wifi-mac-helper.h

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 * Author: Sébastien Deronne <sebastien.deronne@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef WIFI_MAC_HELPER_H
#define WIFI_MAC_HELPER_H
 
#include "ns3/object-factory.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-standards.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class WifiMac;
class WifiNetDevice;
 
/**
 * \brief create MAC layers for a ns3::WifiNetDevice.
 *
 * This class can create MACs of type ns3::ApWifiMac, ns3::StaWifiMac and ns3::AdhocWifiMac.
 * Its purpose is to allow a WifiHelper to configure and install WifiMac objects on a collection
 * of nodes. The WifiMac objects themselves are mainly composed of TxMiddle, RxMiddle,
 * ChannelAccessManager, FrameExchangeManager, WifiRemoteStationManager, MpduAggregator and
 * MsduAggregartor objects, so this helper offers the opportunity to configure attribute values away
 * from their default values, on a per-NodeContainer basis. By default, it creates an Adhoc MAC
 * layer without QoS. Typically, it is used to set type and attribute values, then hand this object
 * over to the WifiHelper that finishes the job of installing.
 *
 * This class may be further subclassed (WaveMacHelper is an example of this).
 *
 */
class WifiMacHelper
{
  public:
    /**
     * Create a WifiMacHelper to make life easier for people who want to
     * work with Wifi MAC layers.
     */
    WifiMacHelper();
    /**
     * Destroy a WifiMacHelper.
     */
    virtual ~WifiMacHelper();
 
    /**
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of ns3::WifiMac to create.
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     *
     * All the attributes specified in this method should exist
     * in the requested MAC.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetType(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the Association Manager.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of Association Manager
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetAssocManager(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the MAC queue scheduler.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of MAC queue scheduler
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetMacQueueScheduler(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the Protection Manager.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of Protection Manager
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetProtectionManager(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the Acknowledgment Manager.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of Acknowledgment Manager
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetAckManager(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the Multi User Scheduler that can be aggregated
     * to an HE AP's MAC.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of Multi User Scheduler
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetMultiUserScheduler(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set the EMLSR Manager that can be installed on an EHT non-AP MLD.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of EMLSR Manager
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetEmlsrManager(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * \param device the device within which the MAC object will reside
     * \param standard the standard to configure during installation
     * \returns a new MAC object.
     *
     * This allows the ns3::WifiHelper class to create MAC objects from ns3::WifiHelper::Install.
     */
    virtual Ptr<WifiMac> Create(Ptr<WifiNetDevice> device, WifiStandard standard) const;
 
  protected:
    ObjectFactory m_mac;               ///< MAC object factory
    ObjectFactory m_assocManager;      ///< Association Manager
    ObjectFactory m_queueScheduler;    ///< MAC queue scheduler
    ObjectFactory m_protectionManager; ///< Factory to create a protection manager
    ObjectFactory m_ackManager;        ///< Factory to create an acknowledgment manager
    ObjectFactory m_muScheduler;       ///< Multi-user Scheduler object factory
    ObjectFactory m_emlsrManager;      ///< EMLSR Manager object factory
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
/***************************************************************
 *  Implementation of the templates declared above.
 ***************************************************************/
 
namespace ns3
{
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetType(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_mac.SetTypeId(type);
    m_mac.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetAssocManager(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_assocManager.SetTypeId(type);
    m_assocManager.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetMacQueueScheduler(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_queueScheduler.SetTypeId(type);
    m_queueScheduler.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetProtectionManager(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_protectionManager.SetTypeId(type);
    m_protectionManager.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetAckManager(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_ackManager.SetTypeId(type);
    m_ackManager.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetMultiUserScheduler(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_muScheduler.SetTypeId(type);
    m_muScheduler.Set(args...);
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
WifiMacHelper::SetEmlsrManager(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_emlsrManager.SetTypeId(type);
    m_emlsrManager.Set(args...);
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* WIFI_MAC_HELPER_H */