wifi-mac-queue-scheduler.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2022 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
 
#ifndef WIFI_MAC_QUEUE_SCHEDULER_H
#define WIFI_MAC_QUEUE_SCHEDULER_H
 
#include "qos-utils.h"
#include "wifi-mac-queue-container.h"
 
#include "ns3/object.h"
 
#include <bitset>
#include <optional>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class WifiMpdu;
class WifiMac;
 
/**
 * @ingroup wifi
 *
 * Enumeration of the reasons to block container queues.
 */
enum class WifiQueueBlockedReason : uint8_t
{
    WAITING_ADDBA_RESP = 0,
    POWER_SAVE_MODE,
    USING_OTHER_EMLSR_LINK,
    WAITING_EMLSR_TRANSITION_DELAY,
    TID_NOT_MAPPED,
    REASONS_COUNT
};
 
/**
 * @brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * @param os the stream
 * @param reason the reason to block container queues
 * @returns a reference to the stream
 */
inline std::ostream&
operator<<(std::ostream& os, WifiQueueBlockedReason reason)
{
    switch (reason)
    {
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::WAITING_ADDBA_RESP:
        return (os << "WAITING_ADDBA_RESP");
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::POWER_SAVE_MODE:
        return (os << "POWER_SAVE_MODE");
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::USING_OTHER_EMLSR_LINK:
        return (os << "USING_OTHER_EMLSR_LINK");
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::WAITING_EMLSR_TRANSITION_DELAY:
        return (os << "WAITING_EMLSR_TRANSITION_DELAY");
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::TID_NOT_MAPPED:
        return (os << "TID_NOT_MAPPED");
    case WifiQueueBlockedReason::REASONS_COUNT:
        return (os << "REASONS_COUNT");
    default:
        NS_ABORT_MSG("Unknown queue blocked reason");
        return (os << "unknown");
    }
}
 
/**
 * @ingroup wifi
 *
 * WifiMacQueueScheduler is an abstract base class defining the public interface
 * for a wifi MAC queue scheduler.
 */
class WifiMacQueueScheduler : public Object
{
  public:
    /**
     * @brief Get the type ID.
     * @return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    /**
     * Set the wifi MAC.
     *
     * @param mac the wifi MAC
     */
    virtual void SetWifiMac(Ptr<WifiMac> mac);
 
    /**
     * Get the next queue to serve, which is guaranteed to contain at least an MPDU whose lifetime
     * has not expired. Queues containing MPDUs that cannot be sent over the given link, if any, or
     * on any link, otherwise, are ignored if and only if <i>skipBlockedQueues</i> is true.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category that we want to serve
     * @param linkId the ID of the link on which MPDUs contained in the returned queue must be
     *               allowed to be sent
     * @param skipBlockedQueues whether queues containing MPDUs that cannot be sent over the given
     *                          link, if any, or on any link, otherwise, must be ignored
     * @return the ID of the selected container queue (if any)
     */
    virtual std::optional<WifiContainerQueueId> GetNext(AcIndex ac,
                                                        std::optional<uint8_t> linkId,
                                                        bool skipBlockedQueues = true) = 0;
    /**
     * Get the next queue to serve after the given one. The returned queue is guaranteed to contain
     * at least an MPDU whose lifetime has not expired. Queues containing MPDUs that cannot be sent
     * over the given link, if any, or on any link, otherwise, are ignored if and only if
     * <i>skipBlockedQueues</i> is true.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category that we want to serve
     * @param linkId the ID of the link on which MPDUs contained in the returned queue must be
     *               allowed to be sent
     * @param prevQueueId the ID of the container queue served previously
     * @param skipBlockedQueues whether queues containing MPDUs that cannot be sent over the given
     *                          link, if any, or on any link, otherwise, must be ignored
     * @return the ID of the selected container queue (if any)
     */
    virtual std::optional<WifiContainerQueueId> GetNext(AcIndex ac,
                                                        std::optional<uint8_t> linkId,
                                                        const WifiContainerQueueId& prevQueueId,
                                                        bool skipBlockedQueues = true) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Get the list of the IDs of the links the given MPDU (belonging to the given
     * Access Category) can be sent over.
     *
     * @param ac the given Access Category
     * @param mpdu the given MPDU
     * @param ignoredReasons list of reasons for blocking a link that are ignored
     * @return the list of the IDs of the links the given MPDU can be sent over
     */
    virtual std::list<uint8_t> GetLinkIds(
        AcIndex ac,
        Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
        const std::list<WifiQueueBlockedReason>& ignoredReasons = {}) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Block the given set of links for the container queues of the given types and
     * Access Category that hold frames having the given Receiver Address (RA),
     * Transmitter Address (TA) and TID (if needed) for the given reason, such that
     * frames in these queues are not transmitted on the given set of links.
     *
     * @param reason the reason for blocking the queues
     * @param ac the given Access Category
     * @param types the types of the queues to block
     * @param rxAddress the Receiver Address (RA) of the frames
     * @param txAddress the Transmitter Address (TA) of the frames
     * @param tids the TIDs optionally identifying the queues to block
     * @param linkIds set of links to block (empty to block all setup links)
     */
    virtual void BlockQueues(WifiQueueBlockedReason reason,
                             AcIndex ac,
                             const std::list<WifiContainerQueueType>& types,
                             const Mac48Address& rxAddress,
                             const Mac48Address& txAddress,
                             const std::set<uint8_t>& tids = {},
                             const std::set<uint8_t>& linkIds = {}) = 0;
    /**
     * Unblock the given set of links for the container queues of the given types and
     * Access Category that hold frames having the given Receiver Address (RA),
     * Transmitter Address (TA) and TID (if needed) for the given reason, such that
     * frames in these queues can be transmitted on the given set of links.
     *
     * @param reason the reason for unblocking the queues
     * @param ac the given Access Category
     * @param types the types of the queues to unblock
     * @param rxAddress the Receiver Address (RA) of the frames
     * @param txAddress the Transmitter Address (TA) of the frames
     * @param tids the TIDs optionally identifying the queues to unblock
     * @param linkIds set of links to unblock (empty to unblock all setup links)
     */
    virtual void UnblockQueues(WifiQueueBlockedReason reason,
                               AcIndex ac,
                               const std::list<WifiContainerQueueType>& types,
                               const Mac48Address& rxAddress,
                               const Mac48Address& txAddress,
                               const std::set<uint8_t>& tids = {},
                               const std::set<uint8_t>& linkIds = {}) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Block the given set of links for all the container queues for the given reason.
     *
     * @param reason the reason for blocking the queues
     * @param linkIds set of links to block (empty to block all setup links)
     */
    virtual void BlockAllQueues(WifiQueueBlockedReason reason,
                                const std::set<uint8_t>& linkIds = {}) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Unblock the given set of links for all the container queues for the given reason.
     *
     * @param reason the reason for unblocking the queues
     * @param linkIds set of links to unblock (empty to unblock all setup links)
     */
    virtual void UnblockAllQueues(WifiQueueBlockedReason reason,
                                  const std::set<uint8_t>& linkIds = {}) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Return whether all the container queues are blocked for the given link for the given
     * reason, if different than REASONS_COUNT, or for any reason, otherwise.
     *
     * @param linkId the ID of the given link
     * @param reason the reason to check (if different than REASONS_COUNT)
     * @return whether all the container queues are blocked for the given link
     */
    virtual bool GetAllQueuesBlockedOnLink(
        uint8_t linkId,
        WifiQueueBlockedReason reason = WifiQueueBlockedReason::REASONS_COUNT) = 0;
 
    /// Bitset identifying the reasons to block individual links for a container queue
    using Mask = std::bitset<static_cast<std::size_t>(WifiQueueBlockedReason::REASONS_COUNT)>;
 
    /**
     * Get the mask associated with the given container queue indicating whether the given link
     * is blocked and for which reason, provided that the given container queue exists and has
     * a mask for the given link.
     *
     * @param ac the given Access Category
     * @param queueId the ID of the given container queue
     * @param linkId the ID of the given link
     * @return the mask associated with the given container queue for the given link
     */
    virtual std::optional<Mask> GetQueueLinkMask(AcIndex ac,
                                                 const WifiContainerQueueId& queueId,
                                                 uint8_t linkId) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Check whether an MPDU has to be dropped before enqueuing the given MPDU.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category of the MPDU being enqueued
     * @param mpdu the MPDU to enqueue
     * @return a pointer to the MPDU to drop, if any, or a null pointer, otherwise
     */
    virtual Ptr<WifiMpdu> HasToDropBeforeEnqueue(AcIndex ac, Ptr<WifiMpdu> mpdu) = 0;
    /**
     * Notify the scheduler that the given MPDU has been enqueued by the given Access
     * Category. The container queue in which the MPDU has been enqueued must be
     * assigned a priority value.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category of the enqueued MPDU
     * @param mpdu the enqueued MPDU
     */
    virtual void NotifyEnqueue(AcIndex ac, Ptr<WifiMpdu> mpdu) = 0;
    /**
     * Notify the scheduler that the given list of MPDUs have been dequeued by the
     * given Access Category. The container queues which became empty after dequeuing
     * the MPDUs are removed from the sorted list of queues.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category of the dequeued MPDUs
     * @param mpdus the list of dequeued MPDUs
     */
    virtual void NotifyDequeue(AcIndex ac, const std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>& mpdus) = 0;
    /**
     * Notify the scheduler that the given list of MPDUs have been removed by the
     * given Access Category. The container queues which became empty after removing
     * the MPDUs are removed from the sorted list of queues.
     *
     * @param ac the Access Category of the removed MPDUs
     * @param mpdus the list of removed MPDUs
     */
    virtual void NotifyRemove(AcIndex ac, const std::list<Ptr<WifiMpdu>>& mpdus) = 0;
 
  protected:
    void DoDispose() override;
 
    /**
     * Get the wifi MAC.
     *
     * @return the wifi MAC
     */
    Ptr<WifiMac> GetMac() const;
 
  private:
    Ptr<WifiMac> m_mac; //!< MAC layer
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* WIFI_MAC_QUEUE_SCHEDULER_H */