wifi: (fixes #2311) store state received about the remote station being HT or VHT capable

src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.cc

@@ -1432,6 +1432,8 @@ WifiRemoteStationManager::LookupState (Mac48Address address) const
   state->m_ness = 0;
   state->m_aggregation = false;
   state->m_stbc = false;
+  state->m_htSupported = false;
+  state->m_vhtSupported = false;
   const_cast<WifiRemoteStationManager *> (this)->m_states.push_back (state);
   NS_LOG_DEBUG ("WifiRemoteStationManager::LookupState returning new state");
   return state;
@@ -1491,6 +1493,7 @@ WifiRemoteStationManager::AddStationHtCapabilities (Mac48Address from, HtCapabil
     {
       state->m_channelWidth = 20;
     }
+  state->m_htSupported = true;
   state->m_greenfield = htCapabilities.GetGreenfield ();
   state->m_rx = htCapabilities.GetRxHighestSupportedAntennas ();
 }
@@ -1516,6 +1519,7 @@ WifiRemoteStationManager::AddStationVhtCapabilities (Mac48Address from, VhtCapab
     {
       state->m_channelWidth = m_wifiPhy->GetChannelWidth ();
     }
+  state->m_vhtSupported = true;
 }
 
 bool
@@ -1805,6 +1809,18 @@ WifiRemoteStationManager::GetNSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const
   return station->m_state->m_operationalRateSet.size ();
 }
 
+bool
+WifiRemoteStationManager::GetHtSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const
+{
+  return station->m_state->m_htSupported;
+}
+
+bool
+WifiRemoteStationManager::GetVhtSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const
+{
+  return station->m_state->m_vhtSupported;
+}
+
 uint32_t
 WifiRemoteStationManager::GetNMcsSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const
 {

src/wifi/model/wifi-remote-station-manager.h

@@ -753,6 +753,24 @@ protected:
    * \return the number of modes supported by the given station
    */
   uint32_t GetNSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const;
+  /**
+   * Return whether the given station is HT capable.
+   *
+   * \param station the station being queried
+   *
+   * \return true if the station has HT capabilities,
+   *         false otherwise
+   */
+  bool GetHtSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const;
+  /**
+   * Return whether the given station is VHT capable.
+   *
+   * \param station the station being queried
+   *
+   * \return true if the station has VHT capabilities,
+   *         false otherwise
+   */
+  bool GetVhtSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station) const;
   /**
    * Return the WifiMode supported by the specified station at the specified index.
    *
@@ -761,6 +779,7 @@ protected:
    *
    * \return the WifiMode at the given index of the specified station
    */
+
   WifiMode GetMcsSupported (const WifiRemoteStation *station, uint32_t i) const;
   /**
    * Return the number of MCS supported by the given station.
@@ -1232,6 +1251,8 @@ struct WifiRemoteStationState
   bool m_greenfield;          //!< Flag if greenfield is supported by the remote station
   bool m_shortPreamble;       //!< Flag if short PLCP preamble is supported by the remote station
   bool m_shortSlotTime;       //!< Flag if short ERP slot time is supported by the remote station
+  bool m_htSupported;         //!< Flag if HT is supported by the station
+  bool m_vhtSupported;        //!< Flag if VHT is supported by the station
 };
 
 /**