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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 "smart-flooding.h"
+
+#include "ns3/ccnx-interest-header.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-pit.h"
+#include "ns3/ccnx-pit-entry.h"
+
+#include "ns3/assert.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/simulator.h"
+#include "ns3/boolean.h"
+
+#include <boost/ref.hpp>
+#include <boost/foreach.hpp>
+#include <boost/lambda/lambda.hpp>
+#include <boost/lambda/bind.hpp>
+namespace ll = boost::lambda;
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("NdnSimSmartFlooding");
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+using namespace __ccnx_private;
+
+namespace ndnSIM {
+
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (SmartFlooding);
+    
+TypeId
+SmartFlooding::GetTypeId (void)
+{
+  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ndnSIM::SmartFloodingy")
+    .SetGroupName ("Ccnx")
+    .SetParent <GreenYellowRed> ()
+    .AddConstructor <SmartFlooding> ()
+    ;
+  return tid;
+}
+    
+SmartFlooding::SmartFlooding ()
+{
+}
+
+bool
+SmartFlooding::DoPropagateInterest (const Ptr<CcnxFace> &incomingFace,
+                                    Ptr<CcnxInterestHeader> &header,
+                                    const Ptr<const Packet> &packet,
+                                    Ptr<CcnxPitEntry> pitEntry)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
+
+  // Try to work out with just green faces
+  bool greenOk = super::DoPropagateInterest (incomingFace, header, packet, pitEntry);
+  if (greenOk)
+    return true;
+
+  int propagatedCount = 0;
+
+  BOOST_FOREACH (const CcnxFibFaceMetric &metricFace, pitEntry->GetFibEntry ()->m_faces.get<i_metric> ())
+    {
+      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("Trying " << boost::cref(metricFace));
+      if (metricFace.m_status == CcnxFibFaceMetric::NDN_FIB_RED) // all non-read faces are in the front of the list
+        break;
+      
+      if (metricFace.m_face == incomingFace) 
+        {
+          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("continue (same as incoming)");
+          continue; // same face as incoming, don't forward
+        }
+
+      CcnxPitEntryOutgoingFaceContainer::type::iterator outgoing =
+        pitEntry->GetOutgoing ().find (metricFace.m_face);
+      
+      if (outgoing != pitEntry->GetOutgoing ().end () &&
+          outgoing->m_retxCount >= pitEntry->GetMaxRetxCount ())
+        {
+          NS_LOG_DEBUG ("continue (same as previous outgoing)");
+          continue; // already forwarded before during this retransmission cycle
+        }
+      NS_LOG_DEBUG ("max retx count: " << pitEntry->GetMaxRetxCount ());
+
+      bool faceAvailable = metricFace.m_face->IsBelowLimit ();
+      if (!faceAvailable) // huh...
+        {
+          continue;
+        }
+
+      pitEntry->AddOutgoing (metricFace.m_face);
+
+      Ptr<Packet> packetToSend = packet->Copy ();
+
+      //transmission
+      metricFace.m_face->Send (packetToSend);
+      m_outInterests (header, metricFace.m_face);
+      
+      propagatedCount++;
+    }
+
+  NS_LOG_INFO ("Propagated to " << propagatedCount << " faces");
+  return propagatedCount > 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace ndnSIM
+} // namespace ns3