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ns3::WifiMac Class Referenceabstract

base class for all MAC-level wifi objects.This class encapsulates all the low-level MAC functionality DCA, EDCA, etc) and all the high-level MAC functionality (association/disassociation state machines). More...

#include <wifi-mac.h>

+ Inheritance diagram for ns3::WifiMac:

Public Member Functions

void ConfigureStandard (enum WifiPhyStandard standard)
 
virtual void Enqueue (Ptr< const Packet > packet, Mac48Address to, Mac48Address from)=0
 
virtual void Enqueue (Ptr< const Packet > packet, Mac48Address to)=0
 
virtual Time GetAckTimeout (void) const =0
 
virtual Mac48Address GetAddress (void) const =0
 
virtual Time GetBasicBlockAckTimeout (void) const
 
virtual Mac48Address GetBssid (void) const =0
 
virtual Time GetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (void) const
 
virtual Time GetCtsTimeout (void) const =0
 
virtual Time GetEifsNoDifs (void) const =0
 
Time GetMaxPropagationDelay (void) const
 
Time GetMsduLifetime (void) const
 
virtual Time GetPifs (void) const =0
 
virtual Time GetSifs (void) const =0
 
virtual Time GetSlot (void) const =0
 
virtual Ssid GetSsid (void) const =0
 
virtual bool IsRxRadio (void)=0
 
virtual bool IsTxRadio (void)=0
 
void NotifyPromiscRx (Ptr< const Packet > packet)
 
void NotifyRx (Ptr< const Packet > packet)
 
void NotifyRxDrop (Ptr< const Packet > packet)
 
void NotifyTx (Ptr< const Packet > packet)
 
void NotifyTxDrop (Ptr< const Packet > packet)
 
virtual void SetAckTimeout (Time ackTimeout)=0
 
virtual void SetAddress (Mac48Address address)=0
 
virtual void SetBasicBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout)
 
virtual void SetCompressedBlockAckTimeout (Time blockAckTimeout)
 
virtual void SetCtsTimeout (Time ctsTimeout)=0
 
virtual void SetEifsNoDifs (Time eifsNoDifs)=0
 
virtual void SetForwardUpCallback (Callback< void, Ptr< Packet >, Mac48Address, Mac48Address > upCallback)=0
 
virtual void SetLinkDownCallback (Callback< void > linkDown)=0
 
virtual void SetLinkUpCallback (Callback< void > linkUp)=0
 
void SetMaxPropagationDelay (Time delay)
 
virtual void SetPifs (Time pifs)=0
 
virtual void SetPromisc (void)=0
 Sets the interface in promiscuous mode. More...
 
virtual void SetRxRadio (bool isRx, Ptr< Node > node, Ptr< Repository > repo, Ptr< PUModel > puModel, Ptr< WifiPhy > phy)=0
 
virtual void SetSifs (Time sifs)=0
 
virtual void SetSlot (Time slotTime)=0
 
virtual void SetSsid (Ssid ssid)=0
 
virtual void SetTxRadio (bool isTx)=0
 
virtual void SetWifiPhy (Ptr< WifiPhy > phy)=0
 
virtual void SetWifiRemoteStationManager (Ptr< WifiRemoteStationManager > stationManager)=0
 
virtual bool SupportsSendFrom (void) const =0
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::Object
void AggregateObject (Ptr< Object > other)
 
void Dispose (void)
 
AggregateIterator GetAggregateIterator (void) const
 
virtual TypeId GetInstanceTypeId (void) const
 
template<typename T >
Ptr< T > GetObject (void) const
 
template<typename T >
Ptr< T > GetObject (TypeId tid) const
 
void Initialize (void)
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::SimpleRefCount< Object, ObjectBase, ObjectDeleter >
 SimpleRefCount (const SimpleRefCount &o)
 
uint32_t GetReferenceCount (void) const
 
SimpleRefCountoperator= (const SimpleRefCount &o)
 
void Ref (void) const
 
void Unref (void) const
 
- Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::ObjectBase
void GetAttribute (std::string name, AttributeValue &value) const
 
bool GetAttributeFailSafe (std::string name, AttributeValue &attribute) const
 
void SetAttribute (std::string name, const AttributeValue &value)
 
bool SetAttributeFailSafe (std::string name, const AttributeValue &value)
 
bool TraceConnect (std::string name, std::string context, const CallbackBase &cb)
 
bool TraceConnectWithoutContext (std::string name, const CallbackBase &cb)
 
bool TraceDisconnect (std::string name, std::string context, const CallbackBase &cb)
 
bool TraceDisconnectWithoutContext (std::string name, const CallbackBase &cb)
 

Static Public Member Functions

static TypeId GetTypeId (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::Object
static TypeId GetTypeId (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::SimpleRefCount< Object, ObjectBase, ObjectDeleter >
static void Cleanup (void)
 
- Static Public Member Functions inherited from ns3::ObjectBase
static TypeId GetTypeId (void)
 

Protected Member Functions

void ConfigureCCHDcf (Ptr< Dcf > dcf, uint32_t cwmin, uint32_t cwmax, enum AcIndex ac)
 
void ConfigureDcf (Ptr< Dcf > dcf, uint32_t cwmin, uint32_t cwmax, enum AcIndex ac)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from ns3::Object
 Object (const Object &o)
 
virtual void DoDispose (void)
 
virtual void DoInitialize (void)
 
virtual void NotifyNewAggregate (void)
 
- Protected Member Functions inherited from ns3::ObjectBase
void ConstructSelf (const AttributeConstructionList &attributes)
 
virtual void NotifyConstructionCompleted (void)
 

Private Member Functions

void Configure80211_10Mhz (void)
 
void Configure80211_5Mhz ()
 
void Configure80211a (void)
 
void Configure80211b (void)
 
void Configure80211g (void)
 
void Configure80211p_CCH (void)
 
void Configure80211p_SCH (void)
 
virtual void FinishConfigureStandard (enum WifiPhyStandard standard)=0
 

Static Private Member Functions

static Time GetDefaultBasicBlockAckDelay (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultBasicBlockAckTimeout (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckDelay (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultCompressedBlockAckTimeout (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultCtsAckDelay (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultCtsAckTimeout (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultEifsNoDifs (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultMaxPropagationDelay (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultSifs (void)
 
static Time GetDefaultSlot (void)
 

Private Attributes

TracedCallback< Ptr< const
Packet > > 
m_macPromiscRxTrace
 
TracedCallback< Ptr< const
Packet > > 
m_macRxDropTrace
 
TracedCallback< Ptr< const
Packet > > 
m_macRxTrace
 
TracedCallback< Ptr< const
Packet > > 
m_macTxDropTrace
 
TracedCallback< Ptr< const
Packet > > 
m_macTxTrace
 
Time m_maxPropagationDelay
 

Detailed Description

base class for all MAC-level wifi objects.

This class encapsulates all the low-level MAC functionality DCA, EDCA, etc) and all the high-level MAC functionality (association/disassociation state machines).

Config Paths

ns3::WifiMac is accessible through the following paths with Config::Set and Config::Connect:

  • /NodeList/[i]/DeviceList/[i]/$ns3::WifiNetDevice/Mac

Attributes

  • CtsTimeout: When this timeout expires, the RTS/CTS handshake has failed.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +75000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • AckTimeout: When this timeout expires, the DATA/ACK handshake has failed.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +75000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • BasicBlockAckTimeout: When this timeout expires, the BASIC_BLOCK_ACK_REQ/BASIC_BLOCK_ACK handshake has failed.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +281000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • CompressedBlockAckTimeout: When this timeout expires, the COMPRESSED_BLOCK_ACK_REQ/COMPRESSED_BLOCK_ACK handshake has failed.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +99000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • Sifs: The value of the SIFS constant.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +16000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • EifsNoDifs: The value of EIFS-DIFS
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +60000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • Slot: The duration of a Slot.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +9000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • Pifs: The value of the PIFS constant.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +25000.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • MaxPropagationDelay: The maximum propagation delay. Unused for now.
    • Set with class: TimeValue
    • Underlying type: Time
    • Initial value: +3333.0ns
    • Flags: construct write read
  • Ssid: The ssid we want to belong to.
    • Set with class: SsidValue
    • Underlying type: Ssid
    • Initial value: default
    • Flags: construct write read

TraceSources

  • MacTx: A packet has been received from higher layers and is being processed in preparation for queueing for transmission.
  • MacTxDrop: A packet has been dropped in the MAC layer before being queued for transmission.
  • MacPromiscRx: A packet has been received by this device, has been passed up from the physical layer and is being forwarded up the local protocol stack. This is a promiscuous trace,
  • MacRx: A packet has been received by this device, has been passed up from the physical layer and is being forwarded up the local protocol stack. This is a non-promiscuous trace,
  • MacRxDrop: A packet has been dropped in the MAC layer after it has been passed up from the physical layer.

Definition at line 47 of file wifi-mac.h.

Member Function Documentation

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::Enqueue ( Ptr< const Packet packet,
Mac48Address  to,
Mac48Address  from 
)
pure virtual
Parameters
packetthe packet to send.
tothe address to which the packet should be sent.
fromthe address from which the packet should be sent.

The packet should be enqueued in a tx queue, and should be dequeued as soon as the DCF function determines that access it granted to this MAC. The extra parameter "from" allows this device to operate in a bridged mode, forwarding received frames without altering the source address.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, ns3::ApWifiMac, and ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::Enqueue ( Ptr< const Packet packet,
Mac48Address  to 
)
pure virtual
Parameters
packetthe packet to send.
tothe address to which the packet should be sent.

The packet should be enqueued in a tx queue, and should be dequeued as soon as the DCF function determines that access it granted to this MAC.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMac, ns3::ApWifiMac, ns3::AdhocWifiMac, and ns3::StaWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::FinishConfigureStandard ( enum WifiPhyStandard  standard)
privatepure virtual
Parameters
standardthe phy standard to be used

This method is called by ns3::WifiMac::ConfigureStandard to complete the configuration process for a requested phy standard. Subclasses should implement this method to configure their dcf queues according to the requested standard.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, and ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMac.

Referenced by ConfigureStandard().

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetAckTimeout ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current ACK timeout duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Mac48Address ns3::WifiMac::GetAddress ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the MAC address associated to this MAC layer.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Mac48Address ns3::WifiMac::GetBssid ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the bssid of the network this device belongs to.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetCtsTimeout ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current CTS timeout duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetEifsNoDifs ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current EIFS minus DIFS duration

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

Time ns3::WifiMac::GetMaxPropagationDelay ( void  ) const

Unused for now.

Definition at line 225 of file wifi-mac.cc.

Time ns3::WifiMac::GetMsduLifetime ( void  ) const

Unused for now.

Definition at line 220 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References ns3::Seconds().

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetPifs ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current PIFS duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetSifs ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current SIFS duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Time ns3::WifiMac::GetSlot ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the current slot duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual Ssid ns3::WifiMac::GetSsid ( void  ) const
pure virtual
Returns
the ssid which this MAC layer is going to try to stay in.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

void ns3::WifiMac::NotifyPromiscRx ( Ptr< const Packet packet)

Public method used to fire a MacPromiscRx trace. Implemented for encapsulation purposes.

Definition at line 249 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References m_macPromiscRxTrace.

void ns3::WifiMac::NotifyRx ( Ptr< const Packet packet)

Public method used to fire a MacRx trace. Implemented for encapsulation purposes.

Definition at line 243 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References m_macRxTrace.

void ns3::WifiMac::NotifyRxDrop ( Ptr< const Packet packet)

Public method used to fire a MacRxDrop trace. Implemented for encapsulation purposes.

Definition at line 255 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References m_macRxDropTrace.

Referenced by ns3::StaWifiMac::Receive(), and ns3::ApWifiMac::Receive().

void ns3::WifiMac::NotifyTx ( Ptr< const Packet packet)

Public method used to fire a MacTx trace. Implemented for encapsulation purposes.

Definition at line 231 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References m_macTxTrace.

void ns3::WifiMac::NotifyTxDrop ( Ptr< const Packet packet)

Public method used to fire a MacTxDrop trace. Implemented for encapsulation purposes.

Definition at line 237 of file wifi-mac.cc.

References m_macTxDropTrace.

Referenced by ns3::StaWifiMac::Enqueue().

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetAckTimeout ( Time  ackTimeout)
pure virtual
Parameters
ackTimeoutthe duration of an ACK timeout.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetAddress ( Mac48Address  address)
pure virtual
Parameters
addressthe current address of this MAC layer.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, ns3::ApWifiMac, and ns3::AdhocWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetCtsTimeout ( Time  ctsTimeout)
pure virtual
Parameters
ctsTimeoutthe duration of a CTS timeout.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetEifsNoDifs ( Time  eifsNoDifs)
pure virtual
Parameters
eifsNoDifsthe duration of an EIFS minus DIFS.

This value is used to calculate the EIFS depending on AIFSN.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetForwardUpCallback ( Callback< void, Ptr< Packet >, Mac48Address, Mac48Address upCallback)
pure virtual
Parameters
upCallbackthe callback to invoke when a packet must be forwarded up the stack.
virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetLinkDownCallback ( Callback< void >  linkDown)
pure virtual
Parameters
linkDownthe callback to invoke when the link becomes down.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetLinkUpCallback ( Callback< void >  linkUp)
pure virtual
Parameters
linkUpthe callback to invoke when the link becomes up.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, ns3::MeshWifiInterfaceMac, ns3::ApWifiMac, and ns3::AdhocWifiMac.

void ns3::WifiMac::SetMaxPropagationDelay ( Time  delay)
Parameters
delaythe max propagation delay.

Unused for now.

Definition at line 214 of file wifi-mac.cc.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetPifs ( Time  pifs)
pure virtual
Parameters
pifsthe pifs duration.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetPromisc ( void  )
pure virtual

Sets the interface in promiscuous mode.

Enables promiscuous mode on the interface. Note that any further filtering on the incoming frame path may affect the overall behavior.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetSifs ( Time  sifs)
pure virtual
Parameters
sifsthe sifs duration

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetSlot ( Time  slotTime)
pure virtual
Parameters
slotTimethe slot duration

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetSsid ( Ssid  ssid)
pure virtual
Parameters
ssidthe current ssid of this MAC layer.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetWifiPhy ( Ptr< WifiPhy phy)
pure virtual
Parameters
phythe physical layer attached to this MAC.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac.

virtual void ns3::WifiMac::SetWifiRemoteStationManager ( Ptr< WifiRemoteStationManager stationManager)
pure virtual
Parameters
stationManagerthe station manager attached to this MAC.

Implemented in ns3::RegularWifiMac, and ns3::ApWifiMac.

Member Data Documentation

TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > ns3::WifiMac::m_macPromiscRxTrace
private

The trace source fired for packets successfully received by the device immediately before being forwarded up to higher layers (at the L2/L3 transition). This is a promiscuous trace.

See Also
class CallBackTraceSource

Definition at line 294 of file wifi-mac.h.

Referenced by NotifyPromiscRx().

TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > ns3::WifiMac::m_macRxDropTrace
private

The trace source fired when packets coming into the "top" of the device are dropped at the MAC layer during reception.

See Also
class CallBackTraceSource

Definition at line 311 of file wifi-mac.h.

Referenced by NotifyRxDrop().

TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > ns3::WifiMac::m_macRxTrace
private

The trace source fired for packets successfully received by the device immediately before being forwarded up to higher layers (at the L2/L3 transition). This is a non- promiscuous trace.

See Also
class CallBackTraceSource

Definition at line 303 of file wifi-mac.h.

Referenced by NotifyRx().

TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > ns3::WifiMac::m_macTxDropTrace
private

The trace source fired when packets coming into the "top" of the device are dropped at the MAC layer during transmission.

See Also
class CallBackTraceSource

Definition at line 285 of file wifi-mac.h.

Referenced by NotifyTxDrop().

TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > ns3::WifiMac::m_macTxTrace
private

The trace source fired when packets come into the "top" of the device at the L3/L2 transition, before being queued for transmission.

See Also
class CallBackTraceSource

Definition at line 277 of file wifi-mac.h.

Referenced by NotifyTx().


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