default-channel-scheduler.cc

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#include "default-channel-scheduler.h"
 
#include "ns3/log.h"
#include "ns3/simulator.h"
#include "ns3/wifi-phy.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("DefaultChannelScheduler");
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(DefaultChannelScheduler);
 
class CoordinationListener : public ChannelCoordinationListener
{
  public:
    CoordinationListener(DefaultChannelScheduler* scheduler)
        : m_scheduler(scheduler)
    {
    }
 
    void NotifyCchSlotStart(Time duration) override
    {
        m_scheduler->NotifyCchSlotStart(duration);
    }
 
    void NotifySchSlotStart(Time duration) override
    {
        m_scheduler->NotifySchSlotStart(duration);
    }
 
    void NotifyGuardSlotStart(Time duration, bool cchi) override
    {
        m_scheduler->NotifyGuardSlotStart(duration, cchi);
    }
 
  private:
    DefaultChannelScheduler* m_scheduler; 
};
 
TypeId
DefaultChannelScheduler::GetTypeId()
{
    static TypeId tid = TypeId("ns3::DefaultChannelScheduler")
                            .SetParent<ChannelScheduler>()
                            .SetGroupName("Wave")
                            .AddConstructor<DefaultChannelScheduler>();
    return tid;
}
 
DefaultChannelScheduler::DefaultChannelScheduler()
    : m_channelNumber(0),
      m_extend(EXTENDED_CONTINUOUS),
      m_channelAccess(NoAccess),
      m_waitChannelNumber(0),
      m_waitExtend(0),
      m_coordinationListener(nullptr)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
DefaultChannelScheduler::~DefaultChannelScheduler()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::DoInitialize()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    ChannelScheduler::DoInitialize();
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::DoDispose()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    m_coordinator = nullptr;
    if (m_coordinationListener)
    {
        m_coordinationListener = nullptr;
    }
    if (!m_waitEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        m_waitEvent.Cancel();
    }
    if (!m_extendEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        m_waitEvent.Cancel();
    }
    m_phy = nullptr;
    ChannelScheduler::DoDispose();
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::SetWaveNetDevice(Ptr<WaveNetDevice> device)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << device);
    ChannelScheduler::SetWaveNetDevice(device);
    std::vector<Ptr<WifiPhy>> phys = device->GetPhys();
    if (phys.size() > 1)
    {
        NS_LOG_WARN("The class is only in the context of single-PHY device, while there are more "
                    "than one PHY devices");
    }
    // since default channel scheduler is in the context of single-PHY, we only use one phy object.
    m_phy = device->GetPhy(0);
    m_coordinator = device->GetChannelCoordinator();
    m_coordinationListener = Create<CoordinationListener>(this);
    m_coordinator->RegisterListener(m_coordinationListener);
}
 
enum ChannelAccess
DefaultChannelScheduler::GetAssignedAccessType(uint32_t channelNumber) const
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << channelNumber);
    if (m_channelAccess == AlternatingAccess && channelNumber == CCH)
    {
        return AlternatingAccess;
    }
    return (m_channelNumber == channelNumber) ? m_channelAccess : NoAccess;
}
 
bool
DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignAlternatingAccess(uint32_t channelNumber, bool immediate)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << channelNumber << immediate);
    NS_ASSERT(m_channelAccess != NoAccess && m_channelNumber != 0);
    uint32_t sch = channelNumber;
 
    if (m_channelAccess == ContinuousAccess || m_channelAccess == ExtendedAccess)
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    if (m_channelAccess == AlternatingAccess)
    {
        if (m_channelNumber != sch)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
 
    // if we need immediately switch to AlternatingAccess,
    // we switch to specific SCH.
    if ((immediate && m_coordinator->IsSchInterval()))
    {
        NS_ASSERT(m_channelNumber == CCH);
        SwitchToNextChannel(CCH, sch);
    }
 
    m_channelNumber = sch;
    m_channelAccess = AlternatingAccess;
    return true;
}
 
bool
DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignContinuousAccess(uint32_t channelNumber, bool immediate)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << channelNumber << immediate);
    NS_ASSERT(m_channelAccess != NoAccess && m_channelNumber != 0);
    uint32_t sch = channelNumber;
    if (m_channelAccess == AlternatingAccess || m_channelAccess == ExtendedAccess)
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    if (m_channelAccess == ContinuousAccess)
    {
        if (m_channelNumber != sch)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            return true;
        }
    }
 
    // if there is already an wait event for previous non-immediate request
    if (!m_waitEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        if (m_waitChannelNumber != sch)
        {
            // then the coming new request will be rejected because of FCFS
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (!immediate)
            {
                return true;
            }
            // then cancel this wait event and assign access for request immediately
            m_waitEvent.Cancel();
        }
    }
 
    if (immediate || m_coordinator->IsSchInterval())
    {
        SwitchToNextChannel(m_channelNumber, sch);
        m_channelNumber = sch;
        m_channelAccess = ContinuousAccess;
    }
    else
    {
        Time wait = m_coordinator->NeedTimeToSchInterval();
        m_waitEvent = Simulator::Schedule(wait,
                                          &DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignContinuousAccess,
                                          this,
                                          sch,
                                          false);
        m_waitChannelNumber = sch;
    }
 
    return true;
}
 
bool
DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignExtendedAccess(uint32_t channelNumber,
                                              uint32_t extends,
                                              bool immediate)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << channelNumber << extends << immediate);
    NS_ASSERT(m_channelAccess != NoAccess && m_channelNumber != 0);
    uint32_t sch = channelNumber;
    if (m_channelAccess == AlternatingAccess || m_channelAccess == ContinuousAccess)
    {
        return false;
    }
 
    if (m_channelAccess == ExtendedAccess)
    {
        if (m_channelNumber != sch)
        {
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            // if current remain extends cannot fulfill the requirement for extends
            Time remainTime = Simulator::GetDelayLeft(m_extendEvent);
            uint32_t remainExtends = (remainTime / m_coordinator->GetSyncInterval()).GetHigh();
            if (remainExtends > extends)
            {
                return true;
            }
            else
            {
                return false;
            }
        }
    }
 
    // if there is already an wait event for previous non-immediate request
    if (!m_waitEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        NS_ASSERT(m_extendEvent.IsExpired());
        if (m_waitChannelNumber != sch)
        {
            // then the coming new request will be rejected because of FCFS
            return false;
        }
        else
        {
            if (m_waitExtend < extends)
            {
                return false;
            }
 
            if (immediate)
            {
                // then cancel previous wait event and
                // go to below code to assign access for request immediately
                m_waitEvent.Cancel();
            }
            else
            {
                return true;
            }
        }
    }
 
    if (immediate || m_coordinator->IsSchInterval())
    {
        SwitchToNextChannel(m_channelNumber, sch);
        m_channelNumber = sch;
        m_channelAccess = ExtendedAccess;
        m_extend = extends;
 
        Time sync = m_coordinator->GetSyncInterval();
        // the wait time to proper interval will not be calculated as extended time.
        Time extendedDuration =
            m_coordinator->NeedTimeToCchInterval() + MilliSeconds(extends * sync.GetMilliSeconds());
        // after end_duration time, DefaultChannelScheduler will release channel access
        // automatically
        m_extendEvent = Simulator::Schedule(extendedDuration,
                                            &DefaultChannelScheduler::ReleaseAccess,
                                            this,
                                            sch);
    }
    else
    {
        Time wait = m_coordinator->NeedTimeToSchInterval();
        m_waitEvent = Simulator::Schedule(wait,
                                          &DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignExtendedAccess,
                                          this,
                                          sch,
                                          extends,
                                          false);
        m_waitChannelNumber = sch;
        m_waitExtend = extends;
    }
    return true;
}
 
bool
DefaultChannelScheduler::AssignDefaultCchAccess()
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this);
    if (m_channelAccess == DefaultCchAccess)
    {
        return true;
    }
    if (m_channelNumber != 0)
    {
        // This class does not support preemptive scheduling
        NS_LOG_DEBUG("channel access is already assigned for other SCHs, thus cannot assign "
                     "default CCH access.");
        return false;
    }
    // CCH MAC is to attach single-PHY device and wake up for transmission.
    Ptr<OcbWifiMac> cchMacEntity = m_device->GetMac(CCH);
    if (Now().GetMilliSeconds() != 0)
    {
        m_phy->SetOperatingChannel(WifiPhy::ChannelTuple{CCH, 0, WIFI_PHY_BAND_5GHZ, 0});
        Time switchTime = m_phy->GetChannelSwitchDelay();
        cchMacEntity->MakeVirtualBusy(switchTime);
    }
    cchMacEntity->SetWifiPhy(m_phy);
    cchMacEntity->Resume();
 
    m_channelAccess = DefaultCchAccess;
    m_channelNumber = CCH;
    m_extend = EXTENDED_CONTINUOUS;
    return true;
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::SwitchToNextChannel(uint32_t curChannelNumber, uint32_t nextChannelNumber)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << curChannelNumber << curChannelNumber);
    if (m_phy->GetChannelNumber() == nextChannelNumber)
    {
        return;
    }
    Ptr<OcbWifiMac> curMacEntity = m_device->GetMac(curChannelNumber);
    Ptr<OcbWifiMac> nextMacEntity = m_device->GetMac(nextChannelNumber);
    // Perfect channel switch operation among multiple MAC entities in the context of single PHY
    // device. first make current MAC entity in sleep mode.
    curMacEntity->Suspend();
    // second unattached current MAC entity from single PHY device
    curMacEntity->ResetWifiPhys();
    // third switch PHY device from current channel to next channel;
    m_phy->SetOperatingChannel(WifiPhy::ChannelTuple{nextChannelNumber, 0, WIFI_PHY_BAND_5GHZ, 0});
    // four attach next MAC entity to single PHY device
    nextMacEntity->SetWifiPhy(m_phy);
    // Here channel switch time is required to notify next MAC entity
    // that channel access cannot be enabled in channel switch time.
    Time switchTime = m_phy->GetChannelSwitchDelay();
    nextMacEntity->MakeVirtualBusy(switchTime);
    // finally resume next MAC entity from sleep mode
    nextMacEntity->Resume();
}
 
bool
DefaultChannelScheduler::ReleaseAccess(uint32_t channelNumber)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << channelNumber);
    NS_ASSERT(m_channelNumber != 0);
    if (m_channelNumber != channelNumber)
    {
        return false;
    }
    // cancel  current SCH MAC activity and assigned default CCH access.
    SwitchToNextChannel(m_channelNumber, CCH);
    m_channelAccess = DefaultCchAccess;
    m_channelNumber = CCH;
    m_extend = EXTENDED_CONTINUOUS;
    if (!m_waitEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        m_waitEvent.Cancel();
    }
    if (!m_extendEvent.IsExpired())
    {
        m_extendEvent.Cancel();
    }
    m_waitChannelNumber = 0;
    m_waitExtend = 0;
    return true;
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::NotifyCchSlotStart(Time duration)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << duration);
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::NotifySchSlotStart(Time duration)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << duration);
}
 
void
DefaultChannelScheduler::NotifyGuardSlotStart(Time duration, bool cchi)
{
    NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << duration << cchi);
    // only alternating access requires channel coordination events
    if (m_channelAccess != AlternatingAccess)
    {
        return;
    }
 
    if (cchi)
    {
        SwitchToNextChannel(m_channelNumber, CCH);
        Ptr<OcbWifiMac> mac = m_device->GetMac(CCH);
        // see chapter 6.2.5 Sync tolerance
        // a medium busy shall be declared during the guard interval.
        mac->MakeVirtualBusy(duration);
    }
    else
    {
        Ptr<OcbWifiMac> mac = m_device->GetMac(m_channelNumber);
        SwitchToNextChannel(CCH, m_channelNumber);
        // see chapter 6.2.5 Sync tolerance
        // a medium busy shall be declared during the guard interval.
        mac->MakeVirtualBusy(duration);
    }
}
} // namespace ns3