UWBIRMac Class Reference [IEEE 802.15.4A - Classes that implement the IEEE 802.15.4A UWB PHY., macLayer - MAC layer modules]

This class provides helper function for MAC modules that use the UWB-IR IEEE 802.15.4A model. More...

#include <UWBIRMac.h>

Inherits BaseMacLayer.

Inherited by AlohaMacLayer.

Collaboration diagram for UWBIRMac:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
virtual void	initialize (int stage)
	Initialization of the module and some variables.
virtual void	finish ()
	Called when the simulation has finished.
Protected Member Functions
void	prepareData (UWBIRMacPkt *packet, IEEE802154A::config cfg=IEEE802154A::cfg_mandatory_4M)
void	handleLowerMsg (cPacket *msg)
bool	validatePacket (UWBIRMacPkt *mac)
void	initCounters ()
Protected Attributes
bool	debug
	Debug switch for all other modules.
bool	stats
bool	trace
bool	rsDecoder
bool	packetsAlwaysValid
double	totalRxBits
double	errRxBits
MacToPhyInterface *	phy
	Handler to the physical layer.
Packet	packet
int	catPacket
int	prf
cOutVector	packetsBER
cOutVector	dataLengths
cOutVector	erroneousSymbols
cOutVector	sentPulses
cOutVector	receivedPulses
cOutVector	meanPacketBER
cOutVector	packetSuccessRate
cOutVector	packetSuccessRateNoRS
cOutVector	ber
cStdDev	meanBER
cOutVector	RSErrorRate
cOutVector	success
cOutVector	successNoRS
long	nbReceivedPacketsNoRS
long	nbReceivedPacketsRS
long	nbSentPackets
long	nbSymbolErrors
long	nbSymbolsReceived
long	nbHandledRxPackets
long	nbFramesDropped

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Detailed Description

This class provides helper function for MAC modules that use the UWB-IR IEEE 802.15.4A model.

Just before sending down a packet to the UWBIRPhyLayer, call prepareData(UWBIRMacPkt* packet). Just after receiving a packet from the UWBIRPhyLayer, call validatePacket(UWBIRMacPkt* packet) and check the returned bool value to know if the packet could be decoded successfully.

Definition at line 64 of file UWBIRMac.h.

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Member Function Documentation

void UWBIRMac::initialize

(

int

stage

)

[virtual]

Initialization of the module and some variables.

First we have to initialize the module from which we derived ours, in this case BaseLayer.

Reimplemented from BaseMacLayer.

Reimplemented in AlohaMacLayer.

Definition at line 42 of file UWBIRMac.cc.

References debug, Blackboard::getCategory(), phy, and BaseModule::utility.

                                   {
  BaseMacLayer::initialize(stage);
  if (stage == 0) {
    debug = par("debug").boolValue();
    stats = par("stats").boolValue();
    trace = par("trace").boolValue();
    prf = par("PRF");
    assert(prf == 4 || prf == 16);
    packetsAlwaysValid = par("packetsAlwaysValid");
    rsDecoder = par("RSDecoder").boolValue();
    phy = FindModule<MacToPhyInterface*>::findSubModule(
        this->getParentModule());
    initCounters();
    catPacket = utility->getCategory(&packet);
  }
}

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

• modules/mac/UWBIRMac.h
• modules/mac/UWBIRMac.cc