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21  * - Marco Miozzo <mmiozzo@cttc.es>
22  * - Manuel Requena <manuel.requena@cttc.es>
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24  * Converted to handover algorithm interface by:
25  * - Budiarto Herman <budiarto.herman@magister.fi>
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27 
29 #include <ns3/log.h>
30 #include <ns3/uinteger.h>
31 
32 namespace ns3 {
33 
34 NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm");
35 
36 NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm);
37 
38 
40 // Handover Management SAP forwarder
42 
43 
45  : m_a2MeasId (0),
46  m_a4MeasId (0),
47  m_servingCellThreshold (30),
48  m_neighbourCellOffset (1),
49  m_handoverManagementSapUser (0)
50 {
51  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
53 }
54 
55 
57 {
58  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
59 }
60 
61 
62 TypeId
64 {
65  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm")
67  .SetGroupName("Lte")
68  .AddConstructor<A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm> ()
69  .AddAttribute ("ServingCellThreshold",
70  "If the RSRQ of the serving cell is worse than this "
71  "threshold, neighbour cells are consider for handover. "
72  "Expressed in quantized range of [0..34] as per Section "
73  "9.1.7 of 3GPP TS 36.133.",
74  UintegerValue (30),
76  MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t> (0, 34))
77  .AddAttribute ("NeighbourCellOffset",
78  "Minimum offset between the serving and the best neighbour "
79  "cell to trigger the handover. Expressed in quantized "
80  "range of [0..34] as per Section 9.1.7 of 3GPP TS 36.133.",
81  UintegerValue (1),
83  MakeUintegerChecker<uint8_t> ())
84  ;
85  return tid;
86 }
87 
88 
89 void
91 {
92  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << s);
94 }
95 
96 
99 {
100  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
102 }
103 
104 
105 void
107 {
108  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
109 
110  NS_LOG_LOGIC (this << " requesting Event A2 measurements"
111  << " (threshold=" << (uint16_t) m_servingCellThreshold << ")");
112  LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfigA2;
115  reportConfigA2.threshold1.range = m_servingCellThreshold;
119 
120  NS_LOG_LOGIC (this << " requesting Event A4 measurements"
121  << " (threshold=0)");
122  LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfigA4;
125  reportConfigA4.threshold1.range = 0; // intentionally very low threshold
129 
131 }
132 
133 
134 void
136 {
137  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
139 }
140 
141 
142 void
144  LteRrcSap::MeasResults measResults)
145 {
146  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << (uint16_t) measResults.measId);
147 
148  if (measResults.measId == m_a2MeasId)
149  {
151  "Invalid UE measurement report");
152  EvaluateHandover (rnti, measResults.rsrqResult);
153  }
154  else if (measResults.measId == m_a4MeasId)
155  {
156  if (measResults.haveMeasResultNeighCells
157  && !measResults.measResultListEutra.empty ())
158  {
159  for (std::list <LteRrcSap::MeasResultEutra>::iterator it = measResults.measResultListEutra.begin ();
160  it != measResults.measResultListEutra.end ();
161  ++it)
162  {
163  NS_ASSERT_MSG (it->haveRsrqResult == true,
164  "RSRQ measurement is missing from cellId " << it->physCellId);
165  UpdateNeighbourMeasurements (rnti, it->physCellId, it->rsrqResult);
166  }
167  }
168  else
169  {
170  NS_LOG_WARN (this << " Event A4 received without measurement results from neighbouring cells");
171  }
172  }
173  else
174  {
175  NS_LOG_WARN ("Ignoring measId " << (uint16_t) measResults.measId);
176  }
177 
178 } // end of DoReportUeMeas
179 
180 
181 void
183  uint8_t servingCellRsrq)
184 {
185  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << (uint16_t) servingCellRsrq);
186 
187  MeasurementTable_t::iterator it1;
188  it1 = m_neighbourCellMeasures.find (rnti);
189 
190  if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
191  {
192  NS_LOG_WARN ("Skipping handover evaluation for RNTI " << rnti << " because neighbour cells information is not found");
193  }
194  else
195  {
196  // Find the best neighbour cell (eNB)
197  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Number of neighbour cells = " << it1->second.size ());
198  uint16_t bestNeighbourCellId = 0;
199  uint8_t bestNeighbourRsrq = 0;
200  MeasurementRow_t::iterator it2;
201  for (it2 = it1->second.begin (); it2 != it1->second.end (); ++it2)
202  {
203  if ((it2->second->m_rsrq > bestNeighbourRsrq)
204  && IsValidNeighbour (it2->first))
205  {
206  bestNeighbourCellId = it2->first;
207  bestNeighbourRsrq = it2->second->m_rsrq;
208  }
209  }
210 
211  // Trigger Handover, if needed
212  if (bestNeighbourCellId > 0)
213  {
214  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Best neighbour cellId " << bestNeighbourCellId);
215 
216  if ((bestNeighbourRsrq - servingCellRsrq) >= m_neighbourCellOffset)
217  {
218  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("Trigger Handover to cellId " << bestNeighbourCellId);
219  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("target cell RSRQ " << (uint16_t) bestNeighbourRsrq);
220  NS_LOG_LOGIC ("serving cell RSRQ " << (uint16_t) servingCellRsrq);
221 
222  // Inform eNodeB RRC about handover
224  bestNeighbourCellId);
225  }
226  }
227 
228  } // end of else of if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
229 
230 } // end of EvaluateMeasurementReport
231 
232 
233 bool
235 {
236  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << cellId);
237 
244  return true;
245 }
246 
247 
248 void
250  uint16_t cellId,
251  uint8_t rsrq)
252 {
253  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << rnti << cellId << (uint16_t) rsrq);
254  MeasurementTable_t::iterator it1;
255  it1 = m_neighbourCellMeasures.find (rnti);
256 
257  if (it1 == m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ())
258  {
259  // insert a new UE entry
260  MeasurementRow_t row;
261  std::pair<MeasurementTable_t::iterator, bool> ret;
262  ret = m_neighbourCellMeasures.insert (std::pair<uint16_t, MeasurementRow_t> (rnti, row));
263  NS_ASSERT (ret.second);
264  it1 = ret.first;
265  }
266 
267  NS_ASSERT (it1 != m_neighbourCellMeasures.end ());
268  Ptr<UeMeasure> neighbourCellMeasures;
269  std::map<uint16_t, Ptr<UeMeasure> >::iterator it2;
270  it2 = it1->second.find (cellId);
271 
272  if (it2 != it1->second.end ())
273  {
274  neighbourCellMeasures = it2->second;
275  neighbourCellMeasures->m_cellId = cellId;
276  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrp = 0;
277  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrq = rsrq;
278  }
279  else
280  {
281  // insert a new cell entry
282  neighbourCellMeasures = Create<UeMeasure> ();
283  neighbourCellMeasures->m_cellId = cellId;
284  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrp = 0;
285  neighbourCellMeasures->m_rsrq = rsrq;
286  it1->second[cellId] = neighbourCellMeasures;
287  }
288 
289 } // end of UpdateNeighbourMeasurements
290 
291 
292 } // end of namespace ns3
Handover algorithm implementation based on RSRQ measurements, Event A2 and Event A4.
static TypeId GetTypeId()
Get the type ID.
LteHandoverManagementSapUser * m_handoverManagementSapUser
Interface to the eNodeB RRC instance.
friend class MemberLteHandoverManagementSapProvider< A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm >
let the forwarder class access the protected and private members
std::map< uint16_t, Ptr< UeMeasure > > MeasurementRow_t
Measurements reported by a UE for several cells.
virtual void DoDispose()
Destructor implementation.
virtual void DoInitialize()
Initialize() implementation.
void DoReportUeMeas(uint16_t rnti, LteRrcSap::MeasResults measResults)
Implementation of LteHandoverManagementSapProvider::ReportUeMeas.
A2A4RsrqHandoverAlgorithm()
Creates an A2-A4-RSRQ handover algorithm instance.
LteHandoverManagementSapProvider * m_handoverManagementSapProvider
Receive API calls from the eNodeB RRC instance.
bool IsValidNeighbour(uint16_t cellId)
Determines if a neighbour cell is a valid destination for handover.
void UpdateNeighbourMeasurements(uint16_t rnti, uint16_t cellId, uint8_t rsrq)
Called when Event A4 is reported, then update the measurements table.
void EvaluateHandover(uint16_t rnti, uint8_t servingCellRsrq)
Called when Event A2 is detected, then trigger a handover if needed.
virtual void SetLteHandoverManagementSapUser(LteHandoverManagementSapUser *s)
Set the "user" part of the Handover Management SAP interface that this handover algorithm instance wi...
MeasurementTable_t m_neighbourCellMeasures
Table of measurement reports from all UEs.
uint8_t m_a2MeasId
The expected measurement identity for A2 measurements.
uint8_t m_a4MeasId
The expected measurement identity for A4 measurements.
uint8_t m_servingCellThreshold
The ServingCellThreshold attribute.
virtual LteHandoverManagementSapProvider * GetLteHandoverManagementSapProvider()
Export the "provider" part of the Handover Management SAP interface.
uint8_t m_neighbourCellOffset
The NeighbourCellOffset attribute.
The abstract base class of a handover algorithm that operates using the Handover Management SAP inter...
Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the handover algorithm instance to the eNodeB RRC instance.
Service Access Point (SAP) offered by the eNodeB RRC instance to the handover algorithm instance.
virtual uint8_t AddUeMeasReportConfigForHandover(LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra reportConfig)=0
Request a certain reporting configuration to be fulfilled by the UEs attached to the eNodeB entity.
virtual void TriggerHandover(uint16_t rnti, uint16_t targetCellId)=0
Instruct the eNodeB RRC entity to prepare a handover.
virtual void DoInitialize(void)
Initialize() implementation.
Definition: object.cc:353
Smart pointer class similar to boost::intrusive_ptr.
Definition: ptr.h:74
a unique identifier for an interface.
Definition: type-id.h:59
TypeId SetParent(TypeId tid)
Set the parent TypeId.
Definition: type-id.cc:923
Hold an unsigned integer type.
Definition: uinteger.h:44
#define NS_ASSERT(condition)
At runtime, in debugging builds, if this condition is not true, the program prints the source file,...
Definition: assert.h:67
#define NS_ASSERT_MSG(condition, message)
At runtime, in debugging builds, if this condition is not true, the program prints the message to out...
Definition: assert.h:88
Ptr< const AttributeAccessor > MakeUintegerAccessor(T1 a1)
Create an AttributeAccessor for a class data member, or a lone class get functor or set method.
Definition: uinteger.h:45
#define NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE(name)
Define a Log component with a specific name.
Definition: log.h:205
#define NS_LOG_LOGIC(msg)
Use NS_LOG to output a message of level LOG_LOGIC.
Definition: log.h:289
#define NS_LOG_FUNCTION(parameters)
If log level LOG_FUNCTION is enabled, this macro will output all input parameters separated by ",...
#define NS_LOG_WARN(msg)
Use NS_LOG to output a message of level LOG_WARN.
Definition: log.h:265
#define NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED(type)
Register an Object subclass with the TypeId system.
Definition: object-base.h:45
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
MeasResults structure.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:679
uint8_t measId
measure ID
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:680
bool haveMeasResultNeighCells
have measure result neighbor cells
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:683
std::list< MeasResultEutra > measResultListEutra
measure result list eutra
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:684
uint8_t rsrqResult
RSRQ result.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:682
Specifies criteria for triggering of an E-UTRA measurement reporting event.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:362
@ RSRQ
Reference Signal Received Quality.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:407
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@68 reportInterval
Report interval enumeration.
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@65 eventId
Event enumeration.
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ReportConfigEutra::@66 triggerQuantity
Trigger type enumeration.
ThresholdEutra threshold1
Threshold for event A1, A2, A4, and A5.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:381
@ EVENT_A2
Event A2: Serving becomes worse than absolute threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:374
@ EVENT_A4
Event A4: Neighbour becomes better than absolute threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:376
@ THRESHOLD_RSRQ
RSRQ is used for the threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:355
uint8_t range
Value range used in RSRP/RSRQ threshold.
Definition: lte-rrc-sap.h:357
enum ns3::LteRrcSap::ThresholdEutra::@63 choice
Threshold enumeration.