queue.h

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// The queue base class does not have any limit based on the number
// of packets or number of bytes. It is, conceptually, infinite 
// by default. Only subclasses define limitations.
// The base class implements tracing and basic statistics calculations.

#ifndef QUEUE_H
#define QUEUE_H

#include <string>
#include <list>
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"
#include "ns3/traced-callback.h"

namespace ns3 {

class Queue : public Object
{
public:
  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);

  Queue ();
  virtual ~Queue ();

  bool IsEmpty (void) const;
  bool Enqueue (Ptr<Packet> p);
  Ptr<Packet> Dequeue (void);
  Ptr<const Packet> Peek (void) const;

  void DequeueAll (void);
  uint32_t GetNPackets (void) const;
  uint32_t GetNBytes (void) const;

  uint32_t GetTotalReceivedBytes (void) const;
  uint32_t GetTotalReceivedPackets (void) const;
  uint32_t GetTotalDroppedBytes (void) const;
  uint32_t GetTotalDroppedPackets (void) const;
  void ResetStatistics (void);

  enum QueueMode
  {
    QUEUE_MODE_PACKETS,     
    QUEUE_MODE_BYTES,       
  };

#if 0
  // average calculation requires keeping around
  // a buffer with the date of arrival of past received packets
  // which are within the average window
  // so, it is quite costly to do it all the time.
  // Hence, it is disabled by default and must be explicitely
  // enabled with this method which specifies the size
  // of the average window in time units.
  void EnableRunningAverage (Time averageWindow);
  void DisableRunningAverage (void);
  // average
  double GetQueueSizeAverage (void);
  double GetReceivedBytesPerSecondAverage (void);
  double GetReceivedPacketsPerSecondAverage (void);
  double GetDroppedBytesPerSecondAverage (void);
  double GetDroppedPacketsPerSecondAverage (void);
  // variance
  double GetQueueSizeVariance (void);
  double GetReceivedBytesPerSecondVariance (void);
  double GetReceivedPacketsPerSecondVariance (void);
  double GetDroppedBytesPerSecondVariance (void);
  double GetDroppedPacketsPerSecondVariance (void);
#endif

private:

  virtual bool DoEnqueue (Ptr<Packet> p) = 0;
  virtual Ptr<Packet> DoDequeue (void) = 0;
  virtual Ptr<const Packet> DoPeek (void) const = 0;

protected:
  // called by subclasses to notify parent of packet drops.
  void Drop (Ptr<Packet> packet);

private:
  TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > m_traceEnqueue;
  TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > m_traceDequeue;
  TracedCallback<Ptr<const Packet> > m_traceDrop;

  uint32_t m_nBytes;
  uint32_t m_nTotalReceivedBytes;
  uint32_t m_nPackets;
  uint32_t m_nTotalReceivedPackets;
  uint32_t m_nTotalDroppedBytes;
  uint32_t m_nTotalDroppedPackets;
};

} // namespace ns3

#endif /* QUEUE_H */