helps to manage and create WimaxNetDevice objects More...

#include <wimax-helper.h>

Inheritance diagram for ns3::WimaxHelper:

Collaboration diagram for ns3::WimaxHelper:

Public Types
enum	NetDeviceType { DEVICE_TYPE_SUBSCRIBER_STATION, DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION }
enum	PhyType { SIMPLE_PHY_TYPE_OFDM }
enum	SchedulerType { SCHED_TYPE_SIMPLE, SCHED_TYPE_RTPS, SCHED_TYPE_MBQOS }
Public Member Functions
	WimaxHelper (void)
	Create a Wimax helper in an empty state.
Ptr< WimaxPhy >	CreatePhy (PhyType phyType)
Ptr< UplinkScheduler >	CreateUplinkScheduler (SchedulerType schedulerType)
Ptr< BSScheduler >	CreateBSScheduler (SchedulerType schedulerType)
NetDeviceContainer	Install (NodeContainer c, NetDeviceType type, PhyType phyType, SchedulerType schedulerType)
NetDeviceContainer	Install (NodeContainer c, NetDeviceType deviceType, PhyType phyType, Ptr< WimaxChannel > channel, SchedulerType schedulerType)
NetDeviceContainer	Install (NodeContainer c, NetDeviceType deviceType, PhyType phyType, SchedulerType schedulerType, double frameDuration)
void	SetPropagationLossModel (SimpleOfdmWimaxChannel::PropModel propagationModel)
	Set the propagation and loss model of the channel. By default the channel uses a COST231 propagation and loss model.
Ptr< WimaxPhy >	CreatePhyWithoutChannel (PhyType phyType)
Ptr< WimaxPhy >	CreatePhyWithoutChannel (PhyType phyType, char *SNRTraceFilePath, bool activateLoss)
Ptr< WimaxPhy >	CreatePhy (PhyType phyType, char *SNRTraceFilePath, bool activateLoss)
Ptr< WimaxNetDevice >	Install (Ptr< Node > node, NetDeviceType deviceType, PhyType phyType, Ptr< WimaxChannel > channel, SchedulerType schedulerType)
ServiceFlow	CreateServiceFlow (ServiceFlow::Direction direction, ServiceFlow::SchedulingType schedulinType, IpcsClassifierRecord classifier)
	Creates a transport service flow.
Static Public Member Functions
static void	EnableAsciiForConnection (Ptr< OutputStreamWrapper > oss, uint32_t nodeid, uint32_t deviceid, char netdevice, char connection)
	Enable ascii trace output on the indicated net device for a given connection.
static void	EnableLogComponents (void)

Detailed Description

helps to manage and create WimaxNetDevice objects

This class can help to create a large set of similar WimaxNetDevice objects and to configure their attributes during creation.

Member Enumeration Documentation

enum ns3::WimaxHelper::NetDeviceType

Net Device Type Distinguish a subscriber station(SS) device from base station(BS) device

Enumerator:

DEVICE_TYPE_SUBSCRIBER_STATION	Subscriber station(SS) device
DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION	Base station(BS) device

enum ns3::WimaxHelper::PhyType

WiMAX Physical layer WiMAX Physical layers with different levels of detail

enum ns3::WimaxHelper::SchedulerType

Scheduler Type Different implementations of uplink/downlink scheduler

Enumerator:

SCHED_TYPE_SIMPLE	A simple priority-based FCFS scheduler
SCHED_TYPE_RTPS	A simple scheduler - rtPS based scheduler
SCHED_TYPE_MBQOS	An migration-based uplink scheduler

Member Function Documentation

Ptr< BSScheduler > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreateBSScheduler ( SchedulerType schedulerType )

Parameters:

schedulerType Scheduling mechanism

Returns:: Downlink scheduler

Creates a downlink scheduler to be used by base station according to selected scheduling mechanism.

References NS_FATAL_ERROR, SCHED_TYPE_MBQOS, SCHED_TYPE_RTPS, and SCHED_TYPE_SIMPLE.

Referenced by Install().

Ptr< WimaxPhy > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreatePhy ( PhyType phyType )

Parameters:

phyType WiMAX Physical layer type

Returns:: WiMAX Phy object

Creates a physical layer object to be used in simulation.

References NS_FATAL_ERROR.

Referenced by Install().

Ptr< WimaxPhy > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreatePhy	(	PhyType	phyType,
		char *	SNRTraceFilePath,
		bool	activateLoss
	)

Parameters:

phyType	WiMAX Physical layer type
SNRTraceFilePath	the path to the repository containing the SNR traces files
activateLoss	set to 1 if you want ton activate losses 0 otherwise

Returns:: WiMAX Phy object

Creates a physical layer

References NS_FATAL_ERROR.

Ptr< WimaxPhy > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreatePhyWithoutChannel ( PhyType phyType )

Parameters:

phyType WiMAX Physical layer type

Returns:: WiMAX Phy object

Creates a physical layer without a channel

References NS_FATAL_ERROR.

Referenced by Install().

Ptr< WimaxPhy > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreatePhyWithoutChannel	(	PhyType	phyType,
		char *	SNRTraceFilePath,
		bool	activateLoss
	)

Parameters:

phyType	WiMAX Physical layer type
SNRTraceFilePath	of the repository containing the SNR traces files
activateLoss	set to 1 to activate losses 0 otherwise

Returns:: WiMAX Phy object

Creates a physical layer without creating a channel

References NS_FATAL_ERROR.

ServiceFlow ns3::WimaxHelper::CreateServiceFlow	(	ServiceFlow::Direction	direction,
		ServiceFlow::SchedulingType	schedulinType,
		IpcsClassifierRecord	classifier
	)

Creates a transport service flow.

Parameters:

direction	the direction of the service flow: UP or DOWN.
schedulinType	The service scheduling type to be used: UGS, RTPS, NRTPS, BE
classifier	The classifier to be used for this service flow

Ptr< UplinkScheduler > ns3::WimaxHelper::CreateUplinkScheduler ( SchedulerType schedulerType )

Parameters:

schedulerType Scheduling mechanism

Returns:: Uplink scheduler

Creates a uplink scheduler to be used by base station according to selected scheduling mechanism.

References NS_FATAL_ERROR, SCHED_TYPE_MBQOS, SCHED_TYPE_RTPS, SCHED_TYPE_SIMPLE, and ns3::Seconds().

Referenced by Install().

void ns3::WimaxHelper::EnableAsciiForConnection	(	Ptr< OutputStreamWrapper >	oss,
		uint32_t	nodeid,
		uint32_t	deviceid,
		char *	netdevice,
		char *	connection
	)		`[static]`

Enable ascii trace output on the indicated net device for a given connection.

Parameters:

oss	The output stream object to use when logging ascii traces.
nodeid	the id of the node for which you want to enable tracing.
deviceid	the id of the net device for which you want to enable tracing.
netdevice	the type of net device for which you want to enable tracing (SubscriberStationNetDevice, BaseStationNetDevice or WimaxNetDevice)
connection	the connection for which you want to enable tracing (InitialRangingConnection, BroadcastConnection, BasicConnection, PrimaryConnection).

References ns3::Config::Connect().

void ns3::WimaxHelper::EnableLogComponents ( void ) [static]

Helper to enable all WimaxNetDevice log components with one statement

References ns3::LogComponentEnable().

NetDeviceContainer ns3::WimaxHelper::Install	(	NodeContainer	c,
		NetDeviceType	type,
		PhyType	phyType,
		SchedulerType	schedulerType
	)

Parameters:

c	a set of nodes
type	device type to create
phyType	a phy to use
schedulerType	the type of the scheduling algorithm to install

For each of the input nodes, a new WiMAX net device (either ns3::SubscriberStationNetDevice or ns3::BaseStationNetDevice depending on the type parameter) is attached to the shared input channel.

References ns3::NetDeviceContainer::Add(), ns3::Node::AddDevice(), ns3::Mac48Address::Allocate(), ns3::NodeContainer::Begin(), CreateBSScheduler(), CreatePhy(), CreateUplinkScheduler(), DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION, ns3::NodeContainer::End(), ns3::WimaxNetDevice::SetAddress(), ns3::WimaxPhy::SetDevice(), and ns3::WimaxNetDevice::Start().

NetDeviceContainer ns3::WimaxHelper::Install	(	NodeContainer	c,
		NetDeviceType	deviceType,
		PhyType	phyType,
		Ptr< WimaxChannel >	channel,
		SchedulerType	schedulerType
	)

Parameters:

c	A set of nodes.
deviceType	Device type to create.
phyType	PHY type to create.
channel	A channel to use.
schedulerType	The scheduling mechanism.

For each of the input nodes, a new WiMAX net device (either ns3::SubscriberStationNetDevice or ns3::BaseStationNetDevice depending on the type parameter) is attached to the shared input channel.

References ns3::NetDeviceContainer::Add(), ns3::Node::AddDevice(), ns3::Mac48Address::Allocate(), ns3::NodeContainer::Begin(), CreateBSScheduler(), CreatePhyWithoutChannel(), CreateUplinkScheduler(), DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION, ns3::NodeContainer::End(), ns3::WimaxNetDevice::SetAddress(), ns3::WimaxPhy::SetDevice(), and ns3::WimaxNetDevice::Start().

NetDeviceContainer ns3::WimaxHelper::Install	(	NodeContainer	c,
		NetDeviceType	deviceType,
		PhyType	phyType,
		SchedulerType	schedulerType,
		double	frameDuration
	)

Parameters:

c	A set of nodes.
deviceType	Device type to create.
phyType	PHY type to create.
schedulerType	The scheduling mechanism.
frameDuration	the farme duration in seconds

For each of the input nodes, a new WiMAX net device (either ns3::SubscriberStationNetDevice or ns3::BaseStationNetDevice depending on the type parameter) is attached to the shared input channel.

References ns3::NetDeviceContainer::Add(), ns3::Node::AddDevice(), ns3::Mac48Address::Allocate(), ns3::NodeContainer::Begin(), CreateBSScheduler(), CreatePhy(), CreateUplinkScheduler(), DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION, ns3::NodeContainer::End(), ns3::Seconds(), ns3::WimaxNetDevice::SetAddress(), ns3::WimaxPhy::SetDevice(), ns3::WimaxPhy::SetFrameDuration(), and ns3::WimaxNetDevice::Start().

Ptr< WimaxNetDevice > ns3::WimaxHelper::Install	(	Ptr< Node >	node,
		NetDeviceType	deviceType,
		PhyType	phyType,
		Ptr< WimaxChannel >	channel,
		SchedulerType	schedulerType
	)

Parameters:

node	Node to be installed.
deviceType	Device type to create.
phyType	PHY type to create.
channel	A channel to use.
schedulerType	The scheduling mechanism to install on the device.

For each of the input nodes, a new WiMAX net device (either ns3::SubscriberStationNetDevice or ns3::BaseStationNetDevice depending on the type parameter) is attached to the shared input channel.

References ns3::Node::AddDevice(), ns3::Mac48Address::Allocate(), CreateBSScheduler(), CreatePhyWithoutChannel(), CreateUplinkScheduler(), DEVICE_TYPE_BASE_STATION, ns3::WimaxNetDevice::SetAddress(), ns3::WimaxPhy::SetDevice(), and ns3::WimaxNetDevice::Start().

void ns3::WimaxHelper::SetPropagationLossModel ( SimpleOfdmWimaxChannel::PropModel propagationModel )

Set the propagation and loss model of the channel. By default the channel uses a COST231 propagation and loss model.

Parameters:

propagationModel The propagation and loss model to set

References ns3::Object::GetObject().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/wimax/helper/wimax-helper.h
src/wimax/helper/wimax-helper.cc

Public Types

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Static Public Member Functions

Detailed Description

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