wifi-helper.h

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/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2008 INRIA
 * Copyright (c) 2009 MIRKO BANCHI
 *
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 * Authors: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 *          Mirko Banchi <mk.banchi@gmail.com>
 */

#ifndef WIFI_HELPER_H
#define WIFI_HELPER_H

#include <string>
#include "ns3/attribute.h"
#include "ns3/object-factory.h"
#include "ns3/node-container.h"
#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy-standard.h"
#include "ns3/trace-helper.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-mac-helper.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"

namespace ns3 {

class WifiPhy;
class WifiNetDevice;
class Node;

class WifiPhyHelper : public PcapHelperForDevice,
                      public AsciiTraceHelperForDevice
{
public:
  WifiPhyHelper ();
  virtual ~WifiPhyHelper ();

  virtual Ptr<WifiPhy> Create (Ptr<Node> node, Ptr<NetDevice> device) const = 0;
  
  void Set (std::string name, const AttributeValue &v);
  void SetErrorRateModel (std::string name,
                          std::string n0 = "", const AttributeValue &v0 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n1 = "", const AttributeValue &v1 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n2 = "", const AttributeValue &v2 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n3 = "", const AttributeValue &v3 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n4 = "", const AttributeValue &v4 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                          std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());
  
  enum SupportedPcapDataLinkTypes
  {
    DLT_IEEE802_11       = PcapHelper::DLT_IEEE802_11,       
    DLT_PRISM_HEADER     = PcapHelper::DLT_PRISM_HEADER,     
    DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO = PcapHelper::DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO  
  };

  void SetPcapDataLinkType (enum SupportedPcapDataLinkTypes dlt);

  PcapHelper::DataLinkType GetPcapDataLinkType (void) const;

protected:
  static void PcapSniffTxEvent (Ptr<PcapFileWrapper> file,
                                Ptr<const Packet> packet,
                                uint16_t channelFreqMhz,
                                uint16_t channelNumber,
                                uint32_t rate,
                                WifiPreamble preamble,
                                WifiTxVector txVector,
                                struct mpduInfo aMpdu);
  static void PcapSniffRxEvent (Ptr<PcapFileWrapper> file,
                                Ptr<const Packet> packet,
                                uint16_t channelFreqMhz,
                                uint16_t channelNumber,
                                uint32_t rate,
                                WifiPreamble preamble,
                                WifiTxVector txVector,
                                struct mpduInfo aMpdu,
                                struct signalNoiseDbm signalNoise);
    
  ObjectFactory m_phy;
  ObjectFactory m_errorRateModel;
    
private:
  virtual void EnablePcapInternal (std::string prefix,
                                   Ptr<NetDevice> nd,
                                   bool promiscuous,
                                   bool explicitFilename);

  virtual void EnableAsciiInternal (Ptr<OutputStreamWrapper> stream,
                                    std::string prefix,
                                    Ptr<NetDevice> nd,
                                    bool explicitFilename);
    
  PcapHelper::DataLinkType m_pcapDlt;
};


class WifiHelper
{
public:
  virtual ~WifiHelper ();

  WifiHelper ();

  NS_DEPRECATED
  static WifiHelper Default (void);

  void SetRemoteStationManager (std::string type,
                                std::string n0 = "", const AttributeValue &v0 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n1 = "", const AttributeValue &v1 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n2 = "", const AttributeValue &v2 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n3 = "", const AttributeValue &v3 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n4 = "", const AttributeValue &v4 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n5 = "", const AttributeValue &v5 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n6 = "", const AttributeValue &v6 = EmptyAttributeValue (),
                                std::string n7 = "", const AttributeValue &v7 = EmptyAttributeValue ());
  virtual NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phy,
                                      const WifiMacHelper &mac, NodeContainer c) const;
  virtual NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phy,
                                      const WifiMacHelper &mac, Ptr<Node> node) const;
  virtual NetDeviceContainer Install (const WifiPhyHelper &phy,
                                      const WifiMacHelper &mac, std::string nodeName) const;
  virtual void SetStandard (enum WifiPhyStandard standard);

  static void EnableLogComponents (void);

  int64_t AssignStreams (NetDeviceContainer c, int64_t stream);


protected:
  ObjectFactory m_stationManager;
  enum WifiPhyStandard m_standard;
};

} //namespace ns3

#endif /* WIFI_HELPER_H */