traffic-control-helper.h

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 * Copyright (c) 2015 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
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 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
#ifndef TRAFFIC_CONTROL_HELPER_H
#define TRAFFIC_CONTROL_HELPER_H
 
#include "queue-disc-container.h"
 
#include "ns3/net-device-container.h"
#include "ns3/object-factory.h"
#include "ns3/queue.h"
 
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup traffic-control
 *
 * This class stores object factories required to create a queue disc and all of
 * its components (packet filters, internal queues, classes).
 */
class QueueDiscFactory
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Constructor
     *
     * \param factory the factory used to create this queue disc
     */
    QueueDiscFactory(ObjectFactory factory);
 
    virtual ~QueueDiscFactory()
    {
    }
 
    // Delete default constructor to avoid misuse
    QueueDiscFactory() = delete;
 
    /**
     * \brief Add a factory to create an internal queue
     *
     * \param factory the factory used to create an internal queue
     */
    void AddInternalQueue(ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * \brief Add a factory to create a packet filter
     *
     * \param factory the factory used to create a packet filter
     */
    void AddPacketFilter(ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * \brief Add a factory to create a queue disc class
     *
     * \param factory the factory used to create a queue disc class
     * \return the class ID of the created queue disc class
     */
    uint16_t AddQueueDiscClass(ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the (child) queue disc to attach to a class
     *
     * \param classId the id of the class to attach a child queue disc to
     * \param handle the handle of the child queue disc to attach to the class
     */
    void SetChildQueueDisc(uint16_t classId, uint16_t handle);
 
    /**
     * \brief Create a queue disc with the currently stored configuration.
     *
     * \param queueDiscs the vector of queue discs held by the helper
     * \return the created queue disc
     */
    Ptr<QueueDisc> CreateQueueDisc(const std::vector<Ptr<QueueDisc>>& queueDiscs);
 
  private:
    /// Factory to create this queue disc
    ObjectFactory m_queueDiscFactory;
    /// Vector of factories to create internal queues
    std::vector<ObjectFactory> m_internalQueuesFactory;
    /// Vector of factories to create packet filters
    std::vector<ObjectFactory> m_packetFiltersFactory;
    /// Vector of factories to create queue disc classes
    std::vector<ObjectFactory> m_queueDiscClassesFactory;
    /// Map storing the associations between class IDs and child queue disc handles
    std::map<uint16_t, uint16_t> m_classIdChildHandleMap;
};
 
/**
 * \ingroup traffic-control
 *
 * \brief Build a set of QueueDisc objects
 *
 * This class can help to create QueueDisc objects and map them to
 * the corresponding devices. This map is stored at the Traffic Control
 * layer.
 */
class TrafficControlHelper
{
  public:
    /**
     * Create a TrafficControlHelper to make life easier when creating QueueDisc
     * objects.
     */
    TrafficControlHelper();
 
    virtual ~TrafficControlHelper()
    {
    }
 
    /**
     * \param nTxQueues the number of Tx queue disc classes
     * \returns a new TrafficControlHelper with a default configuration
     *
     * The default configuration is an FqCoDelQueueDisc, if the device has a single
     * queue, or an MqQueueDisc with as many FqCoDelQueueDiscs as the number of
     * device queues, otherwise.
     */
    static TrafficControlHelper Default(std::size_t nTxQueues = 1);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to set a root queue disc of the given type and with the
     * given attributes. To set the InternalQueueList, PacketFilterList and ChildQueueDiscList
     * attributes, use the AddInternalQueue, AddPacketFilter and AddChildQueueDisc methods.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of queue disc
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     * \return the handle of the root queue disc (zero)
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    uint16_t SetRootQueueDisc(const std::string& type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to add the given number of internal queues (of the given
     * type and with the given attributes) to the queue disc having the given handle.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param count the number of queues to add
     * \param type the type of queue
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void AddInternalQueues(uint16_t handle, uint16_t count, std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to add a packet filter (of the given type and with
     * the given attributes) to the queue disc having the given handle.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param type the type of packet filter
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void AddPacketFilter(uint16_t handle, const std::string& type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Container type for Class IDs
     */
    typedef std::vector<uint16_t> ClassIdList;
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to add the given number of queue disc classes (of the given
     * type and with the given attributes) to the queue disc having the given handle.
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param count the number of queue disc classes to add
     * \param type the type of queue disc class
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     * \return the list of class IDs
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    ClassIdList AddQueueDiscClasses(uint16_t handle,
                                    uint16_t count,
                                    const std::string& type,
                                    Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to attach a child queue disc (of the given type and with
     * the given attributes) to a given class (included in the queue disc
     * having the given handle).
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param classId the class ID of the class to attach the queue disc to
     * \param type the type of queue disc
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     * \return the handle of the created child queue disc
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    uint16_t AddChildQueueDisc(uint16_t handle,
                               uint16_t classId,
                               const std::string& type,
                               Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Container type for Handlers
     */
    typedef std::vector<uint16_t> HandleList;
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to attach a child queue disc (of the given type and with
     * the given attributes) to each of the given classes (included in the queue disc
     * having the given handle).
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param classes the class IDs of the classes to attach a queue disc to
     * \param type the type of queue disc
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     * \return the list of handles of the created child queue discs
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    HandleList AddChildQueueDiscs(uint16_t handle,
                                  const ClassIdList& classes,
                                  const std::string& type,
                                  Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * Helper function used to add a queue limits object to the transmission
     * queues of the devices
     *
     * \tparam Args \deduced Template type parameter pack for the sequence of name-value pairs.
     * \param type the type of queue
     * \param args A sequence of name-value pairs of the attributes to set.
     */
    template <typename... Args>
    void SetQueueLimits(std::string type, Args&&... args);
 
    /**
     * \param c set of devices
     * \returns a QueueDisc container with the root queue discs installed on the devices
     *
     * This method creates a QueueDisc object of the type and with the
     * attributes configured by TrafficControlHelper::SetQueueDisc for
     * each device in the container. Then, stores the mapping between a
     * device and the associated queue disc into the traffic control layer
     * of the corresponding node.
     * This method creates the queue discs (along with their packet filters,
     * internal queues, classes) configured with the methods provided by this
     * class and installs them on each device in the given container. Additionally,
     * if configured, a queue limits object is installed on each transmission queue
     * of the devices.
     */
    QueueDiscContainer Install(NetDeviceContainer c);
 
    /**
     * \param d device
     * \returns a QueueDisc container with the root queue disc installed on the device
     *
     * This method creates the queue discs (along with their packet filters,
     * internal queues, classes) configured with the methods provided by this
     * class and installs them on the given device. Additionally, if configured,
     * a queue limits object is installed on each transmission queue of the device.
     */
    QueueDiscContainer Install(Ptr<NetDevice> d);
 
    /**
     * \param c set of devices
     *
     * This method removes the root queue discs (and associated filters, classes
     * and queues) installed on the given devices.
     * Note that the traffic control layer will continue to perform flow control
     * if the device has an aggregated NetDeviceQueueInterface. If you really
     * want that the Traffic Control layer forwards packets down to the NetDevice
     * even if there is no room for them in the NetDevice queue(s), then disable
     * the flow control by using the DisableFlowControl method of the NetDevice
     * helper.
     */
    void Uninstall(NetDeviceContainer c);
 
    /**
     * \param d device
     *
     * This method removes the root queue disc (and associated filters, classes
     * and queues) installed on the given device.
     * Note that the traffic control layer will continue to perform flow control
     * if the device has an aggregated NetDeviceQueueInterface. If you really
     * want that the Traffic Control layer forwards packets down to the NetDevice
     * even if there is no room for them in the NetDevice queue(s), then disable
     * the flow control by using the DisableFlowControl method of the NetDevice
     * helper.
     */
    void Uninstall(Ptr<NetDevice> d);
 
  private:
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the SetRootQueueDisc method.
     *
     * \param factory the factory used to create the root queue disc
     * \returns zero on success
     */
    uint16_t DoSetRootQueueDisc(ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the AddInternalQueues method.
     *
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param count the number of queues to add
     * \param factory the factory used to add internal queues
     */
    void DoAddInternalQueues(uint16_t handle, uint16_t count, ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the AddPacketFilter method.
     *
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param factory the factory used to add a packet filter
     */
    void DoAddPacketFilter(uint16_t handle, ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the AddQueueDiscClasses method.
     *
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param count the number of queue disc classes to add
     * \param factory the factory used to add queue disc classes
     * \return the list of class IDs
     */
    ClassIdList DoAddQueueDiscClasses(uint16_t handle, uint16_t count, ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the AddChildQueueDisc method.
     *
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param classId the class ID of the class to attach the queue disc to
     * \param factory the factory used to add a child queue disc
     * \return the handle of the created child queue disc
     */
    uint16_t DoAddChildQueueDisc(uint16_t handle, uint16_t classId, ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /**
     * Actual implementation of the AddChildQueueDiscs method.
     *
     * \param handle the handle of the parent queue disc
     * \param classes the class IDs of the classes to attach a queue disc to
     * \param factory the factory used to add child queue discs
     * \return the list of handles of the created child queue discs
     */
    HandleList DoAddChildQueueDiscs(uint16_t handle,
                                    const ClassIdList& classes,
                                    ObjectFactory factory);
 
    /// QueueDisc factory, stores the configuration of all the queue discs
    std::vector<QueueDiscFactory> m_queueDiscFactory;
    /// Vector of all the created queue discs
    std::vector<Ptr<QueueDisc>> m_queueDiscs;
    /// Factory to create a queue limits object
    ObjectFactory m_queueLimitsFactory;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
/***************************************************************
 *  Implementation of the templates declared above.
 ***************************************************************/
 
namespace ns3
{
 
template <typename... Args>
uint16_t
TrafficControlHelper::SetRootQueueDisc(const std::string& type, Args&&... args)
{
    return DoSetRootQueueDisc(ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
TrafficControlHelper::AddInternalQueues(uint16_t handle,
                                        uint16_t count,
                                        std::string type,
                                        Args&&... args)
{
    QueueBase::AppendItemTypeIfNotPresent(type, "QueueDiscItem");
    DoAddInternalQueues(handle, count, ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
TrafficControlHelper::AddPacketFilter(uint16_t handle, const std::string& type, Args&&... args)
{
    DoAddPacketFilter(handle, ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
TrafficControlHelper::ClassIdList
TrafficControlHelper::AddQueueDiscClasses(uint16_t handle,
                                          uint16_t count,
                                          const std::string& type,
                                          Args&&... args)
{
    return DoAddQueueDiscClasses(handle, count, ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
uint16_t
TrafficControlHelper::AddChildQueueDisc(uint16_t handle,
                                        uint16_t classId,
                                        const std::string& type,
                                        Args&&... args)
{
    return DoAddChildQueueDisc(handle, classId, ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
TrafficControlHelper::HandleList
TrafficControlHelper::AddChildQueueDiscs(uint16_t handle,
                                         const ClassIdList& classes,
                                         const std::string& type,
                                         Args&&... args)
{
    return DoAddChildQueueDiscs(handle, classes, ObjectFactory(type, args...));
}
 
template <typename... Args>
void
TrafficControlHelper::SetQueueLimits(std::string type, Args&&... args)
{
    m_queueLimitsFactory.SetTypeId(type);
    m_queueLimitsFactory.Set(args...);
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* TRAFFIC_CONTROL_HELPER_H */