lte-mac-sap.h

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 * Author: Nicola Baldo <nbaldo@cttc.es>
 */
 
#ifndef LTE_MAC_SAP_H
#define LTE_MAC_SAP_H
 
#include <ns3/packet.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the MAC to the RLC
 * See Femto Forum MAC Scheduler Interface Specification v 1.11, Figure 1
 *
 * This is the MAC SAP Provider, i.e., the part of the SAP that contains the MAC methods called by
 * the RLC
 */
class LteMacSapProvider
{
  public:
    virtual ~LteMacSapProvider();
 
    /**
     * Parameters for LteMacSapProvider::TransmitPdu
     *
     */
    struct TransmitPduParameters
    {
        Ptr<Packet> pdu; /**< the RLC PDU */
        uint16_t rnti;   /**< the C-RNTI identifying the UE */
        uint8_t lcid;    /**< the logical channel id corresponding to the sending RLC instance */
        uint8_t layer;   /**< the layer value that was passed by the MAC in the call to
                            NotifyTxOpportunity that generated this PDU */
        uint8_t harqProcessId; /**< the HARQ process id that was passed by the MAC in the call to
                                  NotifyTxOpportunity that generated this PDU */
        uint8_t componentCarrierId; /**< the component carrier id corresponding to the sending Mac
                                       instance */
    };
 
    /**
     * send an RLC PDU to the MAC for transmission. This method is to be
     * called as a response to LteMacSapUser::NotifyTxOpportunity
     *
     * \param params TransmitPduParameters
     */
    virtual void TransmitPdu(TransmitPduParameters params) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Parameters for LteMacSapProvider::ReportBufferStatus
     */
    struct ReportBufferStatusParameters
    {
        uint16_t rnti; /**< the C-RNTI identifying the UE */
        uint8_t lcid;  /**< the logical channel id corresponding to the sending RLC instance */
        uint32_t txQueueSize;     /**< the current size of the RLC transmission queue */
        uint16_t txQueueHolDelay; /**< the Head Of Line delay of the transmission queue */
        uint32_t retxQueueSize;   /**<  the current size of the RLC retransmission queue in bytes */
        uint16_t retxQueueHolDelay; /**<  the Head Of Line delay of the retransmission queue */
        uint16_t
            statusPduSize; /**< the current size of the pending STATUS RLC  PDU message in bytes */
    };
 
    /**
     * Report the RLC buffer status to the MAC
     *
     * \param params ReportBufferStatusParameters
     */
    virtual void ReportBufferStatus(ReportBufferStatusParameters params) = 0;
};
 
/**
 * Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the MAC to the RLC
 * See Femto Forum MAC Scheduler Interface Specification v 1.11, Figure 1
 *
 * This is the MAC SAP User, i.e., the part of the SAP that contains the RLC methods called by the
 * MAC
 */
class LteMacSapUser
{
  public:
    virtual ~LteMacSapUser();
 
    /**
     * Parameters for LteMacSapUser::NotifyTxOpportunity
     *
     */
    struct TxOpportunityParameters
    {
        /**
         * \brief TxOpportunityParameters constructor
         * \param bytes Bytes
         * \param layer Layer
         * \param harqId HarqID
         * \param ccId Component carrier ID
         * \param rnti RNTI
         * \param lcId Logical Channel ID
         */
        TxOpportunityParameters(uint32_t bytes,
                                uint8_t layer,
                                uint8_t harqId,
                                uint8_t ccId,
                                uint16_t rnti,
                                uint8_t lcId)
        {
            this->bytes = bytes;
            this->layer = layer;
            this->harqId = harqId;
            this->componentCarrierId = ccId;
            this->rnti = rnti;
            this->lcid = lcId;
        }
 
        /**
         * \brief TxOpportunityParameters default constructor (DEPRECATED)
         */
        TxOpportunityParameters()
        {
        }
 
        uint32_t bytes;             /**< the number of bytes to transmit */
        uint8_t layer;              /**<  the layer of transmission (MIMO) */
        uint8_t harqId;             /**< the HARQ ID */
        uint8_t componentCarrierId; /**< the component carrier id */
        uint16_t rnti;              /**< the C-RNTI identifying the UE */
        uint8_t lcid;               /**< the logical channel id */
    };
 
    /**
     * Called by the MAC to notify the RLC that the scheduler granted a
     * transmission opportunity to this RLC instance.
     *
     * \param params the TxOpportunityParameters
     */
    virtual void NotifyTxOpportunity(TxOpportunityParameters params) = 0;
 
    /**
     * Called by the MAC to notify the RLC that an HARQ process related
     * to this RLC instance has failed
     *
     * @todo eventual parameters to be defined
     */
    virtual void NotifyHarqDeliveryFailure() = 0;
 
    /**
     * Parameters for LteMacSapUser::ReceivePdu
     *
     */
    struct ReceivePduParameters
    {
        /**
         * \brief ReceivePduParameters default constructor (DEPRECATED)
         */
        ReceivePduParameters()
        {
        }
 
        /**
         * \brief ReceivePduParameters constructor
         * \param p Packet
         * \param rnti RNTI
         * \param lcid Logical Channel ID
         */
        ReceivePduParameters(const Ptr<Packet>& p, uint16_t rnti, uint8_t lcid)
        {
            this->p = p;
            this->rnti = rnti;
            this->lcid = lcid;
        }
 
        Ptr<Packet> p; /**< the RLC PDU to be received */
        uint16_t rnti; /**< the C-RNTI identifying the UE */
        uint8_t lcid;  /**< the logical channel id */
    };
 
    /**
     * Called by the MAC to notify the RLC of the reception of a new PDU
     *
     * \param params the ReceivePduParameters
     */
    virtual void ReceivePdu(ReceivePduParameters params) = 0;
};
 
/// EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider class
template <class C>
class EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider : public LteMacSapProvider
{
  public:
    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * \param mac the MAC class
     */
    EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider(C* mac);
 
    // inherited from LteMacSapProvider
    void TransmitPdu(TransmitPduParameters params) override;
    void ReportBufferStatus(ReportBufferStatusParameters params) override;
 
  private:
    C* m_mac; ///< the MAC class
};
 
template <class C>
EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider<C>::EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider(C* mac)
    : m_mac(mac)
{
}
 
template <class C>
void
EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider<C>::TransmitPdu(TransmitPduParameters params)
{
    m_mac->DoTransmitPdu(params);
}
 
template <class C>
void
EnbMacMemberLteMacSapProvider<C>::ReportBufferStatus(ReportBufferStatusParameters params)
{
    m_mac->DoReportBufferStatus(params);
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif // LTE_MAC_SAP_H