block-ack-agreement.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2009 MIRKO BANCHI
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
 *
 * Author: Mirko Banchi <mk.banchi@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H
#define BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H
 
#include "block-ack-type.h"
 
#include "ns3/event-id.h"
#include "ns3/mac48-address.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
/**
 * \brief Maintains information for a block ack agreement.
 * \ingroup wifi
 */
class BlockAckAgreement
{
    friend class HtFrameExchangeManager;
 
  public:
    /**
     * Constructor for BlockAckAgreement with given peer and TID.
     *
     * \param peer the peer station
     * \param tid the TID
     */
    BlockAckAgreement(Mac48Address peer, uint8_t tid);
    virtual ~BlockAckAgreement();
    /**
     * Set buffer size.
     *
     * \param bufferSize the buffer size (in number of MPDUs)
     */
    void SetBufferSize(uint16_t bufferSize);
    /**
     * Set timeout.
     *
     * \param timeout the timeout value
     */
    void SetTimeout(uint16_t timeout);
    /**
     * Set starting sequence number.
     *
     * \param seq the starting sequence number
     */
    void SetStartingSequence(uint16_t seq);
    /**
     * Set starting sequence control.
     *
     * \param seq the starting sequence control
     */
    void SetStartingSequenceControl(uint16_t seq);
    /**
     * Set block ack policy to immediate Ack.
     */
    void SetImmediateBlockAck();
    /**
     * Set block ack policy to delayed Ack.
     */
    void SetDelayedBlockAck();
    /**
     * Enable or disable A-MSDU support.
     *
     * \param supported enable or disable A-MSDU support
     */
    void SetAmsduSupport(bool supported);
    /**
     * Return the Traffic ID (TID).
     *
     * \return TID
     */
    uint8_t GetTid() const;
    /**
     * Return the peer address.
     *
     * \return the peer MAC address
     */
    Mac48Address GetPeer() const;
    /**
     * Return the buffer size.
     *
     * \return the buffer size (in number of MPDUs)
     */
    uint16_t GetBufferSize() const;
    /**
     * Return the timeout.
     *
     * \return the timeout
     */
    uint16_t GetTimeout() const;
    /**
     * Return the starting sequence number.
     *
     * \return starting sequence number
     */
    virtual uint16_t GetStartingSequence() const;
    /**
     * Return the starting sequence control
     *
     * \return starting sequence control
     */
    uint16_t GetStartingSequenceControl() const;
    /**
     * Return the last sequence number covered by the ack window
     *
     * \return ending sequence number
     */
    uint16_t GetWinEnd() const;
    /**
     * Check whether the current ack policy is immediate BlockAck.
     *
     * \return true if the current ack policy is immediate BlockAck,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    bool IsImmediateBlockAck() const;
    /**
     * Check whether A-MSDU is supported
     *
     * \return true if A-MSDU is supported,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    bool IsAmsduSupported() const;
    /**
     * Enable or disable HT support.
     *
     * \param htSupported enable or disable HT support
     */
    void SetHtSupported(bool htSupported);
    /**
     * Check whether HT is supported
     *
     * \return true if HT is supported,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    bool IsHtSupported() const;
    /**
     * Get the type of the Block Acks sent by the recipient of this agreement.
     *
     * \return the type of the Block Acks sent by the recipient of this agreement
     */
    BlockAckType GetBlockAckType() const;
    /**
     * Get the type of the Block Ack Requests sent by the originator of this agreement.
     *
     * \return the type of the Block Ack Requests sent by the originator of this agreement
     */
    BlockAckReqType GetBlockAckReqType() const;
    /**
     * Get the distance between the given starting sequence number and the
     * given sequence number.
     *
     * \param seqNumber the given sequence number
     * \param startingSeqNumber the given starting sequence number
     * \return the distance of the given sequence number from the given starting sequence number
     */
    static std::size_t GetDistance(uint16_t seqNumber, uint16_t startingSeqNumber);
 
  protected:
    Mac48Address m_peer;               //!< Peer address
    uint8_t m_amsduSupported;          //!< Flag whether MSDU aggregation is supported
    uint8_t m_blockAckPolicy;          //!< Type of block ack: immediate or delayed
    uint8_t m_tid;                     //!< Traffic ID
    uint16_t m_bufferSize;             //!< Buffer size
    uint16_t m_timeout;                //!< Timeout
    uint16_t m_startingSeq;            //!< Starting sequence control
    uint16_t m_winEnd;                 //!< Ending sequence number
    uint8_t m_htSupported;             //!< Flag whether HT is supported
    mutable EventId m_inactivityEvent; //!< inactivity event
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H */