wifi-default-ack-manager.cc

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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>
 */
 
#include "wifi-default-ack-manager.h"
 
#include "ap-wifi-mac.h"
#include "ctrl-headers.h"
#include "qos-utils.h"
#include "wifi-mac-queue.h"
#include "wifi-mpdu.h"
#include "wifi-protection.h"
#include "wifi-tx-parameters.h"
 
#include "ns3/he-frame-exchange-manager.h"
#include "ns3/log.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("WifiDefaultAckManager");
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(WifiDefaultAckManager);
 
TypeId
WifiDefaultAckManager::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid =
        TypeId("ns3::WifiDefaultAckManager")
            .SetParent<WifiAckManager>()
            .SetGroupName("Wifi")
            .AddConstructor<WifiDefaultAckManager>()
            .AddAttribute("UseExplicitBar",
                          "Specify whether to send Block Ack Requests (if true) or use"
                          " Implicit Block Ack Request ack policy (if false).",
                          BooleanValue(false),
                          MakeBooleanAccessor(&WifiDefaultAckManager::m_useExplicitBar),
                          MakeBooleanChecker())
            .AddAttribute("BaThreshold",
                          "Immediate acknowledgment is requested upon transmission of a frame "
                          "whose sequence number is distant at least BaThreshold multiplied "
                          "by the transmit window size from the starting sequence number of "
                          "the transmit window. Set to zero to request a response for every "
                          "transmitted frame.",
                          DoubleValue(0.0),
                          MakeDoubleAccessor(&WifiDefaultAckManager::m_baThreshold),
                          MakeDoubleChecker<double>(0.0, 1.0))
            .AddAttribute(
                "DlMuAckSequenceType",
                "Type of the acknowledgment sequence for DL MU PPDUs.",
                EnumValue(WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE),
                MakeEnumAccessor<WifiAcknowledgment::Method>(&WifiDefaultAckManager::m_dlMuAckType),
                MakeEnumChecker(WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE,
                                "DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE",
                                WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_TF_MU_BAR,
                                "DL_MU_TF_MU_BAR",
                                WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_AGGREGATE_TF,
                                "DL_MU_AGGREGATE_TF"))
            .AddAttribute("MaxBlockAckMcs",
                          "The MCS used to send a BlockAck in a TB PPDU is the minimum between "
                          "the MCS used for the PSDU sent in the preceding DL MU PPDU and the "
                          "value of this attribute.",
                          UintegerValue(5),
                          MakeUintegerAccessor(&WifiDefaultAckManager::m_maxMcsForBlockAckInTbPpdu),
                          MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t>(0, 11));
    return tid;
}
 
WifiDefaultAckManager::WifiDefaultAckManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
WifiDefaultAckManager::~WifiDefaultAckManager()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS();
}
 
uint16_t
WifiDefaultAckManager::GetMaxDistFromStartingSeq(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                                 const WifiTxParameters& txParams) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
 
    auto receiver = mpdu->GetHeader().GetAddr1();
    auto origReceiver = mpdu->GetOriginal()->GetHeader().GetAddr1();
 
    uint8_t tid = mpdu->GetHeader().GetQosTid();
    Ptr<QosTxop> edca = m_mac->GetQosTxop(tid);
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!m_mac->GetBaAgreementEstablishedAsOriginator(origReceiver, tid),
                    "An established Block Ack agreement is required");
 
    uint16_t startingSeq = edca->GetBaStartingSequence(origReceiver, tid);
    uint16_t maxDistFromStartingSeq = 0;
 
    const auto* psduInfo = txParams.GetPsduInfo(receiver);
    NS_ASSERT_MSG(psduInfo && psduInfo->seqNumbers.contains(tid),
                  "There must be at least an MPDU with tid " << +tid);
 
    const auto& seqNumbers = psduInfo->seqNumbers.at(tid);
    NS_ASSERT_MSG(seqNumbers.contains(mpdu->GetHeader().GetSequenceNumber()),
                  "The sequence number of the given MPDU is not included in the TX parameters");
 
    for (const auto& seqNumber : seqNumbers)
    {
        NS_ASSERT_MSG(!QosUtilsIsOldPacket(startingSeq, seqNumber),
                      "QoS data frame SeqN=" << seqNumber << " is too old");
 
        uint16_t currDistToStartingSeq =
            (seqNumber - startingSeq + SEQNO_SPACE_SIZE) % SEQNO_SPACE_SIZE;
 
        if (currDistToStartingSeq > maxDistFromStartingSeq)
        {
            maxDistFromStartingSeq = currDistToStartingSeq;
        }
    }
 
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("Returning " << maxDistFromStartingSeq);
    return maxDistFromStartingSeq;
}
 
bool
WifiDefaultAckManager::IsResponseNeeded(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                        const WifiTxParameters& txParams) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
 
    uint8_t tid = mpdu->GetHeader().GetQosTid();
    auto receiver = mpdu->GetHeader().GetAddr1();
    auto origReceiver = mpdu->GetOriginal()->GetHeader().GetAddr1();
    Ptr<QosTxop> edca = m_mac->GetQosTxop(tid);
    const auto& seqNumbers = txParams.GetPsduInfo(receiver)->seqNumbers.at(tid);
 
    // An immediate response (Ack or Block Ack) is needed if any of the following holds:
    // * the BA threshold is set to zero
    if (m_baThreshold == 0.0)
    {
        return true;
    }
    // * the maximum distance between the sequence number of an MPDU to transmit
    //   and the starting sequence number of the transmit window is greater than
    //   or equal to the window size multiplied by the BaThreshold
    if (GetMaxDistFromStartingSeq(mpdu, txParams) >=
        m_baThreshold * edca->GetBaBufferSize(origReceiver, tid))
    {
        return true;
    }
    // * no other frame belonging to this BA agreement is queued (because, in such
    //   a case, a Block Ack is not going to be requested anytime soon)
    if (auto queueId = WifiContainerQueueId(WIFI_QOSDATA_QUEUE, WIFI_UNICAST, origReceiver, tid);
        edca->GetWifiMacQueue()->GetNPackets(queueId) -
            edca->GetBaManager()->GetNBufferedPackets(origReceiver, tid) - seqNumbers.size() <
        1)
    {
        return true;
    }
    // * the block ack TX window cannot advance because all the MPDUs in the TX window other than
    //   those being transmitted have been already acknowledged
    if (m_mac->GetBaAgreementEstablishedAsOriginator(origReceiver, tid)
            ->get()
            .AllAckedMpdusInTxWindow(seqNumbers))
    {
        return true;
    }
 
    // * this is the initial frame of a transmission opportunity and it is not
    //   protected by RTS/CTS (see Annex G.3 of IEEE 802.11-2016)
    if (edca->GetTxopLimit(m_linkId).IsStrictlyPositive() &&
        edca->GetRemainingTxop(m_linkId) == edca->GetTxopLimit(m_linkId) &&
        !(txParams.m_protection && txParams.m_protection->method == WifiProtection::RTS_CTS))
    {
        return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}
 
bool
WifiDefaultAckManager::ExistInflightOnSameLink(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu) const
{
    NS_ASSERT(mpdu->GetHeader().IsQosData());
    auto tid = mpdu->GetHeader().GetQosTid();
    NS_ASSERT(mpdu->IsQueued());
    auto queue = m_mac->GetTxopQueue(mpdu->GetQueueAc());
    auto origReceiver = mpdu->GetOriginal()->GetHeader().GetAddr1();
    auto agreement = m_mac->GetBaAgreementEstablishedAsOriginator(origReceiver, tid);
    NS_ASSERT(agreement);
    auto mpduDist = agreement->get().GetDistance(mpdu->GetHeader().GetSequenceNumber());
 
    Ptr<WifiMpdu> item = queue->PeekByTidAndAddress(tid, origReceiver);
 
    while (item)
    {
        auto itemDist = agreement->get().GetDistance(item->GetHeader().GetSequenceNumber());
        if (itemDist == mpduDist)
        {
            NS_LOG_DEBUG("No previous MPDU in-flight on the same link");
            return false;
        }
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(itemDist > mpduDist,
                        "While searching for given MPDU ("
                            << *mpdu << "), found first another one (" << *item
                            << ") with higher sequence number");
        if (auto linkIds = item->GetInFlightLinkIds(); linkIds.contains(m_linkId))
        {
            NS_LOG_DEBUG("Found MPDU inflight on the same link");
            return true;
        }
        item = queue->PeekByTidAndAddress(tid, origReceiver, item);
    }
    NS_ABORT_MSG("Should not get here");
    return false;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::TryAddMpdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu, const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
 
    // If the TXVECTOR indicates a DL MU PPDU, call a separate method
    if (txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu())
    {
        switch (m_dlMuAckType)
        {
        case WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE:
            return GetAckInfoIfBarBaSequence(mpdu, txParams);
        case WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_TF_MU_BAR:
            return GetAckInfoIfTfMuBar(mpdu, txParams);
        case WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_AGGREGATE_TF:
            return GetAckInfoIfAggregatedMuBar(mpdu, txParams);
        default:
            NS_ABORT_MSG("Unknown DL acknowledgment method");
            return nullptr;
        }
    }
 
    const WifiMacHeader& hdr = mpdu->GetHeader();
    Mac48Address receiver = hdr.GetAddr1();
 
    // Acknowledgment for TB PPDUs
    if (txParams.m_txVector.IsUlMu())
    {
        if (hdr.IsQosData() && !hdr.HasData())
        {
            // QoS Null frame
            std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment> acknowledgment;
 
            if (txParams.m_acknowledgment)
            {
                NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::NONE);
                acknowledgment = txParams.m_acknowledgment->Copy();
            }
            else
            {
                acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiNoAck>();
            }
            acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid(), WifiMacHeader::NO_ACK);
            return acknowledgment;
        }
 
        if (txParams.m_acknowledgment)
        {
            NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::ACK_AFTER_TB_PPDU);
            return nullptr;
        }
 
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiAckAfterTbPpdu>();
        if (hdr.IsQosData())
        {
            acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid(), WifiMacHeader::NORMAL_ACK);
        }
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    // if this is a Trigger Frame, call a separate method
    if (hdr.IsTrigger())
    {
        return TryUlMuTransmission(mpdu, txParams);
    }
 
    // if the current acknowledgment method (if any) is already BLOCK_ACK, it will not
    // change by adding an MPDU
    if (txParams.m_acknowledgment &&
        txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::BLOCK_ACK)
    {
        return nullptr;
    }
 
    if (receiver.IsGroup())
    {
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver),
                        "Unicast frames only can be aggregated");
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiNoAck>();
        if (hdr.IsQosData())
        {
            acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid(), WifiMacHeader::NO_ACK);
        }
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    if ((!hdr.IsQosData() ||
         !m_mac->GetBaAgreementEstablishedAsOriginator(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid())) &&
        !hdr.IsBlockAckReq())
    {
        NS_LOG_DEBUG(
            "Non-QoS data frame or Block Ack agreement not established, request Normal Ack");
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiNormalAck>();
        acknowledgment->ackTxVector =
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector);
        if (hdr.IsQosData())
        {
            acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid(), WifiMacHeader::NORMAL_ACK);
        }
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    // we get here if mpdu is a QoS data frame related to an established Block Ack agreement
    // or mpdu is a BlockAckReq frame
    if (!hdr.IsBlockAckReq() && !IsResponseNeeded(mpdu, txParams))
    {
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("A response is not needed: no ack for now, use Block Ack policy");
        if (txParams.m_acknowledgment &&
            txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::NONE)
        {
            // no change if the ack method is already NONE
            return nullptr;
        }
 
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiNoAck>();
        if (hdr.IsQosData())
        {
            acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, hdr.GetQosTid(), WifiMacHeader::BLOCK_ACK);
        }
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    // we get here if a response is needed
    uint8_t tid = GetTid(mpdu->GetPacket(), hdr);
    if (!hdr.IsBlockAckReq() && txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver) &&
        !ExistInflightOnSameLink(mpdu))
    {
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Sending a single MPDU, no previous frame to ack: request Normal Ack");
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiNormalAck>();
        acknowledgment->ackTxVector =
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector);
        acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::NORMAL_ACK);
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    // we get here if multiple MPDUs are being/have been sent
    if (!hdr.IsBlockAckReq() && (txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver) || m_useExplicitBar))
    {
        // in case of single MPDU, there are previous unacknowledged frames, thus
        // we cannot use Implicit Block Ack Request policy, otherwise we get a
        // normal ack as response
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Request to schedule a Block Ack Request");
 
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiBarBlockAck>();
        acknowledgment->blockAckReqTxVector =
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector);
        acknowledgment->blockAckTxVector = acknowledgment->blockAckReqTxVector;
        acknowledgment->barType = m_mac->GetBarTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid);
        acknowledgment->baType = m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid);
        acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::BLOCK_ACK);
        return acknowledgment;
    }
 
    NS_LOG_DEBUG(
        "A-MPDU using Implicit Block Ack Request policy or BlockAckReq, request Block Ack");
    auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiBlockAck>();
    acknowledgment->blockAckTxVector =
        GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector);
    acknowledgment->baType = m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid);
    acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::NORMAL_ACK);
    return acknowledgment;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::TryAggregateMsdu(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> msdu, const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *msdu << &txParams);
 
    // Aggregating an MSDU does not change the acknowledgment method
    return nullptr;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::GetAckInfoIfBarBaSequence(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                                 const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
    NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu());
    NS_ASSERT(m_dlMuAckType == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE);
 
    const WifiMacHeader& hdr = mpdu->GetHeader();
    Mac48Address receiver = hdr.GetAddr1();
 
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!hdr.IsQosData(),
                    "QoS data frames only can be aggregated when transmitting a "
                    "DL MU PPDU acknowledged via a sequence of BAR and BA frames");
    uint8_t tid = hdr.GetQosTid();
    Ptr<QosTxop> edca = m_mac->GetQosTxop(QosUtilsMapTidToAc(tid));
 
    NS_ASSERT(!txParams.m_acknowledgment ||
              txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_BAR_BA_SEQUENCE);
 
    WifiDlMuBarBaSequence* acknowledgment = nullptr;
    if (txParams.m_acknowledgment)
    {
        acknowledgment = static_cast<WifiDlMuBarBaSequence*>(txParams.m_acknowledgment.get());
    }
 
    if (!txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver))
    {
        // an MPDU addressed to the same receiver has been already added
        NS_ASSERT(acknowledgment);
 
        if (acknowledgment->stationsSendBlockAckReqTo.contains(receiver) ||
            acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithBlockAck.contains(receiver))
        {
            // the receiver either is already listed among the stations that will
            // receive a BlockAckReq frame or is the station that will immediately
            // respond with a BlockAck frame, hence no change is needed
            return nullptr;
        }
 
        // the receiver was scheduled for responding immediately with a Normal Ack.
        // Given that we are adding an MPDU, the receiver must be scheduled for
        // responding immediately with a Block Ack
        NS_ASSERT(acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithNormalAck.size() == 1 &&
                  acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithNormalAck.begin()->first == receiver);
 
        // acknowledgment points to the m_acknowledgment member of txParams, which is
        // passed as const reference because it must not be modified. Therefore, we
        // make a copy of the object pointed to by acknowledgment and make changes to
        // the copy
        acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence(*acknowledgment);
        acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithNormalAck.clear();
 
        acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithBlockAck.emplace(
            receiver,
            WifiDlMuBarBaSequence::BlockAckInfo{
                GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector),
                m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid)});
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiDlMuBarBaSequence>(acknowledgment);
    }
 
    // we get here if this is the first MPDU for this receiver
    auto htFem = DynamicCast<HtFrameExchangeManager>(m_mac->GetFrameExchangeManager(m_linkId));
    NS_ASSERT(htFem);
    if (auto bar = htFem->GetBar(QosUtilsMapTidToAc(tid), tid, receiver);
        bar || (acknowledgment && (!acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithNormalAck.empty() ||
                                   !acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithBlockAck.empty())))
    {
        // there is a pending BlockAckReq for this receiver or another receiver
        // was selected for immediate response.
        // Add this receiver to the list of stations receiving a BlockAckReq.
        if (acknowledgment)
        {
            // txParams.m_acknowledgment points to an existing WifiDlMuBarBaSequence object.
            // We have to return a copy of this object including the needed changes
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence(*acknowledgment);
        }
        else
        {
            // we have to create a new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence object
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence;
        }
 
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Adding STA " << receiver
                                   << " to the list of stations receiving a BlockAckReq");
        acknowledgment->stationsSendBlockAckReqTo.emplace(
            receiver,
            WifiDlMuBarBaSequence::BlockAckReqInfo{
                GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector),
                m_mac->GetBarTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid),
                GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector),
                m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid)});
 
        acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::BLOCK_ACK);
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiDlMuBarBaSequence>(acknowledgment);
    }
 
    // Add the receiver as the station that will immediately reply with a Normal Ack
    if (acknowledgment)
    {
        // txParams.m_acknowledgment points to an existing WifiDlMuBarBaSequence object.
        // We have to return a copy of this object including the needed changes
        acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence(*acknowledgment);
    }
    else
    {
        // we have to create a new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence object
        acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuBarBaSequence;
    }
 
    NS_LOG_DEBUG("Adding STA " << receiver
                               << " as the station that will immediately reply with a Normal Ack");
    acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithNormalAck.emplace(
        receiver,
        WifiDlMuBarBaSequence::AckInfo{
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetAckTxVector(receiver, txParams.m_txVector)});
 
    acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::NORMAL_ACK);
    return std::unique_ptr<WifiDlMuBarBaSequence>(acknowledgment);
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::GetAckInfoIfTfMuBar(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                           const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
    NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu());
    NS_ASSERT(m_dlMuAckType == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_TF_MU_BAR);
 
    const WifiMacHeader& hdr = mpdu->GetHeader();
    Mac48Address receiver = hdr.GetAddr1();
 
    NS_ASSERT(!txParams.m_acknowledgment ||
              txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_TF_MU_BAR);
 
    WifiDlMuTfMuBar* acknowledgment = nullptr;
    if (txParams.m_acknowledgment)
    {
        acknowledgment = static_cast<WifiDlMuTfMuBar*>(txParams.m_acknowledgment.get());
    }
 
    if (txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver))
    {
        // we get here if this is the first MPDU for this receiver.
        Ptr<ApWifiMac> apMac = DynamicCast<ApWifiMac>(m_mac);
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!apMac, "HE APs only can send DL MU PPDUs");
        uint16_t staId = apMac->GetAssociationId(receiver, m_linkId);
 
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!hdr.IsQosData(),
                        "QoS data frames only can be aggregated when transmitting a "
                        "DL MU PPDU acknowledged via a MU-BAR sent as SU frame");
        uint8_t tid = hdr.GetQosTid();
 
        // Add the receiver to the list of stations that will reply with a Block Ack
        if (acknowledgment)
        {
            // txParams.m_acknowledgment points to an existing WifiDlMuTfMuBar object.
            // We have to return a copy of this object including the needed changes
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuTfMuBar(*acknowledgment);
        }
        else
        {
            // we have to create a new WifiDlMuTfMuBar object
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuTfMuBar;
        }
 
        // determine the TX vector used to send the BlockAck frame
        WifiTxVector blockAckTxVector;
        auto preamble = IsEht(txParams.m_txVector.GetPreambleType()) ? WIFI_PREAMBLE_EHT_TB
                                                                     : WIFI_PREAMBLE_HE_TB;
        blockAckTxVector.SetPreambleType(preamble);
        blockAckTxVector.SetChannelWidth(txParams.m_txVector.GetChannelWidth());
        // 800ns GI is not allowed for HE TB
        blockAckTxVector.SetGuardInterval(
            std::max(txParams.m_txVector.GetGuardInterval(), NanoSeconds(1600)));
        const auto& userInfo = txParams.m_txVector.GetHeMuUserInfo(staId);
        blockAckTxVector.SetHeMuUserInfo(
            staId,
            {userInfo.ru, std::min(userInfo.mcs, m_maxMcsForBlockAckInTbPpdu), userInfo.nss});
 
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Adding STA "
                     << receiver
                     << " to the list of stations that will be solicited by the MU-BAR");
        Ptr<QosTxop> edca = m_mac->GetQosTxop(QosUtilsMapTidToAc(tid));
        acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithBlockAck.emplace(
            receiver,
            WifiDlMuTfMuBar::BlockAckInfo{edca->GetBaManager()->GetBlockAckReqHeader(
                                              mpdu->GetOriginal()->GetHeader().GetAddr1(),
                                              tid),
                                          blockAckTxVector,
                                          m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid)});
 
        acknowledgment->barTypes.push_back(m_mac->GetBarTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid));
        acknowledgment->muBarTxVector =
            GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetRtsTxVector(receiver,
                                                          txParams.m_txVector.GetChannelWidth());
        acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::BLOCK_ACK);
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiDlMuTfMuBar>(acknowledgment);
    }
 
    // an MPDU addressed to the same receiver has been already added
    NS_ASSERT(acknowledgment);
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!hdr.IsQosData(),
                    "QoS data frames only can be aggregated when transmitting a DL MU PPDU");
 
    // no change is needed
    return nullptr;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::GetAckInfoIfAggregatedMuBar(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                                   const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
    NS_ASSERT(txParams.m_txVector.IsDlMu());
    NS_ASSERT(m_dlMuAckType == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_AGGREGATE_TF);
 
    const WifiMacHeader& hdr = mpdu->GetHeader();
    Mac48Address receiver = hdr.GetAddr1();
 
    NS_ASSERT(!txParams.m_acknowledgment ||
              txParams.m_acknowledgment->method == WifiAcknowledgment::DL_MU_AGGREGATE_TF);
 
    WifiDlMuAggregateTf* acknowledgment = nullptr;
    if (txParams.m_acknowledgment)
    {
        acknowledgment = static_cast<WifiDlMuAggregateTf*>(txParams.m_acknowledgment.get());
    }
 
    if (txParams.LastAddedIsFirstMpdu(receiver))
    {
        // we get here if this is the first MPDU for this receiver.
        Ptr<ApWifiMac> apMac = DynamicCast<ApWifiMac>(m_mac);
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!apMac, "HE APs only can send DL MU PPDUs");
        uint16_t staId = apMac->GetAssociationId(receiver, m_linkId);
 
        NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!hdr.IsQosData(),
                        "QoS data frames only can be aggregated when transmitting a "
                        "DL MU PPDU acknowledged via a sequence of BAR and BA frames");
        uint8_t tid = hdr.GetQosTid();
 
        // Add the receiver to the list of stations that will reply with a Block Ack
        if (acknowledgment)
        {
            // txParams.m_acknowledgment points to an existing WifiDlMuAggregateTf object.
            // We have to return a copy of this object including the needed changes
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuAggregateTf(*acknowledgment);
        }
        else
        {
            // we have to create a new WifiDlMuAggregateTf object
            acknowledgment = new WifiDlMuAggregateTf;
        }
 
        // determine the TX vector used to send the BlockAck frame
        WifiTxVector blockAckTxVector;
        auto preamble = IsEht(txParams.m_txVector.GetPreambleType()) ? WIFI_PREAMBLE_EHT_TB
                                                                     : WIFI_PREAMBLE_HE_TB;
        blockAckTxVector.SetPreambleType(preamble);
        blockAckTxVector.SetChannelWidth(txParams.m_txVector.GetChannelWidth());
        // 800ns GI is not allowed for HE TB
        blockAckTxVector.SetGuardInterval(
            std::max(txParams.m_txVector.GetGuardInterval(), NanoSeconds(1600)));
        const auto& userInfo = txParams.m_txVector.GetHeMuUserInfo(staId);
        blockAckTxVector.SetHeMuUserInfo(
            staId,
            {userInfo.ru, std::min(userInfo.mcs, m_maxMcsForBlockAckInTbPpdu), userInfo.nss});
 
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("Adding STA " << receiver
                                   << " to the list of stations that will reply with a Block Ack");
        Ptr<QosTxop> edca = m_mac->GetQosTxop(QosUtilsMapTidToAc(tid));
        acknowledgment->stationsReplyingWithBlockAck.emplace(
            receiver,
            WifiDlMuAggregateTf::BlockAckInfo{
                GetMuBarSize({m_mac->GetBarTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid)}),
                edca->GetBaManager()->GetBlockAckReqHeader(
                    mpdu->GetOriginal()->GetHeader().GetAddr1(),
                    tid),
                blockAckTxVector,
                m_mac->GetBaTypeAsOriginator(receiver, tid)});
 
        acknowledgment->SetQosAckPolicy(receiver, tid, WifiMacHeader::NO_EXPLICIT_ACK);
        return std::unique_ptr<WifiDlMuAggregateTf>(acknowledgment);
    }
 
    // an MPDU addressed to the same receiver has been already added
    NS_ASSERT(acknowledgment);
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(
        !hdr.IsQosData(),
        "QoS data and MU-BAR Trigger frames only can be aggregated when transmitting a DL MU PPDU");
 
    // no change is needed
    return nullptr;
}
 
std::unique_ptr<WifiAcknowledgment>
WifiDefaultAckManager::TryUlMuTransmission(Ptr<const WifiMpdu> mpdu,
                                           const WifiTxParameters& txParams)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << *mpdu << &txParams);
    NS_ASSERT(mpdu->GetHeader().IsTrigger());
 
    Ptr<ApWifiMac> apMac = DynamicCast<ApWifiMac>(m_mac);
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!apMac, "HE APs only can send Trigger Frames");
 
    auto heFem = DynamicCast<HeFrameExchangeManager>(m_mac->GetFrameExchangeManager(m_linkId));
    NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(!heFem, "HE APs only can send Trigger Frames");
 
    CtrlTriggerHeader trigger;
    mpdu->GetPacket()->PeekHeader(trigger);
 
    if (trigger.IsBasic())
    {
        // the only supported ack method for now is through a multi-STA BlockAck frame
        auto acknowledgment = std::make_unique<WifiUlMuMultiStaBa>();
 
        for (const auto& userInfo : trigger)
        {
            uint16_t aid12 = userInfo.GetAid12();
 
            if (aid12 == NO_USER_STA_ID)
            {
                NS_LOG_INFO("Unallocated RU");
                continue;
            }
            NS_ABORT_MSG_IF(aid12 == 0 || aid12 > 2007, "Allocation of RA-RUs is not supported");
 
            const auto it = apMac->GetStaList(m_linkId).find(aid12);
            NS_ASSERT(it != apMac->GetStaList(m_linkId).end());
            const auto staAddress = it->second;
 
            // find a TID for which a BA agreement exists with the given originator
            uint8_t tid = 0;
            while (tid < 8 && !m_mac->GetBaAgreementEstablishedAsRecipient(staAddress, tid))
            {
                tid++;
            }
            NS_ASSERT_MSG(tid < 8,
                          "No Block Ack agreement established with originator " << staAddress);
 
            std::size_t index = acknowledgment->baType.m_bitmapLen.size();
            acknowledgment->stationsReceivingMultiStaBa.emplace(std::make_pair(staAddress, tid),
                                                                index);
 
            // we assume the Block Acknowledgment context is used for the multi-STA BlockAck frame
            // (since it requires the longest TX time due to the presence of a bitmap)
            acknowledgment->baType.m_bitmapLen.push_back(
                m_mac->GetBaTypeAsRecipient(staAddress, tid).m_bitmapLen.at(0));
        }
 
        uint16_t staId = trigger.begin()->GetAid12();
        acknowledgment->tbPpduTxVector = trigger.GetHeTbTxVector(staId);
        acknowledgment->multiStaBaTxVector = GetWifiRemoteStationManager()->GetBlockAckTxVector(
            apMac->GetStaList(m_linkId).find(staId)->second,
            acknowledgment->tbPpduTxVector);
        return acknowledgment;
    }
    else if (trigger.IsBsrp())
    {
        return std::make_unique<WifiNoAck>();
    }
 
    return nullptr;
}
 
} // namespace ns3