typedef for a callback to invoke when a packet transmission was failed.
bool AlreadyExists(uint16_t currentSeq, Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
Checks if the packet already exists in the retransmit queue or not if it does then it doesn't add it ...
Ptr< const Packet > GetNextPacket(WifiMacHeader &hdr)
void SetBlockAckInactivityCallback(Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t, bool > callback)
void SetMaxPacketDelay(Time maxDelay)
void NotifyMpduTransmission(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t nextSeqNumber, WifiMacHeader::QosAckPolicy policy)
bool NeedBarRetransmission(uint8_t tid, uint16_t seqNumber, Mac48Address recipient)
This function returns true if the lifetime of the packets a BAR refers to didn't expire yet else it r...
A struct for packet, Wifi header, and timestamp.
bool SwitchToBlockAckIfNeeded(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid, uint16_t startingSeq)
std::list< Item >::const_iterator PacketQueueCI
typedef for a const iterator for PacketQueue.
BlockAckManager & operator=(const BlockAckManager &)
Callback< void, Mac48Address, uint8_t > m_unblockPackets
uint32_t GetNBufferedPackets(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const
std::list< Bar > m_bars
enum BlockAckType m_blockAckType
void CleanupBuffers(void)
This method removes packets whose lifetime was exceeded.
void SetBlockAckThreshold(uint8_t nPackets)
Implement the header for management frames of type add block ack response.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:582
void CompleteAmpduExchange(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
Ptr< const Packet > bar
State
Represents the state for this agreement.
void NotifyGotBlockAck(const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address recipient, WifiMode txMode)
Manages all block ack agreements for an originator station.
bool ExistsAgreement(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid) const
Ptr< WifiRemoteStationManager > m_stationManager
Ptr< const Packet > packet
Implements the IEEE 802.11 MAC header.
void TearDownBlockAck(Mac48Address recipient, uint8_t tid)
Ptr< WifiMacQueue > m_queue
std::list< Item >::iterator PacketQueueI
typedef for an iterator for PacketQueue.