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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */

#include "wifi-mac.h"
#include "dcf.h"
#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
#include "ns3/boolean.h"
#include "ns3/trace-source-accessor.h"

namespace ns3 {

NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (WifiMac);


Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay (void)
{
  //1000m
  return Seconds (1000.0 / 300000000.0);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultSlot (void)
{
  //802.11-a specific
  return MicroSeconds (9);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultSifs (void)
{
  //802.11-a specific
  return MicroSeconds (16);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultRifs (void)
{
  //802.11n specific
  return MicroSeconds (2);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultEifsNoDifs (void)
{
  return GetDefaultSifs () + GetDefaultCtsAckDelay ();
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultCtsAckDelay (void)
{
  //802.11-a specific: at 6 Mbit/s
  return MicroSeconds (44);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultCtsAckTimeout (void)
{
  /* Cts_Timeout and Ack_Timeout are specified in the Annex C
     (Formal description of MAC operation, see details on the
     Trsp timer setting at page 346)
  */
  Time ctsTimeout = GetDefaultSifs ();
  ctsTimeout += GetDefaultCtsAckDelay ();
  ctsTimeout += MicroSeconds (GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2);
  ctsTimeout += GetDefaultSlot ();
  return ctsTimeout;
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultBasicBlockAckDelay (void)
{
  //This value must be rivisited
  return MicroSeconds (250);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckDelay (void)
{
  //This value must be rivisited
  //CompressedBlockAckSize 32 * 8 * time it takes to transfer at the lowest rate (at 6 Mbit/s) + aPhy-StartDelay (33)
  return MicroSeconds (76);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultBasicBlockAckTimeout (void)
{
  Time blockAckTimeout = GetDefaultSifs ();
  blockAckTimeout += GetDefaultBasicBlockAckDelay ();
  blockAckTimeout += MicroSeconds (GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2);
  blockAckTimeout += GetDefaultSlot ();
  return blockAckTimeout;
}

Time
WifiMac::GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckTimeout (void)
{
  Time blockAckTimeout = GetDefaultSifs ();
  blockAckTimeout += GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckDelay ();
  blockAckTimeout += MicroSeconds (GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2);
  blockAckTimeout += GetDefaultSlot ();
  return blockAckTimeout;
}

void
WifiMac::SetBasicBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout)
{
  //this method must be implemented by QoS WifiMacs
}

Time
WifiMac::GetBasicBlockAckTimeout (void) const
{
  //this method must be implemented by QoS WifiMacs
  return MicroSeconds (0);
}

void
WifiMac::SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout)
{
  //this methos must be implemented by QoS WifiMacs
}

Time
WifiMac::GetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (void) const
{
  //this method must be implemented by QoS WifiMacs
  return MicroSeconds (0);
}

TypeId
WifiMac::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::WifiMac")
    .SetParent<Object> ()
    .SetGroupName ("Wifi")
    .AddAttribute ("CtsTimeout", "When this timeout expires, the RTS/CTS handshake has failed.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultCtsAckTimeout ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetCtsTimeout,
                                     &WifiMac::GetCtsTimeout),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("AckTimeout", "When this timeout expires, the DATA/ACK handshake has failed.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultCtsAckTimeout ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::GetAckTimeout,
                                     &WifiMac::SetAckTimeout),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("BasicBlockAckTimeout", "When this timeout expires, the BASIC_BLOCK_ACK_REQ/BASIC_BLOCK_ACK handshake has failed.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultBasicBlockAckTimeout ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::GetBasicBlockAckTimeout,
                                     &WifiMac::SetBasicBlockAckTimeout),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("CompressedBlockAckTimeout", "When this timeout expires, the COMPRESSED_BLOCK_ACK_REQ/COMPRESSED_BLOCK_ACK handshake has failed.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckTimeout ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::GetCompressedBlockAckTimeout,
                                     &WifiMac::SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("Sifs", "The value of the SIFS constant.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultSifs ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetSifs,
                                     &WifiMac::GetSifs),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("EifsNoDifs", "The value of EIFS-DIFS.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultEifsNoDifs ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetEifsNoDifs,
                                     &WifiMac::GetEifsNoDifs),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("Slot", "The duration of a Slot.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultSlot ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetSlot,
                                     &WifiMac::GetSlot),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("Pifs", "The value of the PIFS constant.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultSifs () + GetDefaultSlot ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetPifs,
                                     &WifiMac::GetPifs),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("Rifs", "The value of the RIFS constant.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultRifs ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::SetRifs,
                                     &WifiMac::GetRifs),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("MaxPropagationDelay", "The maximum propagation delay. Unused for now.",
                   TimeValue (GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ()),
                   MakeTimeAccessor (&WifiMac::m_maxPropagationDelay),
                   MakeTimeChecker ())
    .AddAttribute ("Ssid", "The ssid we want to belong to.",
                   SsidValue (Ssid ("default")),
                   MakeSsidAccessor (&WifiMac::GetSsid,
                                     &WifiMac::SetSsid),
                   MakeSsidChecker ())
    .AddTraceSource ("MacTx",
                     "A packet has been received from higher layers and is being processed in preparation for "
                     "queueing for transmission.",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_macTxTrace),
                     "ns3::Packet::TracedCallback")
    .AddTraceSource ("MacTxDrop",
                     "A packet has been dropped in the MAC layer before being queued for transmission.",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_macTxDropTrace),
                     "ns3::Packet::TracedCallback")
    .AddTraceSource ("MacPromiscRx",
                     "A packet has been received by this device, has been passed up from the physical layer "
                     "and is being forwarded up the local protocol stack.  This is a promiscuous trace.",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_macPromiscRxTrace),
                     "ns3::Packet::TracedCallback")
    .AddTraceSource ("MacRx",
                     "A packet has been received by this device, has been passed up from the physical layer "
                     "and is being forwarded up the local protocol stack. This is a non-promiscuous trace.",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_macRxTrace),
                     "ns3::Packet::TracedCallback")
    .AddTraceSource ("MacRxDrop",
                     "A packet has been dropped in the MAC layer after it has been passed up from the physical layer.",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_macRxDropTrace),
                     "ns3::Packet::TracedCallback")
    //Not currently implemented in this device
    /*
    .AddTraceSource ("Sniffer",
                     "Trace source simulating a non-promiscuous packet sniffer attached to the device",
                     MakeTraceSourceAccessor (&WifiMac::m_snifferTrace))
    */
  ;
  return tid;
}

void
WifiMac::SetMaxPropagationDelay (Time delay)
{
  m_maxPropagationDelay = delay;
}

Time
WifiMac::GetMsduLifetime (void) const
{
  return Seconds (10);
}

Time
WifiMac::GetMaxPropagationDelay (void) const
{
  return m_maxPropagationDelay;
}

void
WifiMac::NotifyTx (Ptr<const Packet> packet)
{
  m_macTxTrace (packet);
}

void
WifiMac::NotifyTxDrop (Ptr<const Packet> packet)
{
  m_macTxDropTrace (packet);
}

void
WifiMac::NotifyRx (Ptr<const Packet> packet)
{
  m_macRxTrace (packet);
}

void
WifiMac::NotifyPromiscRx (Ptr<const Packet> packet)
{
  m_macPromiscRxTrace (packet);
}

void
WifiMac::NotifyRxDrop (Ptr<const Packet> packet)
{
  m_macRxDropTrace (packet);
}

void
WifiMac::ConfigureStandard (enum WifiPhyStandard standard)
{
  switch (standard)
    {
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211a:
      Configure80211a ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211b:
      Configure80211b ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211g:
      Configure80211g ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211_10MHZ:
      Configure80211_10Mhz ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211_5MHZ:
      Configure80211_5Mhz ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_holland:
      Configure80211a ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211n_2_4GHZ:
      Configure80211n_2_4Ghz ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211n_5GHZ:
      Configure80211n_5Ghz ();
      break;
    case WIFI_PHY_STANDARD_80211ac:
      Configure80211ac ();
      break;
    default:
      NS_ASSERT (false);
      break;
    }
  FinishConfigureStandard (standard);
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211a (void)
{
  SetSifs (MicroSeconds (16));
  SetSlot (MicroSeconds (9));
  SetEifsNoDifs (MicroSeconds (16 + 44));
  SetPifs (MicroSeconds (16 + 9));
  SetCtsTimeout (MicroSeconds (16 + 44 + 9 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
  SetAckTimeout (MicroSeconds (16 + 44 + 9 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211b (void)
{
  SetSifs (MicroSeconds (10));
  SetSlot (MicroSeconds (20));
  SetEifsNoDifs (MicroSeconds (10 + 304));
  SetPifs (MicroSeconds (10 + 20));
  SetCtsTimeout (MicroSeconds (10 + 304 + 20 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
  SetAckTimeout (MicroSeconds (10 + 304 + 20 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211g (void)
{
  SetSifs (MicroSeconds (10));
  // Slot time defaults to the "long slot time" of 20 us in the standard
  // according to mixed 802.11b/g deployments.  Short slot time is enabled
  // if the user sets the ShortSlotTimeSupported flag to true and when the BSS
  // consists of only ERP STAs capable of supporting this option.
  SetSlot (MicroSeconds (20));
  SetEifsNoDifs (MicroSeconds (10 + 304));
  SetPifs (MicroSeconds (10 + 20));
  SetCtsTimeout (MicroSeconds (10 + 304 + 20 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
  SetAckTimeout (MicroSeconds (10 + 304 + 20 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211_10Mhz (void)
{
  SetSifs (MicroSeconds (32));
  SetSlot (MicroSeconds (13));
  SetEifsNoDifs (MicroSeconds (32 + 88));
  SetPifs (MicroSeconds (32 + 13));
  SetCtsTimeout (MicroSeconds (32 + 88 + 13 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
  SetAckTimeout (MicroSeconds (32 + 88 + 13 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211_5Mhz (void)
{
  SetSifs (MicroSeconds (64));
  SetSlot (MicroSeconds (21));
  SetEifsNoDifs (MicroSeconds (64 + 176));
  SetPifs (MicroSeconds (64 + 21));
  SetCtsTimeout (MicroSeconds (64 + 176 + 21 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
  SetAckTimeout (MicroSeconds (64 + 176 + 21 + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay ().GetMicroSeconds () * 2));
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211n_2_4Ghz (void)
{
  Configure80211g ();
  SetRifs (MicroSeconds (2));
  SetBasicBlockAckTimeout (GetSifs () + GetSlot () + GetDefaultBasicBlockAckDelay () + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay () * 2);
  SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (GetSifs () + GetSlot () + MicroSeconds (448) + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay () * 2);
}
void
WifiMac::Configure80211n_5Ghz (void)
{
  Configure80211a ();
  SetRifs (MicroSeconds (2));
  SetBasicBlockAckTimeout (GetSifs () + GetSlot () + GetDefaultBasicBlockAckDelay () + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay () * 2);
  SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (GetSifs () + GetSlot () + GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckDelay () + GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay () * 2);
}

void
WifiMac::Configure80211ac (void)
{
  Configure80211n_5Ghz ();
}

void
WifiMac::ConfigureDcf (Ptr<Dcf> dcf, uint32_t cwmin, uint32_t cwmax, bool isDsss, enum AcIndex ac)
{
  /* see IEE802.11 section 7.3.2.29 */
  switch (ac)
    {
    case AC_VO:
      dcf->SetMinCw ((cwmin + 1) / 4 - 1);
      dcf->SetMaxCw ((cwmin + 1) / 2 - 1);
      dcf->SetAifsn (2);
      if (isDsss)
        {
          dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (3264));
        }
      else
        {
          dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (1504));
        }
      break;
    case AC_VI:
      dcf->SetMinCw ((cwmin + 1) / 2 - 1);
      dcf->SetMaxCw (cwmin);
      dcf->SetAifsn (2);
      if (isDsss)
        {
          dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (6016));
        }
      else
        {
          dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (3008));
        }
      break;
    case AC_BE:
      dcf->SetMinCw (cwmin);
      dcf->SetMaxCw (cwmax);
      dcf->SetAifsn (3);
      dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (0));
      break;
    case AC_BK:
      dcf->SetMinCw (cwmin);
      dcf->SetMaxCw (cwmax);
      dcf->SetAifsn (7);
      dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (0));
      break;
    case AC_BE_NQOS:
      dcf->SetMinCw (cwmin);
      dcf->SetMaxCw (cwmax);
      dcf->SetAifsn (2);
      dcf->SetTxopLimit (MicroSeconds (0));
      break;
    case AC_UNDEF:
      NS_FATAL_ERROR ("I don't know what to do with this");
      break;
    }
}

} //namespace ns3