wifi-tx-timer.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 WIFI_TX_TIMER_H
#define WIFI_TX_TIMER_H
 
#include "ns3/event-id.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/traced-callback.h"
 
#include <functional>
#include <unordered_map>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class WifiMpdu;
class WifiPsdu;
class WifiTxVector;
class Mac48Address;
 
typedef std::unordered_map<uint16_t /* staId */, Ptr<WifiPsdu> /* PSDU */> WifiPsduMap;
 
/**
 * \ingroup wifi
 *
 * This class is used to handle the timer that a station starts when transmitting
 * a frame that solicits a response. The timeout can be rescheduled (multiple times)
 * when the RXSTART.indication is received from the PHY.
 */
class WifiTxTimer
{
  public:
    /**
     * \enum Reason
     * \brief The reason why the timer was started
     */
    enum Reason : uint8_t
    {
        NOT_RUNNING = 0,
        WAIT_CTS,
        WAIT_NORMAL_ACK,
        WAIT_BLOCK_ACK,
        WAIT_CTS_AFTER_MU_RTS,
        WAIT_NORMAL_ACK_AFTER_DL_MU_PPDU,
        WAIT_BLOCK_ACKS_IN_TB_PPDU,
        WAIT_TB_PPDU_AFTER_BASIC_TF,
        WAIT_QOS_NULL_AFTER_BSRP_TF,
        WAIT_BLOCK_ACK_AFTER_TB_PPDU,
    };
 
    /** Default constructor */
    WifiTxTimer();
 
    virtual ~WifiTxTimer();
 
    /**
     * This method is called when a frame soliciting a response is transmitted.
     * This method starts a timer of the given duration and schedules a call to
     * the given method in case the timer expires.
     *
     * \tparam MEM \deduced Class method function signature type
     * \tparam OBJ \deduced Class type of the object
     * \tparam Args \deduced Type template parameter pack
     * \param reason the reason why the timer was started
     * \param delay the time to the expiration of the timer
     * \param from the set of stations we expect to receive a response from
     * \param mem_ptr Member method pointer to invoke
     * \param obj The object on which to invoke the member method
     * \param args The arguments to pass to the invoked method
     */
    template <typename MEM, typename OBJ, typename... Args>
    void Set(Reason reason,
             const Time& delay,
             const std::set<Mac48Address>& from,
             MEM mem_ptr,
             OBJ obj,
             Args... args);
 
    /**
     * Reschedule the timer to time out the given amount of time from the moment
     * this function is called. Note that nothing is done if the timer is not running.
     *
     * \param delay the time to the expiration of the timer
     */
    void Reschedule(const Time& delay);
 
    /**
     * Get the reason why the timer was started. Call
     * this method only if the timer is running
     *
     * \return the reason why the timer was started
     */
    Reason GetReason() const;
 
    /**
     * Get a string associated with the given reason
     *
     * \param reason the given reason
     * \return a string associated with the given reason
     */
    std::string GetReasonString(Reason reason) const;
 
    /**
     * Return true if the timer is running
     *
     * \return true if the timer is running
     */
    bool IsRunning() const;
 
    /**
     * Cancel the timer.
     */
    void Cancel();
 
    /**
     * Notify that a response was got from the given station.
     *
     * \param from the MAC address of the given station
     */
    void GotResponseFrom(const Mac48Address& from);
 
    /**
     * \return the set of stations that are still expected to respond
     */
    const std::set<Mac48Address>& GetStasExpectedToRespond() const;
 
    /**
     * Get the remaining time until the timer will expire.
     *
     * \return the remaining time until the timer will expire.
     *         If the timer is not running, this method returns zero.
     */
    Time GetDelayLeft() const;
 
    /**
     * MPDU response timeout callback typedef
     */
    typedef Callback<void, uint8_t, Ptr<const WifiMpdu>, const WifiTxVector&> MpduResponseTimeout;
 
    /**
     * PSDU response timeout callback typedef
     */
    typedef Callback<void, uint8_t, Ptr<const WifiPsdu>, const WifiTxVector&> PsduResponseTimeout;
 
    /**
     * PSDU map response timeout callback typedef
     */
    typedef Callback<void, uint8_t, WifiPsduMap*, const std::set<Mac48Address>*, std::size_t>
        PsduMapResponseTimeout;
 
    /**
     * Set the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission of an MPDU expires.
     *
     * \param callback the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission
     *                 of an MPDU expires
     */
    void SetMpduResponseTimeoutCallback(MpduResponseTimeout callback) const;
 
    /**
     * Set the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission of a PSDU expires.
     *
     * \param callback the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission
     *                 of a PSDU expires
     */
    void SetPsduResponseTimeoutCallback(PsduResponseTimeout callback) const;
 
    /**
     * Set the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission of a PSDU map
     * expires.
     *
     * \param callback the callback to invoke when the TX timer following the transmission
     *                 of a PSDU map expires
     */
    void SetPsduMapResponseTimeoutCallback(PsduMapResponseTimeout callback) const;
 
  private:
    /**
     * This method is called when the timer expires. It invokes the callbacks
     * and the method set by the user.
     *
     * \tparam MEM \deduced Class method function signature type
     * \tparam OBJ \deduced Class type of the object
     * \tparam Args \deduced Type template parameter pack
     * \param mem_ptr Member method pointer to invoke
     * \param obj The object on which to invoke the member method
     * \param args The arguments to pass to the invoked method
     */
    template <typename MEM, typename OBJ, typename... Args>
    void Timeout(MEM mem_ptr, OBJ obj, Args... args);
 
    /**
     * Internal callback invoked when the timer expires.
     */
    void Expire();
 
    /**
     * This method is called when the timer expires to feed the MPDU response
     * timeout callback.
     *
     * \param item the MPDU followed by no response
     * \param txVector the TXVECTOR used to transmit the MPDU
     */
    void FeedTraceSource(Ptr<WifiMpdu> item, WifiTxVector txVector);
 
    /**
     * This method is called when the timer expires to feed the PSDU response
     * timeout callback.
     *
     * \param psdu the PSDU followed by no response
     * \param txVector the TXVECTOR used to transmit the PSDU
     */
    void FeedTraceSource(Ptr<WifiPsdu> psdu, WifiTxVector txVector);
 
    /**
     * This method is called when the timer expires to feed the PSDU map response
     * timeout callback.
     *
     * \param psduMap the PSDU map for which not all responses were received
     * \param nTotalStations the total number of expected responses
     */
    void FeedTraceSource(WifiPsduMap* psduMap, std::size_t nTotalStations);
 
    EventId m_timeoutEvent; //!< the timeout event after a missing response
    Reason m_reason;        //!< the reason why the timer was started
    Ptr<EventImpl> m_impl;  /**< the timer implementation, which contains the bound
                                 callback function and arguments */
    Time m_end;             //!< the absolute time when the timer will expire
    std::set<Mac48Address>
        m_staExpectResponseFrom; //!< the set of stations we expect to receive a response from
 
    /// the MPDU response timeout callback
    mutable MpduResponseTimeout m_mpduResponseTimeoutCallback;
    /// the PSDU response timeout callback
    mutable PsduResponseTimeout m_psduResponseTimeoutCallback;
    /// the PSDU map response timeout callback
    mutable PsduMapResponseTimeout m_psduMapResponseTimeoutCallback;
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
/***************************************************************
 *  Implementation of the templates declared above.
 ***************************************************************/
 
namespace ns3
{
 
template <typename MEM, typename OBJ, typename... Args>
void
WifiTxTimer::Set(Reason reason,
                 const Time& delay,
                 const std::set<Mac48Address>& from,
                 MEM mem_ptr,
                 OBJ obj,
                 Args... args)
{
    typedef void (WifiTxTimer::*TimeoutType)(MEM, OBJ, Args...);
 
    m_timeoutEvent = Simulator::Schedule(delay, &WifiTxTimer::Expire, this);
    m_reason = reason;
    m_end = Simulator::Now() + delay;
    m_staExpectResponseFrom = from;
 
    // create an event to invoke when the timer expires
    m_impl = Ptr<EventImpl>(MakeEvent<TimeoutType>(&WifiTxTimer::Timeout,
                                                   this,
                                                   mem_ptr,
                                                   obj,
                                                   std::forward<Args>(args)...),
                            false);
}
 
template <typename MEM, typename OBJ, typename... Args>
void
WifiTxTimer::Timeout(MEM mem_ptr, OBJ obj, Args... args)
{
    FeedTraceSource(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 
    // Invoke the method set by the user
    ((*obj).*mem_ptr)(std::forward<Args>(args)...);
}
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* WIFI_TX_TIMER_H */