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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-limits-rate.h"
+
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/random-variable.h"
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("ndn.Limits.Rate");
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (LimitsRate);
+
+TypeId
+LimitsRate::GetTypeId ()
+{
+  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ndn::Limits::Rate")
+    .SetGroupName ("Ndn")
+    .SetParent <Limits> () 
+    .AddConstructor <LimitsRate> ()
+    
+    ;
+  return tid;
+}
+
+void
+LimitsRate::UpdateCurrentLimit (double limit)
+{
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG (limit >= 0.0, "Limit should be greater or equal to zero");
+  
+  m_bucketLeak = std::min (limit, GetMaxRate ());
+  m_bucketMax  = m_bucketLeak * GetMaxDelay ();
+}
+
+bool
+LimitsRate::IsBelowLimit ()
+{
+  if (!IsEnabled ()) return true;
+
+  return (m_bucketMax - m_bucket >= 1.0);
+}
+
+void
+LimitsRate::BorrowLimit ()
+{
+  if (!IsEnabled ()) return; 
+
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG (m_bucketMax - m_bucket >= 1.0, "Should not be possible, unless we IsBelowLimit was not checked correctly");
+  m_bucket += 1; 
+}
+
+void
+LimitsRate::ReturnLimit ()
+{
+  // do nothing
+}
+
+void
+LimitsRate::LeakBucket (double interval)
+{
+  const double leak = m_bucketLeak * interval;
+
+  m_bucket = std::max (0.0, m_bucket - leak);
+}
+
+} // namespace ndn
+} // namespace ns3