add support for block ack in MacLowTransmissionListener

src/devices/wifi/edca-txop-n.cc

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "wifi-mac-queue.h"
 #include "msdu-aggregator.h"
 #include "mgt-headers.h"
+#include "ctrl-headers.h"
 
 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("EdcaTxopN");
 
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ public:
   virtual void MissedAck (void) {
     m_txop->MissedAck ();
   }
+  virtual void GotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address source) {
+    m_txop->GotBlockAck (blockAck, source);
+  }
   virtual void StartNext (void) {
     m_txop->StartNext ();
   }
@@ -709,4 +713,14 @@ EdcaTxopN::GotAddBaResponse (const MgtAddBaResponseHeader *respHdr, Mac48Address
   RestartAccessIfNeeded ();
 }
 
+void
+EdcaTxopN::GotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address recipient)
+{
+  MY_DEBUG ("got block ack from="<<recipient);
+  m_currentPacket = 0;
+  m_dcf->ResetCw ();
+  m_dcf->StartBackoffNow (m_rng->GetNext (0, m_dcf->GetCw ()));
+  RestartAccessIfNeeded ();
+}
+
 } //namespace ns3

src/devices/wifi/edca-txop-n.h

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class WifiMacQueue;
 class RandomStream;
 class MsduAggregator;
 class MgtAddBaResponseHeader;
+class CtrlBAckResponseHeader;
 
 
 /* This queue contains packets for a particular access class.
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ public:
   void GotCts (double snr, WifiMode txMode);
   void MissedCts (void);
   void GotAck (double snr, WifiMode txMode);
+  void GotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address recipient);
   void GotAddBaResponse (const MgtAddBaResponseHeader *respHdr, Mac48Address recipient);
   void MissedAck (void);
   void StartNext (void);

src/devices/wifi/mac-low.cc

@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ MacLowTransmissionListener::MacLowTransmissionListener ()
 {}
 MacLowTransmissionListener::~MacLowTransmissionListener ()
 {}
+void
+MacLowTransmissionListener::GotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck,
+                                         Mac48Address source)
+{}
 MacLowDcfListener::MacLowDcfListener ()
 {}
 MacLowDcfListener::~MacLowDcfListener ()

src/devices/wifi/mac-low.h

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "wifi-mode.h"
 #include "wifi-preamble.h"
 #include "wifi-remote-station-manager.h"
+#include "ctrl-headers.h"
 #include "ns3/mac48-address.h"
 #include "ns3/callback.h"
 #include "ns3/event-id.h"
@@ -75,6 +76,19 @@ public:
    * AckTimeout.
    */
   virtual void MissedAck (void) = 0;
+  /**
+   * \param blockAck Block ack response header
+   * \param source Address of block ack sender
+   *
+   * Invoked when ns3::MacLow receives a block ack frame.
+   * Block ack frame is received after a block ack request
+   * and contains information about the correct reception 
+   * of a set of packet for which a normal ack wasn't send.
+   * Default implementation for this method is empty. Every
+   * queue that intends to be notified by MacLow of reception
+   * of a block ack must redefine this function.
+   */
+  virtual void GotBlockAck (const CtrlBAckResponseHeader *blockAck, Mac48Address source);
   /**
    * Invoked when ns3::MacLow wants to start a new transmission
    * as configured by MacLowTransmissionParameters::EnableNextData.