wifi-default-protection-manager.cc

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 * Copyright (c) 2020 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
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 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
 
#include "wifi-default-protection-manager.h"
 
#include "wifi-mac.h"
#include "wifi-mpdu.h"
#include "wifi-tx-parameters.h"
 
#include "ns3/log.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("WifiDefaultProtectionManager");
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(WifiDefaultProtectionManager);
 
TypeId
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid = TypeId("ns3::WifiDefaultProtectionManager")
                            .SetParent<WifiProtectionManager>()
                            .SetGroupName("Wifi")
                            .AddConstructor<WifiDefaultProtectionManager>();
    return tid;
}
 
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::WifiDefaultProtectionManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::~WifiDefaultProtectionManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS();
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::TryAddMpdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu, const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
 
    // TB PPDUs need no protection (the soliciting Trigger Frame can be protected
    // by an MU-RTS). Until MU-RTS is implemented, we disable protection also for:
    // - Trigger Frames
    // - DL MU PPDUs containing more than one PSDU
    if (txParams.m_txVector.IsUlMu() || mpdu->GetHeader().IsTrigger() ||
        (txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu() && txParams.GetPsduInfoMap().size() > 1))
    {
        if (txParams.m_protection)
        {
            NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::NONE);
            return nullptr;
        }
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(new WifiNoProtection);
    }
 
    // If we are adding a second PSDU to a DL MU PPDU, switch to no protection
    // (until MU-RTS is implemented)
    if (txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu() && txParams.GetPsduInfoMap().size() == 1 &&
        !txParams.GetPsduInfo(mpdu->GetHeader().GetAddr1()))
    {
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(new WifiNoProtection);
    }
 
    // if the current protection method (if any) is already RTS/CTS or CTS-to-Self,
    // it will not change by adding an MPDU
    if (txParams.m_protection && (txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::RTS_CTS ||
                                  txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::CTS_TO_SELF))
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    // if a protection method is set, it must be NONE
    NS_ASSERT(!txParams.m_protection || txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::NONE);
 
    std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection> protection;
    protection =
        GetPsduProtection(mpdu->GetHeader(), txParams.GetSizeIfAddMpdu(mpdu), txParams.m_txVector);
 
    // return the newly computed method if none was set or it is not NONE
    if (!txParams.m_protection || protection->method != WifiProtection::NONE)
    {
        return protection;
    }
    // the protection method has not changed
    return nullptr;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::TryAggregateMsdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> msdu,
                                               const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *msdu << &txParams);
 
    // if the current protection method is already RTS/CTS or CTS-to-Self,
    // it will not change by aggregating an MSDU
    NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_protection);
    if (txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::RTS_CTS ||
        txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::CTS_TO_SELF)
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::NONE);
 
    // No protection for TB PPDUs and DL MU PPDUs containing more than one PSDU
    if (txParams.m_txVector.IsUlMu() ||
        (txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu() && txParams.GetPsduInfoMap().size() > 1))
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection> protection;
    protection = GetPsduProtection(msdu->GetHeader(),
                                   txParams.GetSizeIfAggregateMsdu(msdu).second,
                                   txParams.m_txVector);
 
    // the protection method may still be none
    if (protection->method == WifiProtection::NONE)
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    // the protection method has changed
    return protection;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>
WifiDefaultProtectionManager::GetPsduProtection(const WifiMacHeader& hdr,
                                                uint32_t size,
                                                const WifiTxVector& txVector) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << hdr << size << txVector);
 
    // a non-initial fragment does not need to be protected, unless it is being retransmitted
    if (hdr.GetFragmentNumber() > 0 && !hdr.IsRetry())
    {
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(new WifiNoProtection());
    }
 
    // check if RTS/CTS is needed
    if (GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->NeedRts(hdr, size))
    {
        WifiRtsCtsProtection* protection = new WifiRtsCtsProtection;
        protection->rtsTxVector = GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetRtsTxVector(hdr.GetAddr1());
        protection->ctsTxVector =
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetCtsTxVector(hdr.GetAddr1(),
                                                          protection->rtsTxVector.GetMode());
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(protection);
    }
 
    // check if CTS-to-Self is needed
    if (GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetUseNonErpProtection() &&
        GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->NeedCtsToSelf(txVector))
    {
        WifiCtsToSelfProtection* protection = new WifiCtsToSelfProtection;
        protection->ctsTxVector = GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetCtsToSelfTxVector();
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(protection);
    }
 
    return std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection>(new WifiNoProtection());
}
 
} // namespace ns3