libns3-dev 3.26+dfsg-1 / usr / include / ns3.26 / ns3 / csma-channel.h

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 * Copyright (c) 2007 Emmanuelle Laprise
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 * Author: Emmanuelle Laprise<emmanuelle.laprise@bluekazoo.ca>
 */

#ifndef CSMA_CHANNEL_H
#define CSMA_CHANNEL_H

#include "ns3/channel.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"
#include "ns3/data-rate.h"

namespace ns3 {

class Packet;

class CsmaNetDevice;

/**
 * \ingroup csma
 * \brief CsmaNetDevice Record 
 *
 * Stores the information related to each net device that is
 * connected to the channel. 
 */
class CsmaDeviceRec {
public:
  Ptr< CsmaNetDevice > devicePtr; //!< Pointer to the net device
  bool                 active;    //!< Is net device enabled to TX/RX

  CsmaDeviceRec();

  /**
   * \brief Constructor
   * Builds a record of the given NetDevice, its status is initialized to enabled.
   *
   * \param device the device to record
   */
  CsmaDeviceRec(Ptr< CsmaNetDevice > device);

  /**
   * Copy constructor
   * \param o the object to copy
   */
  CsmaDeviceRec (CsmaDeviceRec const &o);

  /**
   * \return If the net device pointed to by the devicePtr is active
   * and ready to RX/TX.
   */
  bool IsActive ();
};

/**
 * Current state of the channel
 */ 
enum WireState
{
  IDLE,            /**< Channel is IDLE, no packet is being transmitted */
  TRANSMITTING,    /**< Channel is BUSY, a packet is being written by a net device */
  PROPAGATING      /**< Channel is BUSY, packet is propagating to all attached net devices */
};

/**
 * \ingroup csma
 * \brief Csma Channel.
 *
 * This class represents a simple Csma channel that can be used
 * when many nodes are connected to one wire. It uses a single busy
 * flag to indicate if the channel is currently in use. It does not
 * take into account the distances between stations or the speed of
 * light to determine collisions.
 */
class CsmaChannel : public Channel 
{
public:

  /**
   * \brief Get the type ID.
   * \return the object TypeId
   */
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  /**
   * \brief Create a CsmaChannel
   */
  CsmaChannel ();
  /**
   * \brief Destroy a CsmaChannel
   */
  virtual ~CsmaChannel ();

  /**
   * \brief Attach a given netdevice to this channel
   *
   * \param device Device pointer to the netdevice to attach to the channel
   * \return The assigned device number
   */
  int32_t Attach (Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> device);

  /**
   * \brief Detach a given netdevice from this channel
   *
   * The net device is marked as inactive and it is not allowed to
   * receive or transmit packets
   *
   * \param device Device pointer to the netdevice to detach from the channel
   * \return True if the device is found and attached to the channel,
   * false if the device is not currently connected to the channel or
   * can't be found.
   */
  bool Detach (Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> device);

  /**
   * \brief Detach a given netdevice from this channel
   *
   * The net device is marked as inactive and it is not allowed to
   * receive or transmit packets
   *
   * \param deviceId The deviceID assigned to the net device when it
   * was connected to the channel
   * \return True if the device is found and attached to the channel,
   * false if the device is not currently connected to the channel or
   * can't be found.
   */
  bool Detach (uint32_t deviceId);

  /**
   * \brief Reattach a previously detached net device to the channel
   *
   * The net device is marked as active. It is now allowed to receive
   * or transmit packets. The net device must have been previously
   * attached to the channel using the attach function.
   *
   * \param deviceId The device ID assigned to the net device when it
   * was connected to the channel
   * \return True if the device is found and is not attached to the
   * channel, false if the device is currently connected to the
   * channel or can't be found.
   */
  bool Reattach (uint32_t deviceId);

  /**
   * \brief Reattach a previously detached net device to the channel
   *
   * The net device is marked as active. It is now allowed to receive
   * or transmit packets. The net device must have been previously
   * attached to the channel using the attach function.
   *
   * \param device Device pointer to the netdevice to detach from the channel
   * \return True if the device is found and is not attached to the
   * channel, false if the device is currently connected to the
   * channel or can't be found.
   */
  bool Reattach (Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> device);

  /**
   * \brief Start transmitting a packet over the channel
   *
   * If the srcId belongs to a net device that is connected to the
   * channel, packet transmission begins, and the channel becomes busy
   * until the packet has completely reached all destinations.
   *
   * \param p A reference to the packet that will be transmitted over
   * the channel
   * \param srcId The device Id of the net device that wants to
   * transmit on the channel.
   * \return True if the channel is not busy and the transmitting net
   * device is currently active.
   */
  bool TransmitStart (Ptr<Packet> p, uint32_t srcId);

  /**
   * \brief Indicates that the net device has finished transmitting
   * the packet over the channel
   *
   * The channel will stay busy until the packet has completely
   * propagated to all net devices attached to the channel. The
   * TransmitEnd function schedules the PropagationCompleteEvent which
   * will free the channel for further transmissions. Stores the
   * packet p as the m_currentPkt, the packet being currently
   * transmitting.
   *
   * \return Returns true unless the source was detached before it
   * completed its transmission.
   */
  bool TransmitEnd ();

  /**
   * \brief Indicates that the channel has finished propagating the
   * current packet. The channel is released and becomes free.
   *
   * Calls the receive function of every active net device that is
   * attached to the channel.
   */
  void PropagationCompleteEvent ();

  /**
   * \return Returns the device number assigned to a net device by the
   * channel
   *
   * \param device Device pointer to the netdevice for which the device
   * number is needed
   */
  int32_t GetDeviceNum (Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> device);

  /**
   * \return Returns the state of the channel (IDLE -- free,
   * TRANSMITTING -- busy, PROPAGATING - busy )
   */
  WireState GetState ();

  /**
   * \brief Indicates if the channel is busy. The channel will only
   * accept new packets for transmission if it is not busy.
   *
   * \return Returns true if the channel is busy and false if it is
   * free.
   */
  bool IsBusy ();

  /**
   * \brief Indicates if a net device is currently attached or
   * detached from the channel.
   *
   * \param deviceId The ID that was assigned to the net device when
   * it was attached to the channel.
   * \return Returns true if the net device is attached to the
   * channel, false otherwise.
   */
  bool IsActive (uint32_t deviceId);

  /**
   * \return Returns the number of net devices that are currently
   * attached to the channel.
   */
  uint32_t GetNumActDevices (void);

  /**
   * \return Returns the total number of devices including devices
   * that have been detached from the channel.
   */
  virtual uint32_t GetNDevices (void) const;

  /**
   * \return Get a NetDevice pointer to a connected network device.
   *
   * \param i The index of the net device.
   * \return Returns the pointer to the net device that is associated
   * with deviceId i.
   */
  virtual Ptr<NetDevice> GetDevice (uint32_t i) const;

  /**
   * \return Get a CsmaNetDevice pointer to a connected network device.
   *
   * \param i The deviceId of the net device for which we want the
   * pointer.
   * \return Returns the pointer to the net device that is associated
   * with deviceId i.
   */
  Ptr<CsmaNetDevice> GetCsmaDevice (uint32_t i) const;

  /**
   * Get the assigned data rate of the channel
   *
   * \return Returns the DataRate to be used by device transmitters.
   * with deviceId i.
   */
  DataRate GetDataRate (void);

  /**
   * Get the assigned speed-of-light delay of the channel
   *
   * \return Returns the delay used by the channel.
   */
  Time GetDelay (void);

private:
  /**
   * Copy constructor is declared but not implemented.  This disables the
   * copy constructor for CsmaChannel objects.
   * \param o object to copy
   */
  CsmaChannel (CsmaChannel const &o);

  /**
   * Operator = is declared but not implemented.  This disables the assignment
   * operator for CsmaChannel objects.
   * \param o object to copy
   * \returns the copied object
   */
  CsmaChannel &operator = (CsmaChannel const &o);

  /**
   * The assigned data rate of the channel
   */
  DataRate      m_bps;

  /**
   * The assigned speed-of-light delay of the channel
   */
  Time          m_delay;

  /**
   * List of the net devices that have been or are currently connected
   * to the channel.
   *
   * Devices are nor removed from this list, they are marked as
   * inactive. Otherwise the assigned device IDs will not refer to the
   * correct NetDevice. The DeviceIds are used so that it is possible
   * to have a number to refer to an entry in the list so that the
   * whole list does not have to be searched when making sure that a
   * source is attached to a channel when it is transmitting data.
   */
  std::vector<CsmaDeviceRec> m_deviceList;

  /**
   * The Packet that is currently being transmitted on the channel (or last
   * packet to have been transmitted on the channel if the channel is
   * free.)
   */
  Ptr<Packet> m_currentPkt;

  /**
   * Device Id of the source that is currently transmitting on the
   * channel. Or last source to have transmitted a packet on the
   * channel, if the channel is currently not busy.
   */
  uint32_t                            m_currentSrc;

  /**
   * Current state of the channel
   */
  WireState          m_state;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* CSMA_CHANNEL_H */