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22 
23 #ifndef STA_WIFI_MAC_H
24 #define STA_WIFI_MAC_H
25 
27 #include "mgt-headers.h"
28 
31 class HeAggregationTest;
32 
33 namespace ns3 {
34 
35 class SupportedRates;
36 class CapabilityInformation;
37 
44 struct ApInfo
45 {
48  double m_snr;
52 };
53 
107 {
108 public:
110  friend class ::TwoLevelAggregationTest;
112  friend class ::AmpduAggregationTest;
114  friend class ::HeAggregationTest;
119  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
120 
121  StaWifiMac ();
122  virtual ~StaWifiMac ();
123 
130 
139  void Enqueue (Ptr<Packet> packet, Mac48Address to);
140 
144  void SetWifiPhy (const Ptr<WifiPhy> phy);
145 
151  bool IsAssociated (void) const;
152 
158  uint16_t GetAssociationId (void) const;
159 
160 private:
164  enum MacState
165  {
172  };
173 
179  void SetActiveProbing (bool enable);
185  bool GetActiveProbing (void) const;
186 
192  void Receive (Ptr<WifiMacQueueItem> mpdu);
224  void UpdateCandidateApList (ApInfo newApInfo);
225 
230  void SendProbeRequest (void);
239  void SendAssociationRequest (bool isReassoc);
243  void SendCfPollResponse (void);
248  void TryToEnsureAssociated (void);
253  void AssocRequestTimeout (void);
258  void StartScanning (void);
264  void ScanningTimeout (void);
270  bool IsWaitAssocResp (void) const;
274  void MissedBeacons (void);
280  void RestartBeaconWatchdog (Time delay);
287  SupportedRates GetSupportedRates (void) const;
293  void SetState (MacState value);
303  void SetEdcaParameters (AcIndex ac, uint32_t cwMin, uint32_t cwMax, uint8_t aifsn, Time txopLimit);
310 
314  void PhyCapabilitiesChanged (void);
315 
316  void DoInitialize (void);
317 
319  uint16_t m_aid;
330  std::vector<ApInfo> m_candidateAps;
331  // Note: std::multiset<ApInfo> might be a candidate container to implement
332  // this sorted list, but we are using a std::vector because we want to sort
333  // based on SNR but find duplicates based on BSSID, and in practice this
334  // candidate vector should not be too large.
335 
339 };
340 
341 } //namespace ns3
342 
343 #endif /* STA_WIFI_MAC_H */
void SetWifiPhy(const Ptr< WifiPhy > phy)
bool m_activeProbing
Flag whether active probing is used or not.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:49
TracedCallback< Mac48Address > m_deAssocLogger
disassociation logger
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:337
double m_snr
SNR in linear scale.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:48
Simulation virtual time values and global simulation resolution.
Definition: nstime.h:103
Time m_assocRequestTimeout
association request timeout
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:322
bool GetActiveProbing(void) const
Return whether active probing is enabled.
void DoInitialize(void)
Initialize() implementation.
void SetEdcaParameters(AcIndex ac, uint32_t cwMin, uint32_t cwMax, uint8_t aifsn, Time txopLimit)
Set the EDCA parameters.
void SetState(MacState value)
Set the current MAC state.
std::vector< ApInfo > m_candidateAps
list of candidate APs to associate to
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:330
void AssocRequestTimeout(void)
This method is called after the association timeout occurred.
Time m_probeRequestTimeout
probe request timeout
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:321
Forward calls to a chain of Callback.
void StartScanning(void)
Start the scanning process which trigger active or passive scanning based on the active probing flag...
Struct to hold information regarding observed AP through active/passive scanning. ...
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:44
void UpdateCandidateApList(ApInfo newApInfo)
Update list of candidate AP to associate.
Mac48Address m_bssid
BSSID.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:46
TracedCallback< Mac48Address > m_assocLogger
association logger
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:336
EventId m_assocRequestEvent
association request event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:325
Time m_waitBeaconTimeout
wait beacon timeout
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:320
The Supported Rates Information ElementThis class knows how to serialise and deserialise the Supporte...
Capability information.
void SetWifiRemoteStationManager(const Ptr< WifiRemoteStationManager > stationManager)
Set up WifiRemoteStationManager associated with this StaWifiMac.
phy
Definition: third.py:93
The Wifi MAC high model for a STA or AP in a BSS.
MacState
The current MAC state of the STA.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:164
void SendProbeRequest(void)
Forward a probe request packet to the DCF.
CapabilityInformation GetCapabilities(void) const
Return the Capability information of the current STA.
void UpdateApInfoFromBeacon(MgtBeaconHeader beacon, Mac48Address apAddr, Mac48Address bssid)
Update associated AP&#39;s information from beacon.
void Enqueue(Ptr< Packet > packet, Mac48Address to)
SupportedRates GetSupportedRates(void) const
Return an instance of SupportedRates that contains all rates that we support including HT rates...
Mac48Address m_apAddr
AP MAC address.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:47
MacState m_state
MAC state.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:318
void MissedBeacons(void)
This method is called after we have not received a beacon from the AP.
MgtProbeResponseHeader m_probeResp
Probe Response header.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:51
void ScanningTimeout(void)
This method is called after wait beacon timeout or wait probe request timeout has occurred...
void SendCfPollResponse(void)
Forward a CF-Poll response packet to the CFP queue.
uint32_t m_maxMissedBeacons
maximum missed beacons
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:328
EventId m_beaconWatchdog
beacon watchdog
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:326
void UpdateApInfoFromProbeResp(MgtProbeResponseHeader probeResp, Mac48Address apAddr, Mac48Address bssid)
Update AP&#39;s information from probe response.
virtual ~StaWifiMac()
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
void PhyCapabilitiesChanged(void)
Indicate that PHY capabilities have changed.
static TypeId GetTypeId(void)
Get the type ID.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.cc:42
an EUI-48 address
Definition: mac48-address.h:43
void RestartBeaconWatchdog(Time delay)
Restarts the beacon timer.
void TryToEnsureAssociated(void)
Try to ensure that we are associated with an AP by taking an appropriate action depending on the curr...
MgtBeaconHeader m_beacon
Beacon header.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:50
EventId m_waitBeaconEvent
wait beacon event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:323
Two Level Aggregation Test.
void SetActiveProbing(bool enable)
Enable or disable active probing.
Ampdu Aggregation Test.
Implement the header for management frames of type association and reassociation response.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:318
void UpdateApInfoFromAssocResp(MgtAssocResponseHeader assocResp, Mac48Address apAddr)
Update AP&#39;s information from association response.
An identifier for simulation events.
Definition: event-id.h:53
802.11ax aggregation test which permits 64 or 256 MPDUs in A-MPDU according to the negociated buffer ...
void Receive(Ptr< WifiMacQueueItem > mpdu)
Handle a received packet.
uint16_t m_aid
Association AID.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:319
uint16_t GetAssociationId(void) const
Return the association ID.
bool IsWaitAssocResp(void) const
Return whether we are waiting for an association response from an AP.
Time m_beaconWatchdogEnd
beacon watchdog end
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:327
bool m_activeProbing
active probing
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:329
EventId m_probeRequestEvent
probe request event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:324
Implement the header for management frames of type probe response.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:618
a unique identifier for an interface.
Definition: type-id.h:58
AcIndex
This enumeration defines the Access Categories as an enumeration with values corresponding to the AC ...
Definition: qos-utils.h:38
Implement the header for management frames of type beacon.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:847
void SendAssociationRequest(bool isReassoc)
Forward an association or reassociation request packet to the DCF.
bool IsAssociated(void) const
Return whether we are associated with an AP.
TracedCallback< Time > m_beaconArrival
beacon arrival logger
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:338
The Wifi MAC high model for a non-AP STA in a BSS.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:106