wifi-tx-parameters.h

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 * Copyright (c) 2020 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
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 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
 
#ifndef WIFI_TX_PARAMETERS_H
#define WIFI_TX_PARAMETERS_H
 
#include "wifi-mac-header.h"
#include "wifi-tx-vector.h"
 
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
 
#include <map>
#include <memory>
#include <set>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class WifiMpdu;
struct WifiProtection;
struct WifiAcknowledgment;
 
/**
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * This class stores the TX parameters (TX vector, protection mechanism,
 * acknowledgment mechanism, TX duration, ...) for a frame of different types
 * (MPDU, A-MPDU, multi-TID A-MPDU, MU PPDU, ...).
 */
class WifiTxParameters
{
  public:
    WifiTxParameters();
    /**
     * Copy constructor.
     *
     * \param txParams the WifiTxParameters to copy
     */
    WifiTxParameters(const WifiTxParameters& txParams);
 
    /**
     * Copy assignment operator.
     * \param txParams the TX parameters to assign to this object
     * \return the reference to this object
     */
    WifiTxParameters& operator=(const WifiTxParameters& txParams);
 
    /**
     * Move constructor. Must define it manually because copy constructor is explicit.
     * \param txParams the WifiTxParameters to copy
     */
    WifiTxParameters(WifiTxParameters&& txParams) = default;
 
    /**
     * Move assignment operator. Must define it manually because copy assignment
     * operator is explicit.
     * \param txParams the TX parameters to assign to this object
     * \return the reference to this object
     */
    WifiTxParameters& operator=(WifiTxParameters&& txParams) = default;
 
    WifiTxVector m_txVector;                              //!< TXVECTOR of the frame being prepared
    std::unique_ptr<WifiProtection> m_protection;         //!< protection method
    std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment> m_acknowledgment; //!< acknowledgment method
    Time m_txDuration{Time::Min()};                       //!< TX duration of the frame
 
    /**
     * Reset the TX parameters.
     */
    void Clear();
 
    /**
     * Record that an MPDU is being added to the current frame. If an MPDU addressed
     * to the same receiver already exists in the frame, A-MPDU aggregation is considered.
     *
     * \param mpdu the MPDU being added
     */
    void AddMpdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu);
 
    /**
     * Record that an MSDU is being aggregated to the last MPDU added to the frame
     * that hase the same receiver.
     *
     * \param msdu the MSDU being aggregated
     */
    void AggregateMsdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> msdu);
 
    /**
     * Get the size in bytes of the frame in case the given MPDU is added.
     *
     * \param mpdu the given MPDU
     * \return the size in bytes of the frame in case the given MPDU is added
     */
    uint32_t GetSizeIfAddMpdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu) const;
 
    /**
     * Get the size in bytes of the frame in case the given MSDU is aggregated.
     *
     * \param msdu the given MSDU
     * \return a pair (size in bytes of the current A-MSDU, size in bytes of the frame)
               in case the given MSDU is aggregated
     */
    std::pair<uint32_t, uint32_t> GetSizeIfAggregateMsdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> msdu) const;
 
    /**
     * Get the size in bytes of the (A-)MPDU addressed to the given receiver.
     *
     * \param receiver the MAC address of the given receiver
     * \return the size in bytes of the (A-)MPDU addressed to the given receiver
     */
    uint32_t GetSize(Mac48Address receiver) const;
 
    /// information about the frame being prepared for a specific receiver
    struct PsduInfo
    {
        WifiMacHeader header; //!< MAC header of the last MPDU added
        uint32_t amsduSize;   //!< the size in bytes of the MSDU or A-MSDU
                              //!< included in the last MPDU added
        uint32_t ampduSize;   //!< the size in bytes of the A-MPDU if multiple
                              //!< MPDUs have been added, and zero otherwise
        std::map<uint8_t, std::set<uint16_t>> seqNumbers; //!< set of the sequence numbers of the
                                                          //!< MPDUs added for each TID
    };
 
    /**
     * Get a pointer to the information about the PSDU addressed to the given
     * receiver, if present, and a null pointer otherwise.
     *
     * \param receiver the MAC address of the receiver
     * \return a pointer to an entry in the PSDU information map or a null pointer
     */
    const PsduInfo* GetPsduInfo(Mac48Address receiver) const;
 
    /// Map containing information about the PSDUs addressed to every receiver
    typedef std::map<Mac48Address, PsduInfo> PsduInfoMap;
 
    /**
     * Get a const reference to the map containing information about PSDUs.
     *
     * \return a const reference to the map containing information about PSDUs
     */
    const PsduInfoMap& GetPsduInfoMap() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Print the object contents.
     * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
     */
    void Print(std::ostream& os) const;
 
  private:
    PsduInfoMap m_info; //!< information about the frame being prepared. Handles
                        //!< multi-TID A-MPDUs, MU PPDUs, etc.
};
 
/**
 * \brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * \param os the output stream
 * \param txParams the TX parameters
 * \returns a reference to the stream
 */
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const WifiTxParameters* txParams);
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* WIFI_TX_PARAMETERS_H */