error-rate-model.h

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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
 */
 
#ifndef ERROR_RATE_MODEL_H
#define ERROR_RATE_MODEL_H
 
#include "wifi-mode.h"
 
#include "ns3/object.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup wifi
 * \brief the interface for Wifi's error models
 *
 */
class ErrorRateModel : public Object
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    /**
     * \param txVector a specific transmission vector including WifiMode
     * \param ber a target BER
     *
     * \return the SNR which corresponds to the requested BER
     */
    double CalculateSnr(const WifiTxVector& txVector, double ber) const;
 
    /**
     * \return true if the model is for AWGN channels,
     *         false otherwise
     */
    virtual bool IsAwgn() const;
 
    /**
     * This method returns the probability that the given 'chunk' of the
     * packet will be successfully received by the PHY.
     *
     * A chunk can be viewed as a part of a packet with equal SNR.
     * The probability of successfully receiving the chunk depends on
     * the mode, the SNR, and the size of the chunk.
     *
     * Note that both a WifiMode and a WifiTxVector (which contains a WifiMode)
     * are passed into this method.  The WifiTxVector may be from a signal that
     * contains multiple modes (e.g. PHY header sent differently from PHY
     * payload).  Consequently, the mode parameter is what the method uses
     * to calculate the chunk error rate, and the txVector is used for
     * other information as needed.
     *
     * This method handles 802.11b rates by using the DSSS error rate model.
     * For all other rates, the method implemented by the subclass is called.
     *
     * \param mode the Wi-Fi mode applicable to this chunk
     * \param txVector TXVECTOR of the overall transmission
     * \param snr the SNR of the chunk
     * \param nbits the number of bits in this chunk
     * \param numRxAntennas the number of active RX antennas (1 if not provided)
     * \param field the PPDU field to which the chunk belongs to (assumes this is for the payload
     * part if not provided)
     * \param staId the station ID for MU
     *
     * \return probability of successfully receiving the chunk
     */
    double GetChunkSuccessRate(WifiMode mode,
                               const WifiTxVector& txVector,
                               double snr,
                               uint64_t nbits,
                               uint8_t numRxAntennas = 1,
                               WifiPpduField field = WIFI_PPDU_FIELD_DATA,
                               uint16_t staId = SU_STA_ID) const;
 
    /**
     * Assign a fixed random variable stream number to the random variables
     * used by this model. Return the number of streams (possibly zero) that
     * have been assigned.
     *
     * \param stream first stream index to use
     * \return the number of stream indices assigned by this model
     */
    virtual int64_t AssignStreams(int64_t stream);
 
  private:
    /**
     * A pure virtual method that must be implemented in the subclass.
     *
     * \param mode the Wi-Fi mode applicable to this chunk
     * \param txVector TXVECTOR of the overall transmission
     * \param snr the SNR of the chunk
     * \param nbits the number of bits in this chunk
     * \param numRxAntennas the number of active RX antennas
     * \param field the PPDU field to which the chunk belongs to
     * \param staId the station ID for MU
     *
     * \return probability of successfully receiving the chunk
     */
    virtual double DoGetChunkSuccessRate(WifiMode mode,
                                         const WifiTxVector& txVector,
                                         double snr,
                                         uint64_t nbits,
                                         uint8_t numRxAntennas,
                                         WifiPpduField field,
                                         uint16_t staId) const = 0;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* ERROR_RATE_MODEL_H */