bs-scheduler.h

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 * Author: Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzeb.farooq@sophia.inria.fr>
 */

/* BS outbound scheduler as per in Section 6.3.5.1 */

#ifndef BS_SCHEDULER_H
#define BS_SCHEDULER_H

#include <list>
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "wimax-phy.h"
#include "ns3/packet-burst.h"
#include "dl-mac-messages.h"
#include "service-flow.h"

namespace ns3 {

class BaseStationNetDevice;
class GenericMacHeader;
class WimaxConnection;
class Cid;

class BSScheduler : public Object
{
public:
  BSScheduler ();
  BSScheduler (Ptr<BaseStationNetDevice> bs);
  ~BSScheduler (void);

  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  /*
   * \brief This function returns all the downlink bursts scheduled for the next
   * downlink sub-frame
   * \returns  all the downlink bursts scheduled for the next downlink sub-frame
   */
  virtual std::list<std::pair<OfdmDlMapIe*, Ptr<PacketBurst> > >*
  GetDownlinkBursts (void) const = 0;
  /*
   * \brief This function adds a downlink burst to the list of downlink bursts
   * scheduled for the next downlink sub-frame
   * \param connection a pointer to connection in wich the burst will be sent
   * \param diuc downlink iuc
   * \param modulationType the modulation type of the burst
   * \param burst the downlink burst to add to the downlink sub frame
   */
  virtual void AddDownlinkBurst (Ptr<const WimaxConnection> connection,
                                 uint8_t diuc,
                                 WimaxPhy::ModulationType modulationType,
                                 Ptr<PacketBurst> burst) = 0;

  /*
   * \brief the scheduling function for the downlink subframe.
   */
  virtual void Schedule (void) = 0;
  /*
   * \brief Selects a connection from the list of connections having packets to be sent .
   * \param connection will point to a connection that have packets to be sent
   * \returns false if no connection has packets to be sent, true otherwise
   */
  virtual bool SelectConnection (Ptr<WimaxConnection> &connection) = 0;

  /*
   * \brief Creates a downlink UGS burst
   * \param serviceFlow the service flow of the burst
   * \param modulationType the modulation type to be used for the burst
   * \param availableSymbols maximum number of OFDM symbols to be used by the burst
   * \returns a Burst (list of packets)
   */
  virtual Ptr<PacketBurst> CreateUgsBurst (ServiceFlow *serviceFlow,
                                           WimaxPhy::ModulationType modulationType,
                                           uint32_t availableSymbols) = 0;

  virtual Ptr<BaseStationNetDevice> GetBs (void);
  virtual void SetBs (Ptr<BaseStationNetDevice> bs);

  /*
   * \brief Check if the packet fragmentation is possible for transport connection.
   * \param connection the downlink connection
   * \param availableSymbols maximum number of OFDM symbols to be used by the burst
   * \param modulationType the modulation type to be used for the burst
   * \returns false if packet fragmentation is not possible, true otherwise
   */
  bool CheckForFragmentation (Ptr<WimaxConnection> connection,
                              int availableSymbols,
                              WimaxPhy::ModulationType modulationType);
private:
  Ptr<BaseStationNetDevice> m_bs;
  std::list<std::pair<OfdmDlMapIe*, Ptr<PacketBurst> > > *m_downlinkBursts;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* BS_SCHEDULER_H */