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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#include "ndn-consumer-batches.h"
+#include "ns3/ptr.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/callback.h"
+#include "ns3/string.h"
+#include "ns3/uinteger.h"
+#include "ns3/double.h"
+#include "ns3/batches.h"
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("NdnConsumerBatches");
+
+namespace ns3
+{    
+    
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (NdnConsumerBatches);
+    
+TypeId
+NdnConsumerBatches::GetTypeId (void)
+{
+  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::NdnConsumerBatches")
+    .SetGroupName ("Ndn")
+    .SetParent<NdnConsumer> ()
+    .AddConstructor<NdnConsumerBatches> ()
+
+    .AddAttribute ("Batches", "Batches to schedule. Should be vector, containing pairs of time and amount",
+                   // TypeId::ATTR_SET, 
+                   StringValue (""),
+                   MakeBatchesAccessor (&NdnConsumerBatches::GetBatch, &NdnConsumerBatches::SetBatch),
+                   MakeBatchesChecker ())
+    ;
+
+  return tid;
+}
+
+NdnConsumerBatches::NdnConsumerBatches ()
+{
+}
+
+void
+NdnConsumerBatches::SetBatch (const Batches &batches)
+{
+  // std::cout << "Batches: " << batches << "\n";
+  for (Batches::const_iterator i = batches.begin (); i != batches.end (); i++)
+    {
+      Simulator::Schedule (i->get<0> (), &NdnConsumerBatches::AddBatch, this, i->get<1> ());
+    }
+}
+
+void
+NdnConsumerBatches::AddBatch (uint32_t amount)
+{
+  // std::cout << Simulator::Now () << " adding batch of " << amount << "\n";
+  m_seqMax += amount;
+  m_rtt->ClearSent (); // this is important, otherwise RTT estimation for the new batch will be affected by previous batch history
+  ScheduleNextPacket ();
+}
+
+void
+NdnConsumerBatches::ScheduleNextPacket ()
+{
+  if (!m_sendEvent.IsRunning ())
+    m_sendEvent = Simulator::Schedule (Seconds (m_rtt->RetransmitTimeout ().ToDouble (Time::S) * 0.1), &NdnConsumer::SendPacket, this);
+}
+
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//          Process incoming packets             //
+///////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+} // namespace ns3