recipient-block-ack-agreement.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2020 Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Author: Stefano Avallone <stavallo@unina.it>
 */
#ifndef RECIPIENT_BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H
#define RECIPIENT_BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H
 
#include "block-ack-agreement.h"
#include "block-ack-window.h"
 
#include <map>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class WifiMpdu;
class MacRxMiddle;
class CtrlBAckResponseHeader;
 
/**
 * @ingroup wifi
 * Maintains the scoreboard and the receive reordering buffer used by a recipient
 * of a Block Ack agreement.
 */
class RecipientBlockAckAgreement : public BlockAckAgreement
{
  public:
    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param originator MAC address
     * @param amsduSupported whether A-MSDU support is enabled
     * @param tid Traffic ID
     * @param bufferSize the buffer size (in number of MPDUs)
     * @param timeout the timeout value
     * @param startingSeq the starting sequence number
     * @param htSupported whether HT support is enabled
     */
    RecipientBlockAckAgreement(Mac48Address originator,
                               bool amsduSupported,
                               uint8_t tid,
                               uint16_t bufferSize,
                               uint16_t timeout,
                               uint16_t startingSeq,
                               bool htSupported);
    ~RecipientBlockAckAgreement() override;
 
    /**
     * Set the MAC RX Middle to use.
     *
     * @param rxMiddle the MAC RX Middle to use
     */
    void SetMacRxMiddle(const Ptr<MacRxMiddle> rxMiddle);
 
    /**
     * Update both the scoreboard and the receive reordering buffer upon reception
     * of the given MPDU.
     *
     * @param mpdu the received MPDU
     */
    void NotifyReceivedMpdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu);
    /**
     * Update both the scoreboard and the receive reordering buffer upon reception
     * of a Block Ack Request.
     *
     * @param startingSequenceNumber the starting sequence number included in the
     *                               received Block Ack Request
     */
    void NotifyReceivedBar(uint16_t startingSequenceNumber);
    /**
     * Set the Starting Sequence Number subfield of the Block Ack Starting Sequence
     * Control subfield of the Block Ack frame and fill the block ack bitmap.
     * For Multi-STA Block Acks, <i>index</i> identifies the Per AID TID Info
     * subfield whose bitmap has to be filled.
     *
     * @param blockAckHeader the block ack header
     * @param index the index of the Per AID TID Info subfield (Multi-STA Block Ack only)
     */
    void FillBlockAckBitmap(CtrlBAckResponseHeader& blockAckHeader, std::size_t index = 0) const;
    /**
     * This is called when a Block Ack agreement is destroyed to flush the
     * received packets.
     */
    void Flush();
 
  private:
    /**
     * Pass MSDUs or A-MSDUs up to the next MAC process if they are stored in
     * the buffer in order of increasing value of the Sequence Number subfield
     * starting with the MSDU or A-MSDU that has SN=WinStartB.
     * Set WinStartB to the value of the Sequence Number subfield of the last
     * MSDU or A-MSDU that was passed up to the next MAC process plus one.
     */
    void PassBufferedMpdusUntilFirstLost();
 
    /**
     * Pass any complete MSDUs or A-MSDUs stored in the buffer with Sequence Number
     * subfield values that are lower than the new value of WinStartB up to the next
     * MAC process in order of increasing Sequence Number subfield value.
     *
     * @param newWinStartB the new value of WinStartB
     */
    void PassBufferedMpdusWithSeqNumberLessThan(uint16_t newWinStartB);
 
    /// The key of a buffered MPDU is the pair (MPDU sequence number, pointer to WinStartB)
    typedef std::pair<uint16_t, uint16_t*> Key;
 
    /// Comparison functor used to sort the buffered MPDUs
    struct Compare
    {
        /**
         * Functional operator for sorting the buffered MPDUs.
         *
         * @param a the key of first buffered MPDU (\see Key)
         * @param b the key of second buffered MPDU (\see Key)
         * @return true if first key is smaller than second
         */
        bool operator()(const Key& a, const Key& b) const;
    };
 
    BlockAckWindow m_scoreboard; ///< recipient's scoreboard
    uint16_t m_winStartB;        ///< starting SN for the reordering buffer
    std::size_t m_winSizeB;      ///< size of the receive reordering buffer
    std::map<Key, Ptr<const WifiMpdu>, Compare>
        m_bufferedMpdus;         ///< buffered MPDUs sorted by Seq Number
    Ptr<MacRxMiddle> m_rxMiddle; ///< the MAC RX Middle on this station
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* RECIPIENT_BLOCK_ACK_AGREEMENT_H */