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/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
/*
 * Copyright (c) 2006 Georgia Tech Research Corporation
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Mathieu Lacage
 *
 * 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;
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 *
 * Authors: Rajib Bhattacharjea<raj.b@gatech.edu>
 *          Hadi Arbabi<marbabi@cs.odu.edu>
 *          Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@gmail.com>
 *
 * Modified by Mitch Watrous <watrous@u.washington.edu>
 *
 */
#include "random-variable-stream.h"
#include "assert.h"
#include "boolean.h"
#include "double.h"
#include "integer.h"
#include "string.h"
#include "pointer.h"
#include "log.h"
#include "rng-stream.h"
#include "rng-seed-manager.h"
#include "unused.h"
#include <cmath>
#include <iostream>
#include <algorithm>    // upper_bound
 
namespace ns3 {
 
NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE ("RandomVariableStream");
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (RandomVariableStream);
 
TypeId
RandomVariableStream::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::RandomVariableStream")
    .SetParent<Object> ()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddAttribute ("Stream",
                   "The stream number for this RNG stream. -1 means \"allocate a stream automatically\". "
                   "Note that if -1 is set, Get will return -1 so that it is not possible to know which "
                   "value was automatically allocated.",
                   IntegerValue (-1),
                   MakeIntegerAccessor (&RandomVariableStream::SetStream,
                                        &RandomVariableStream::GetStream),
                   MakeIntegerChecker<int64_t>())
    .AddAttribute ("Antithetic", "Set this RNG stream to generate antithetic values",
                   BooleanValue (false),
                   MakeBooleanAccessor (&RandomVariableStream::SetAntithetic,
                                        &RandomVariableStream::IsAntithetic),
                   MakeBooleanChecker ())
  ;
  return tid;
}
 
RandomVariableStream::RandomVariableStream ()
  : m_rng (0)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
RandomVariableStream::~RandomVariableStream ()
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  delete m_rng;
}
 
void
RandomVariableStream::SetAntithetic (bool isAntithetic)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << isAntithetic);
  m_isAntithetic = isAntithetic;
}
bool
RandomVariableStream::IsAntithetic (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_isAntithetic;
}
void
RandomVariableStream::SetStream (int64_t stream)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << stream);
  // negative values are not legal.
  NS_ASSERT (stream >= -1);
  delete m_rng;
  if (stream == -1)
    {
      // The first 2^63 streams are reserved for automatic stream
      // number assignment.
      uint64_t nextStream = RngSeedManager::GetNextStreamIndex ();
      NS_ASSERT (nextStream <= ((1ULL) << 63));
      m_rng = new RngStream (RngSeedManager::GetSeed (),
                             nextStream,
                             RngSeedManager::GetRun ());
    }
  else
    {
      // The last 2^63 streams are reserved for deterministic stream
      // number assignment.
      uint64_t base = ((1ULL) << 63);
      uint64_t target = base + stream;
      m_rng = new RngStream (RngSeedManager::GetSeed (),
                             target,
                             RngSeedManager::GetRun ());
    }
  m_stream = stream;
}
int64_t
RandomVariableStream::GetStream (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_stream;
}
 
RngStream *
RandomVariableStream::Peek (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_rng;
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (UniformRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
UniformRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::UniformRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<UniformRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Min", "The lower bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&UniformRandomVariable::m_min),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Max", "The upper bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&UniformRandomVariable::m_max),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
UniformRandomVariable::UniformRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_min and m_max are initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
UniformRandomVariable::GetMin (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_min;
}
double
UniformRandomVariable::GetMax (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_max;
}
 
double
UniformRandomVariable::GetValue (double min, double max)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << min << max);
  double v = min + Peek ()->RandU01 () * (max - min);
  if (IsAntithetic ())
    {
      v = min + (max - v);
    }
  return v;
}
uint32_t
UniformRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t min, uint32_t max)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << min << max);
  NS_ASSERT (min <= max);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue ((double) (min), (double) (max) + 1.0) );
}
 
double
UniformRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_min, m_max);
}
uint32_t
UniformRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_min, m_max + 1);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ConstantRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ConstantRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ConstantRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Constant", "The constant value returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ConstantRandomVariable::m_constant),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ConstantRandomVariable::ConstantRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_constant is initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
ConstantRandomVariable::GetConstant (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_constant;
}
 
double
ConstantRandomVariable::GetValue (double constant)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << constant);
  return constant;
}
uint32_t
ConstantRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t constant)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << constant);
  return constant;
}
 
double
ConstantRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_constant);
}
uint32_t
ConstantRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_constant);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (SequentialRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
SequentialRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::SequentialRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<SequentialRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Min", "The first value of the sequence.",
                   DoubleValue (0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&SequentialRandomVariable::m_min),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Max", "One more than the last value of the sequence.",
                   DoubleValue (0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&SequentialRandomVariable::m_max),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Increment", "The sequence random variable increment.",
                   StringValue ("ns3::ConstantRandomVariable[Constant=1]"),
                   MakePointerAccessor (&SequentialRandomVariable::m_increment),
                   MakePointerChecker<RandomVariableStream> ())
    .AddAttribute ("Consecutive", "The number of times each member of the sequence is repeated.",
                   IntegerValue (1),
                   MakeIntegerAccessor (&SequentialRandomVariable::m_consecutive),
                   MakeIntegerChecker<uint32_t>());
  return tid;
}
SequentialRandomVariable::SequentialRandomVariable ()
  :
    m_current            (0),
    m_currentConsecutive (0),
    m_isCurrentSet       (false)
{
  // m_min, m_max, m_increment, and m_consecutive are initialized
  // after constructor by attributes.
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
SequentialRandomVariable::GetMin (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_min;
}
 
double
SequentialRandomVariable::GetMax (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_max;
}
 
Ptr<RandomVariableStream>
SequentialRandomVariable::GetIncrement (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_increment;
}
 
uint32_t
SequentialRandomVariable::GetConsecutive (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_consecutive;
}
 
double
SequentialRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  // Set the current sequence value if it hasn't been set.
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  if (!m_isCurrentSet)
    {
      // Start the sequence at its minimium value.
      m_current = m_min;
      m_isCurrentSet = true;
    }
 
  // Return a sequential series of values
  double r = m_current;
  if (++m_currentConsecutive == m_consecutive)
    { // Time to advance to next
      m_currentConsecutive = 0;
      m_current += m_increment->GetValue ();
      if (m_current >= m_max)
        {
          m_current = m_min + (m_current - m_max);
        }
    }
  return r;
}
 
uint32_t
SequentialRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue ();
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ExponentialRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ExponentialRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ExponentialRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Mean", "The mean of the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ExponentialRandomVariable::m_mean),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Bound", "The upper bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ExponentialRandomVariable::m_bound),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ExponentialRandomVariable::ExponentialRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_mean and m_bound are initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetMean (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_mean;
}
double
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetBound (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_bound;
}
 
double
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetValue (double mean, double bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << bound);
  while (1)
    {
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      double v = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          v = (1 - v);
        }
 
      // Calculate the exponential random variable.
      double r = -mean*std::log (v);
 
      // Use this value if it's acceptable.
      if (bound == 0 || r <= bound)
        {
          return r;
        }
    }
}
uint32_t
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t mean, uint32_t bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << bound);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (mean, bound) );
}
 
double
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_mean, m_bound);
}
uint32_t
ExponentialRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_mean, m_bound);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ParetoRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ParetoRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ParetoRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ParetoRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Mean", "The mean parameter for the Pareto distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ParetoRandomVariable::m_mean),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>(),
                   TypeId::DEPRECATED,
                   "Not anymore used. Use 'Scale' instead - changing this attribute has no effect.")
    .AddAttribute ("Scale", "The scale parameter for the Pareto distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ParetoRandomVariable::m_scale),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Shape", "The shape parameter for the Pareto distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (2.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ParetoRandomVariable::m_shape),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Bound", "The upper bound on the values returned by this RNG stream (if non-zero).",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ParetoRandomVariable::m_bound),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ParetoRandomVariable::ParetoRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_shape, m_shape, and m_bound are initialized after constructor
  // by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  NS_UNUSED (m_mean);
}
 
double
ParetoRandomVariable::GetScale (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_scale;
}
 
double
ParetoRandomVariable::GetShape (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_shape;
}
 
double
ParetoRandomVariable::GetBound (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_bound;
}
 
double
ParetoRandomVariable::GetValue (double scale, double shape, double bound)
{
  // Calculate the scale parameter.
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << scale << shape << bound);
 
  while (1)
    {
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      double v = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          v = (1 - v);
        }
 
      // Calculate the Pareto random variable.
      double r = (scale * ( 1.0 / std::pow (v, 1.0 / shape)));
 
      // Use this value if it's acceptable.
      if (bound == 0 || r <= bound)
        {
          return r;
        }
    }
}
uint32_t
ParetoRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t scale, uint32_t shape, uint32_t bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << scale << shape << bound);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (scale, shape, bound) );
}
 
double
ParetoRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_scale, m_shape, m_bound);
}
uint32_t
ParetoRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_scale, m_shape, m_bound);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (WeibullRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
WeibullRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::WeibullRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<WeibullRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Scale", "The scale parameter for the Weibull distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&WeibullRandomVariable::m_scale),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Shape", "The shape parameter for the Weibull distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&WeibullRandomVariable::m_shape),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Bound", "The upper bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&WeibullRandomVariable::m_bound),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
WeibullRandomVariable::WeibullRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_scale, m_shape, and m_bound are initialized after constructor
  // by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
WeibullRandomVariable::GetScale (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_scale;
}
double
WeibullRandomVariable::GetShape (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_shape;
}
double
WeibullRandomVariable::GetBound (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_bound;
}
 
double
WeibullRandomVariable::GetValue (double scale, double shape, double bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << scale << shape << bound);
  double exponent = 1.0 / shape;
  while (1)
    {
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      double v = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          v = (1 - v);
        }
 
      // Calculate the Weibull random variable.
      double r = scale * std::pow ( -std::log (v), exponent);
 
      // Use this value if it's acceptable.
      if (bound == 0 || r <= bound)
        {
          return r;
        }
    }
}
uint32_t
WeibullRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t scale, uint32_t shape, uint32_t bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << scale << shape << bound);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (scale, shape, bound) );
}
 
double
WeibullRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_scale, m_shape, m_bound);
}
uint32_t
WeibullRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_scale, m_shape, m_bound);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (NormalRandomVariable);
 
const double NormalRandomVariable::INFINITE_VALUE = 1e307;
 
TypeId
NormalRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::NormalRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<NormalRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Mean", "The mean value for the normal distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&NormalRandomVariable::m_mean),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Variance", "The variance value for the normal distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&NormalRandomVariable::m_variance),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Bound", "The bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (INFINITE_VALUE),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&NormalRandomVariable::m_bound),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
NormalRandomVariable::NormalRandomVariable ()
  :
    m_nextValid (false)
{
  // m_mean, m_variance, and m_bound are initialized after constructor
  // by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
NormalRandomVariable::GetMean (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_mean;
}
double
NormalRandomVariable::GetVariance (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_variance;
}
double
NormalRandomVariable::GetBound (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_bound;
}
 
double
NormalRandomVariable::GetValue (double mean, double variance, double bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << variance << bound);
  if (m_nextValid)
    { // use previously generated
      m_nextValid = false;
      double x2 = mean + m_v2 * m_y * std::sqrt (variance);
      if (std::fabs (x2 - mean) <= bound)
        {
          return x2;
        }
    }
  while (1)
    { // See Simulation Modeling and Analysis p. 466 (Averill Law)
      // for algorithm; basically a Box-Muller transform:
      // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-Muller_transform
      double u1 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      double u2 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u1 = (1 - u1);
          u2 = (1 - u2);
        }
      double v1 = 2 * u1 - 1;
      double v2 = 2 * u2 - 1;
      double w = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2;
      if (w <= 1.0)
        { // Got good pair
          double y = std::sqrt ((-2 * std::log (w)) / w);
          double x1 = mean + v1 * y * std::sqrt (variance);
          // if x1 is in bounds, return it, cache v2 and y
          if (std::fabs (x1 - mean) <= bound)
            {
              m_nextValid = true;
              m_y = y;
              m_v2 = v2;
              return x1;
            }
          // otherwise try and return the other if it is valid
          double x2 = mean + v2 * y * std::sqrt (variance);
          if (std::fabs (x2 - mean) <= bound)
            {
              m_nextValid = false;
              return x2;
            }
          // otherwise, just run this loop again
        }
    }
}
 
uint32_t
NormalRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t mean, uint32_t variance, uint32_t bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << variance << bound);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (mean, variance, bound) );
}
 
double
NormalRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_mean, m_variance, m_bound);
}
uint32_t
NormalRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_mean, m_variance, m_bound);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (LogNormalRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::LogNormalRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<LogNormalRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Mu", "The mu value for the log-normal distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&LogNormalRandomVariable::m_mu),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Sigma", "The sigma value for the log-normal distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&LogNormalRandomVariable::m_sigma),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
LogNormalRandomVariable::LogNormalRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_mu and m_sigma are initialized after constructor by
  // attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetMu (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_mu;
}
double
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetSigma (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_sigma;
}
 
// The code from this function was adapted from the GNU Scientific
// Library 1.8:
/* randist/lognormal.c
 *
 * Copyright (C) 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 James Theiler, Brian Gough
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
 * your option) any later version.
 *
 * 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., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 */
/* The lognormal distribution has the form
 
   p(x) dx = 1/(x * sqrt(2 pi sigma^2)) exp(-(ln(x) - zeta)^2/2 sigma^2) dx
 
   for x > 0. Lognormal random numbers are the exponentials of
   gaussian random numbers */
double
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetValue (double mu, double sigma)
{
  double v1, v2, r2, normal, x;
 
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mu << sigma);
 
  do
    {
      /* choose x,y in uniform square (-1,-1) to (+1,+1) */
 
      double u1 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      double u2 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u1 = (1 - u1);
          u2 = (1 - u2);
        }
 
      v1 = -1 + 2 * u1;
      v2 = -1 + 2 * u2;
 
      /* see if it is in the unit circle */
      r2 = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2;
    }
  while (r2 > 1.0 || r2 == 0);
 
  normal = v1 * std::sqrt (-2.0 * std::log (r2) / r2);
 
  x =  std::exp (sigma * normal + mu);
 
  return x;
}
 
uint32_t
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t mu, uint32_t sigma)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mu << sigma);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (mu, sigma));
}
 
double
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_mu, m_sigma);
}
uint32_t
LogNormalRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_mu, m_sigma);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (GammaRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
GammaRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::GammaRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<GammaRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Alpha", "The alpha value for the gamma distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&GammaRandomVariable::m_alpha),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Beta", "The beta value for the gamma distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&GammaRandomVariable::m_beta),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
GammaRandomVariable::GammaRandomVariable ()
  :
    m_nextValid (false)
{
  // m_alpha and m_beta are initialized after constructor by
  // attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
GammaRandomVariable::GetAlpha (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_alpha;
}
double
GammaRandomVariable::GetBeta (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_beta;
}
 
/*
  The code for the following generator functions was adapted from ns-2
  tools/ranvar.cc
 
  Originally the algorithm was devised by Marsaglia in 2000:
  G. Marsaglia, W. W. Tsang: A simple method for generating Gamma variables
  ACM Transactions on mathematical software, Vol. 26, No. 3, Sept. 2000
 
  The Gamma distribution density function has the form
 
                             x^(alpha-1) * exp(-x/beta)
        p(x; alpha, beta) = ----------------------------
                             beta^alpha * Gamma(alpha)
 
  for x > 0.
*/
double
GammaRandomVariable::GetValue (double alpha, double beta)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << alpha << beta);
  if (alpha < 1)
    {
      double u = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u = (1 - u);
        }
      return GetValue (1.0 + alpha, beta) * std::pow (u, 1.0 / alpha);
    }
 
  double x, v, u;
  double d = alpha - 1.0 / 3.0;
  double c = (1.0 / 3.0) / std::sqrt (d);
 
  while (1)
    {
      do
        {
          // Get a value from a normal distribution that has mean
          // zero, variance 1, and no bound.
          double mean = 0.0;
          double variance = 1.0;
          double bound = NormalRandomVariable::INFINITE_VALUE;
          x = GetNormalValue (mean, variance, bound);
 
          v = 1.0 + c * x;
        }
      while (v <= 0);
 
      v = v * v * v;
      u = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u = (1 - u);
        }
      if (u < 1 - 0.0331 * x * x * x * x)
        {
          break;
        }
      if (std::log (u) < 0.5 * x * x + d * (1 - v + std::log (v)))
        {
          break;
        }
    }
 
  return beta * d * v;
}
 
uint32_t
GammaRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t alpha, uint32_t beta)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << alpha << beta);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (alpha, beta));
}
 
double
GammaRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_alpha, m_beta);
}
uint32_t
GammaRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_alpha, m_beta);
}
 
double
GammaRandomVariable::GetNormalValue (double mean, double variance, double bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << variance << bound);
  if (m_nextValid)
    { // use previously generated
      m_nextValid = false;
      double x2 = mean + m_v2 * m_y * std::sqrt (variance);
      if (std::fabs (x2 - mean) <= bound)
        {
          return x2;
        }
    }
  while (1)
    { // See Simulation Modeling and Analysis p. 466 (Averill Law)
      // for algorithm; basically a Box-Muller transform:
      // http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box-Muller_transform
      double u1 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      double u2 = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u1 = (1 - u1);
          u2 = (1 - u2);
        }
      double v1 = 2 * u1 - 1;
      double v2 = 2 * u2 - 1;
      double w = v1 * v1 + v2 * v2;
      if (w <= 1.0)
        { // Got good pair
          double y = std::sqrt ((-2 * std::log (w)) / w);
          double x1 = mean + v1 * y * std::sqrt (variance);
          // if x1 is in bounds, return it, cache v2 an y
          if (std::fabs (x1 - mean) <= bound)
            {
              m_nextValid = true;
              m_y = y;
              m_v2 = v2;
              return x1;
            }
          // otherwise try and return the other if it is valid
          double x2 = mean + v2 * y * std::sqrt (variance);
          if (std::fabs (x2 - mean) <= bound)
            {
              m_nextValid = false;
              return x2;
            }
          // otherwise, just run this loop again
        }
    }
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ErlangRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ErlangRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ErlangRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ErlangRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("K", "The k value for the Erlang distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   IntegerValue (1),
                   MakeIntegerAccessor (&ErlangRandomVariable::m_k),
                   MakeIntegerChecker<uint32_t>())
    .AddAttribute ("Lambda", "The lambda value for the Erlang distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ErlangRandomVariable::m_lambda),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ErlangRandomVariable::ErlangRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_k and m_lambda are initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
uint32_t
ErlangRandomVariable::GetK (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_k;
}
double
ErlangRandomVariable::GetLambda (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_lambda;
}
 
/*
  The code for the following generator functions was adapted from ns-2
  tools/ranvar.cc
 
  The Erlang distribution density function has the form
 
                           x^(k-1) * exp(-x/lambda)
        p(x; k, lambda) = ---------------------------
                             lambda^k * (k-1)!
 
  for x > 0.
*/
double
ErlangRandomVariable::GetValue (uint32_t k, double lambda)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << k << lambda);
  double mean = lambda;
  double bound = 0.0;
 
  double result = 0;
  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < k; ++i)
    {
      result += GetExponentialValue (mean, bound);
 
    }
 
  return result;
}
 
uint32_t
ErlangRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t k, uint32_t lambda)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << k << lambda);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (k, lambda));
}
 
double
ErlangRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_k, m_lambda);
}
uint32_t
ErlangRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_k, m_lambda);
}
 
double
ErlangRandomVariable::GetExponentialValue (double mean, double bound)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << bound);
  while (1)
    {
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      double v = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          v = (1 - v);
        }
 
      // Calculate the exponential random variable.
      double r = -mean*std::log (v);
 
      // Use this value if it's acceptable.
      if (bound == 0 || r <= bound)
        {
          return r;
        }
    }
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (TriangularRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
TriangularRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::TriangularRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<TriangularRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Mean", "The mean value for the triangular distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.5),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&TriangularRandomVariable::m_mean),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Min", "The lower bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&TriangularRandomVariable::m_min),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
    .AddAttribute ("Max", "The upper bound on the values returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (1.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&TriangularRandomVariable::m_max),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
TriangularRandomVariable::TriangularRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_mean, m_min, and m_max are initialized after constructor by
  // attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
TriangularRandomVariable::GetMean (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_mean;
}
double
TriangularRandomVariable::GetMin (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_min;
}
double
TriangularRandomVariable::GetMax (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_max;
}
 
double
TriangularRandomVariable::GetValue (double mean, double min, double max)
{
  // Calculate the mode.
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << min << max);
  double mode = 3.0 * mean - min - max;
 
  // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
  double u = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
  if (IsAntithetic ())
    {
      u = (1 - u);
    }
 
  // Calculate the triangular random variable.
  if (u <= (mode - min) / (max - min) )
    {
      return min + std::sqrt (u * (max - min) * (mode - min) );
    }
  else
    {
      return max - std::sqrt ( (1 - u) * (max - min) * (max - mode) );
    }
}
 
uint32_t
TriangularRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t mean, uint32_t min, uint32_t max)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << mean << min << max);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (mean, min, max) );
}
 
double
TriangularRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_mean, m_min, m_max);
}
uint32_t
TriangularRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_mean, m_min, m_max);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ZipfRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ZipfRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ZipfRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ZipfRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("N", "The n value for the Zipf distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   IntegerValue (1),
                   MakeIntegerAccessor (&ZipfRandomVariable::m_n),
                   MakeIntegerChecker<uint32_t>())
    .AddAttribute ("Alpha", "The alpha value for the Zipf distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (0.0),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ZipfRandomVariable::m_alpha),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ZipfRandomVariable::ZipfRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_n and m_alpha are initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
uint32_t
ZipfRandomVariable::GetN (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_n;
}
double
ZipfRandomVariable::GetAlpha (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_alpha;
}
 
double
ZipfRandomVariable::GetValue (uint32_t n, double alpha)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << n << alpha);
  // Calculate the normalization constant c.
  m_c = 0.0;
  for (uint32_t i = 1; i <= n; i++)
    {
      m_c += (1.0 / std::pow ((double)i,alpha));
    }
  m_c = 1.0 / m_c;
 
  // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
  double u = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
  if (IsAntithetic ())
    {
      u = (1 - u);
    }
 
  double sum_prob = 0,zipf_value = 0;
  for (uint32_t i = 1; i <= m_n; i++)
    {
      sum_prob += m_c / std::pow ((double)i,m_alpha);
      if (sum_prob > u)
        {
          zipf_value = i;
          break;
        }
    }
  return zipf_value;
}
 
uint32_t
ZipfRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t n, uint32_t alpha)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << n << alpha);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (n, alpha));
}
 
double
ZipfRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_n, m_alpha);
}
uint32_t
ZipfRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_n, m_alpha);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (ZetaRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
ZetaRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::ZetaRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<ZetaRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Alpha", "The alpha value for the zeta distribution returned by this RNG stream.",
                   DoubleValue (3.14),
                   MakeDoubleAccessor (&ZetaRandomVariable::m_alpha),
                   MakeDoubleChecker<double>())
  ;
  return tid;
}
ZetaRandomVariable::ZetaRandomVariable ()
{
  // m_alpha is initialized after constructor by attributes
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
double
ZetaRandomVariable::GetAlpha (void) const
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return m_alpha;
}
 
double
ZetaRandomVariable::GetValue (double alpha)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << alpha);
  m_b = std::pow (2.0, alpha - 1.0);
 
  double u, v;
  double X, T;
  double test;
 
  do
    {
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      u = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          u = (1 - u);
        }
 
      // Get a uniform random variable in [0,1].
      v = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
      if (IsAntithetic ())
        {
          v = (1 - v);
        }
 
      X = std::floor (std::pow (u, -1.0 / (m_alpha - 1.0)));
      T = std::pow (1.0 + 1.0 / X, m_alpha - 1.0);
      test = v * X * (T - 1.0) / (m_b - 1.0);
    }
  while ( test > (T / m_b) );
 
  return X;
}
 
uint32_t
ZetaRandomVariable::GetInteger (uint32_t alpha)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << alpha);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> ( GetValue (alpha));
}
 
double
ZetaRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return GetValue (m_alpha);
}
uint32_t
ZetaRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue (m_alpha);
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (DeterministicRandomVariable);
 
TypeId
DeterministicRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::DeterministicRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<DeterministicRandomVariable> ()
  ;
  return tid;
}
DeterministicRandomVariable::DeterministicRandomVariable ()
  :
    m_count (0),
    m_next (0),
    m_data (0)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
DeterministicRandomVariable::~DeterministicRandomVariable ()
{
  // Delete any values currently set.
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  if (m_data != 0)
    {
      delete[] m_data;
    }
}
 
void
DeterministicRandomVariable::SetValueArray (double* values, std::size_t length)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << values << length);
  // Delete any values currently set.
  if (m_data != 0)
    {
      delete[] m_data;
    }
 
  // Make room for the values being set.
  m_data = new double[length];
  m_count = length;
  m_next = length;
 
  // Copy the values.
  for (std::size_t i = 0; i < m_count; i++)
    {
      m_data[i] = values[i];
    }
}
 
double
DeterministicRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  // Make sure the array has been set.
  NS_ASSERT (m_count > 0);
 
  if (m_next == m_count)
    {
      m_next = 0;
    }
  return m_data[m_next++];
}
 
uint32_t
DeterministicRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return (uint32_t)GetValue ();
}
 
NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (EmpiricalRandomVariable);
 
// ValueCDF methods
EmpiricalRandomVariable::ValueCDF::ValueCDF (void)
  : value (0.0),
    cdf (0.0)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
EmpiricalRandomVariable::ValueCDF::ValueCDF (double v, double c)
  : value (v),
    cdf (c)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << v << c);
  NS_ASSERT (c >= 0.0 && c <= 1.0);
}
 
bool
operator < (EmpiricalRandomVariable::ValueCDF a,
            EmpiricalRandomVariable::ValueCDF b)
{
  return a.cdf < b.cdf;
}
 
TypeId
EmpiricalRandomVariable::GetTypeId (void)
{
  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::EmpiricalRandomVariable")
    .SetParent<RandomVariableStream>()
    .SetGroupName ("Core")
    .AddConstructor<EmpiricalRandomVariable> ()
    .AddAttribute ("Interpolate",
                   "Treat the CDF as a smooth distribution and interpolate, "
                   "default is to treat the CDF as a histogram and sample.",
                   BooleanValue (false),
                   MakeBooleanAccessor (&EmpiricalRandomVariable::m_interpolate),
                   MakeBooleanChecker ())
  ;
  return tid;
}
EmpiricalRandomVariable::EmpiricalRandomVariable (void)
  : m_validated (false)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
}
 
bool
EmpiricalRandomVariable::SetInterpolate (bool interpolate)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << interpolate);
  bool prev = m_interpolate;
  m_interpolate = interpolate;
  return prev;
}
 
uint32_t
EmpiricalRandomVariable::GetInteger (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  return static_cast<uint32_t> (GetValue ());
}
 
bool
EmpiricalRandomVariable::PreSample (double & value)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
 
  if (!m_validated)
    {
      Validate ();
    }
 
  // Get a uniform random variable in [0, 1].
  double r = Peek ()->RandU01 ();
  if (IsAntithetic ())
    {
      r = (1 - r);
    }
 
  value = r;
  bool valid = false;
  // check extrema
  if (r <= m_emp.front ().cdf)
    {
      value = m_emp.front ().value; // Less than first
      valid = true;
    }
  else if (r >= m_emp.back ().cdf)
    {
      value = m_emp.back ().value;  // Greater than last
      valid = true;
    }
  return valid;
}
 
double
EmpiricalRandomVariable::GetValue (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
 
  double value;
  if (PreSample (value))
    {
      return value;
    }
  
  // value now has the (unused) URNG selector
  if (m_interpolate)
    {
      value = DoInterpolate (value);
    }
  else
    {
      value = DoSampleCDF (value);
    }
  return value;
}
 
double
EmpiricalRandomVariable::DoSampleCDF (double r)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << r);
  
  ValueCDF selector (0, r);
  auto bound = std::upper_bound (m_emp.begin (), m_emp.end (), selector);
  
  return bound->value;
}
 
double
EmpiricalRandomVariable::Interpolate (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
 
  double value;
  if (PreSample (value))
    {
      return value;
    }
 
  // value now has the (unused) URNG selector
  value = DoInterpolate (value);
  return value;
}
 
double
EmpiricalRandomVariable::DoInterpolate (double r)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << r);
 
  // Return a value from the empirical distribution
  // This code based (loosely) on code by Bruce Mah (Thanks Bruce!)
 
  // search
  ValueCDF selector (0, r);
  auto upper = std::upper_bound (m_emp.begin (), m_emp.end (), selector);
  auto lower = std::prev (upper, 1);
  if (upper == m_emp.begin ())
    {
      lower = upper;
    }
 
  // Interpolate random value in range [v1..v2) based on [c1 .. r .. c2)
  double c1 = lower->cdf;
  double c2 = upper->cdf;
  double v1 = lower->value;
  double v2 = upper->value;
  
  double value = (v1 + ((v2 - v1) / (c2 - c1)) * (r - c1));
  return value;
}
 
void
EmpiricalRandomVariable::CDF (double v, double c)
{
  // Add a new empirical datapoint to the empirical cdf
  // NOTE.   These MUST be inserted in non-decreasing order
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << v << c);
  m_emp.push_back (ValueCDF (v, c));
}
 
void
EmpiricalRandomVariable::Validate (void)
{
  NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
  if (m_emp.empty ())
    {
      NS_FATAL_ERROR ("CDF is not initialized");
    }
  ValueCDF prior = m_emp[0];
  for (auto current : m_emp)
    {
      if (current.value < prior.value || current.cdf < prior.cdf)
        { // Error
          std::cerr << "Empirical Dist error,"
                    << " current value " << current.value
                    << " prior value "   << prior.value
                    << " current cdf "   << current.cdf
                    << " prior cdf "     << prior.cdf << std::endl;
          NS_FATAL_ERROR ("Empirical Dist error");
        }
      prior = current;
    }
  if (prior.cdf != 1.0)
    {
      NS_FATAL_ERROR ("CDF does not cover the whole distribution");
    }
  m_validated = true;
}
 
} // namespace ns3