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22 
23 #ifndef STA_WIFI_MAC_H
24 #define STA_WIFI_MAC_H
25 
26 #include "regular-wifi-mac.h"
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 
132  void Enqueue (Ptr<Packet> packet, Mac48Address to) override;
133 
137  void SetWifiPhy (const Ptr<WifiPhy> phy) override;
138 
144  bool IsAssociated (void) const;
145 
151  uint16_t GetAssociationId (void) const;
152 
153 private:
157  enum MacState
158  {
165  };
166 
172  void SetActiveProbing (bool enable);
178  bool GetActiveProbing (void) const;
179 
185  void Receive (Ptr<WifiMacQueueItem> mpdu) override;
217  void UpdateCandidateApList (ApInfo newApInfo);
218 
223  void SendProbeRequest (void);
232  void SendAssociationRequest (bool isReassoc);
237  void TryToEnsureAssociated (void);
242  void AssocRequestTimeout (void);
247  void StartScanning (void);
253  void ScanningTimeout (void);
259  bool IsWaitAssocResp (void) const;
263  void MissedBeacons (void);
269  void RestartBeaconWatchdog (Time delay);
276  SupportedRates GetSupportedRates (void) const;
282  void SetState (MacState value);
292  void SetEdcaParameters (AcIndex ac, uint32_t cwMin, uint32_t cwMax, uint8_t aifsn, Time txopLimit);
299 
303  void PhyCapabilitiesChanged (void);
304 
305  void DoInitialize (void) override;
306 
308  uint16_t m_aid;
319  std::vector<ApInfo> m_candidateAps;
320  // Note: std::multiset<ApInfo> might be a candidate container to implement
321  // this sorted list, but we are using a std::vector because we want to sort
322  // based on SNR but find duplicates based on BSSID, and in practice this
323  // candidate vector should not be too large.
324 
328 };
329 
330 } //namespace ns3
331 
332 #endif /* STA_WIFI_MAC_H */
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:326
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:311
bool GetActiveProbing(void) const
Return whether active probing is enabled.
AcIndex
This enumeration defines the Access Categories as an enumeration with values corresponding to the AC ...
Definition: qos-utils.h:70
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:319
void AssocRequestTimeout(void)
This method is called after the association timeout occurred.
Time m_probeRequestTimeout
probe request timeout
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:310
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:325
EventId m_assocRequestEvent
association request event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:314
Time m_waitBeaconTimeout
wait beacon timeout
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:309
The Supported Rates Information ElementThis class knows how to serialise and deserialise the Supporte...
void SetWifiPhy(const Ptr< WifiPhy > phy) override
Capability information.
phy
Definition: third.py:93
MacState
The current MAC state of the STA.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:157
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.
base class for all MAC-level wifi objects.
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:307
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...
uint32_t m_maxMissedBeacons
maximum missed beacons
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:317
EventId m_beaconWatchdog
beacon watchdog
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:315
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:41
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
void Receive(Ptr< WifiMacQueueItem > mpdu) override
Handle a received packet.
EventId m_waitBeaconEvent
wait beacon event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:312
void Enqueue(Ptr< Packet > packet, Mac48Address to) override
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 DoInitialize(void) override
Initialize() implementation.
uint16_t m_aid
Association AID.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:308
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:316
bool m_activeProbing
active probing
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:318
EventId m_probeRequestEvent
probe request event
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:313
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
Implement the header for management frames of type beacon.
Definition: mgt-headers.h:834
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:327
The Wifi MAC high model for a non-AP STA in a BSS.
Definition: sta-wifi-mac.h:106