model/ndn-l3-protocol.hpp

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 * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
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#ifndef NDN_L3_PROTOCOL_H
#define NDN_L3_PROTOCOL_H

#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-common.hpp"

#include <list>
#include <vector>

#include "ns3/ptr.h"
#include "ns3/net-device.h"
#include "ns3/nstime.h"

namespace ns3 {

class Packet;
class NetDevice;
class Node;
class Header;

namespace ndn {

class Face;

/**
 * \defgroup ndn ndnSIM: NDN simulation module
 *
 * This is a modular implementation of NDN protocol for NS-3
 */
/**
 * \ingroup ndn
 * \brief Implementation network-layer of NDN stack
 *
 * This class defines the API to manipulate the following aspects of
 * the NDN stack implementation:
 * -# register a face (Face-derived object) for use by the NDN
 *    layer
 *
 * Each Face-derived object has conceptually a single NDN
 * interface associated with it.
 *
 * In addition, this class defines NDN packet coding constants
 *
 * \see Face, ForwardingStrategy
 */
class L3Protocol : public Object {
public:
  typedef std::vector<shared_ptr<Face>> FaceList;

  /**
   * \brief Interface ID
   *
   * \return interface ID
   */
  static TypeId
  GetTypeId();

  static const uint16_t ETHERNET_FRAME_TYPE; ///< @brief Ethernet Frame Type of Ndn
  static const uint16_t IP_STACK_PORT;       ///< @brief TCP/UDP port for NDN stack
  // static const uint16_t IP_PROTOCOL_TYPE;    ///< \brief IP protocol type of NDN

  /**
   * \brief Default constructor. Creates an empty stack without forwarding strategy set
   */
  L3Protocol();
  virtual ~L3Protocol();

  /**
   * \brief Add face to Ndn stack
   *
   * \param face smart pointer to NdnFace-derived object
   * (NdnLocalFace, NdnNetDeviceFace, NdnUdpFace) \returns the
   * index of the Ndn interface added.
   *
   * \see NdnLocalFace, NdnNetDeviceFace, NdnUdpFace
   */
  virtual uint32_t
  AddFace(const shared_ptr<Face>& face);

  /**
   * \brief Get current number of faces added to Ndn stack
   *
   * \returns the number of faces
   */
  virtual uint32_t
  GetNFaces() const;

  /**
   * \brief Get face by face index
   * \param face The face number (number in face list)
   * \returns The NdnFace associated with the Ndn face number.
   */
  virtual shared_ptr<Face>
  GetFace(uint32_t face) const;

  /**
   * \brief Get face by face ID
   * \param face The face ID number
   * \returns The NdnFace associated with the Ndn face number.
   */
  virtual shared_ptr<Face>
  GetFaceById(uint32_t face) const;

  /**
   * \brief Remove face from ndn stack (remove callbacks)
   */
  virtual void
  RemoveFace(shared_ptr<Face> face);

  /**
   * \brief Get face for NetDevice
   */
  virtual shared_ptr<Face>
  GetFaceByNetDevice(Ptr<NetDevice> netDevice) const;

protected:
  virtual void
  DoDispose(void); ///< @brief Do cleanup

  /**
   * This function will notify other components connected to the node that a new stack member is now
   * connected
   * This will be used to notify Layer 3 protocol of layer 4 protocol stack to connect them
   * together.
   */
  virtual void
  NotifyNewAggregate();

private:
  L3Protocol(const L3Protocol&); ///< copy constructor is disabled

  L3Protocol&
  operator=(const L3Protocol&); ///< copy operator is disabled

private:
  Ptr<Node> m_node; ///< \brief node on which ndn stack is installed
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif /* NDN_L3_PROTOCOL_H */