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The raw value is the 150 * average multiplied by a precision factor (currently set as -8). 151 * 152 * @returns The current average multiplied by precision factor or zero if no average is available. 153 * 154 */ GetRaw(void) const155 uint16_t GetRaw(void) const { return mAverage; } 156 157 /** 158 * Converts the current average RSS value to a human-readable string (e.g., "-80.375"). If the 159 * average is unknown, empty string is returned. 160 * 161 * @returns An `InfoString` object containing the string representation of average RSS. 162 * 163 */ 164 InfoString ToString(void) const; 165 166 private: 167 /* 168 * The RssAverager uses an adaptive exponentially weighted filter to maintain the average. It keeps track of 169 * current average and the number of added RSS values (up to a 8). 170 * 171 * For the first 8 added RSS values, the average is the arithmetic mean of the added values (e.g., if 5 values are 172 * added, the average is sum of the 5 added RSS values divided by 5. After the 8th RSS value, a weighted filter is 173 * used with coefficients (1/8, 7/8), i.e., newAverage = 1/8 * newRss + 7/8 * oldAverage. 174 * 175 * To add to accuracy of the averaging process, the RSS values and the maintained average are multiplied by a 176 * precision factor of -8. 177 * 178 */ 179 static constexpr uint8_t kPrecisionBitShift = 3; // Precision multiple for RSS average (1 << PrecisionBitShift). 180 static constexpr uint8_t kPrecision = (1 << kPrecisionBitShift); 181 static constexpr uint8_t kPrecisionBitMask = (kPrecision - 1); 182 static constexpr uint8_t kCoeffBitShift = 3; // Coeff for exp weighted filter (1 << kCoeffBitShift). 183 184 // Member variables fit into two bytes. 185 186 uint16_t mAverage : 11; // The raw average signal strength value (stored as RSS times precision multiple). 187 uint16_t mCount : 5; // Number of RSS values added to averager so far (limited to 2^kCoeffBitShift-1). 188 }; 189 190 /** 191 * Implements a Link Quality Indicator (LQI) averager. 192 * 193 * It maintains the exponential moving average value of LQI. 194 * 195 */ 196 class LqiAverager : public Clearable<LqiAverager> 197 { 198 public: 199 /** 200 * Adds a link quality indicator (LQI) value to the average. 201 * 202 * @param[in] aLqi Link Quality Indicator value to be added to the average. 203 * 204 */ 205 void Add(uint8_t aLqi); 206 207 /** 208 * Returns the current average link quality value maintained by the averager. 209 * 210 * @returns The current average value. 211 * 212 */ GetAverage(void) const213 uint8_t GetAverage(void) const { return mAverage; } 214 215 /** 216 * Returns the count of frames calculated so far. 217 * 218 * @returns The count of frames calculated. 219 * 220 */ GetCount(void) const221 uint8_t GetCount(void) const { return mCount; } 222 223 private: 224 static constexpr uint8_t kCoeffBitShift = 3; // Coeff used for exp weighted filter (1 << kCoeffBitShift). 225 226 uint8_t mAverage; // The average link quality indicator value. 227 uint8_t mCount; // Number of LQI values added to averager so far. 228 }; 229 230 /** 231 * Represents the link quality constants. 232 * 233 * Link Quality is an integer in [0, 3]. A higher link quality indicates a more usable link, with 0 indicating that the 234 * link is non-existent or unusable. 235 * 236 */ 237 enum LinkQuality : uint8_t 238 { 239 kLinkQuality0 = 0, ///< Link quality 0 (non-existent link) 240 kLinkQuality1 = 1, ///< Link quality 1 241 kLinkQuality2 = 2, ///< Link quality 2 242 kLinkQuality3 = 3, ///< Link quality 3 243 }; 244 245 constexpr uint8_t kCostForLinkQuality0 = Mle::kMaxRouteCost; ///< Link Cost for Link Quality 0. 246 constexpr uint8_t kCostForLinkQuality1 = 4; ///< Link Cost for Link Quality 1. 247 constexpr uint8_t kCostForLinkQuality2 = 2; ///< Link Cost for Link Quality 2. 248 constexpr uint8_t kCostForLinkQuality3 = 1; ///< Link Cost for Link Quality 3. 249 250 /** 251 * Converts link quality to route cost. 252 * 253 * @param[in] aLinkQuality The link quality to convert. 254 * 255 * @returns The route cost corresponding to @p aLinkQuality. 256 * 257 */ 258 uint8_t CostForLinkQuality(LinkQuality aLinkQuality); 259 260 /** 261 * Computes the link margin from a given noise floor and received signal strength. 262 * 263 * @param[in] aNoiseFloor The noise floor value (in dBm). 264 * @param[in] aRss The received signal strength value (in dBm). 265 * 266 * @returns The link margin value in dB. 267 * 268 */ 269 uint8_t ComputeLinkMargin(int8_t aNoiseFloor, int8_t aRss); 270 271 /** 272 * Converts a link margin value to a link quality value. 273 * 274 * @param[in] aLinkMargin The Link Margin in dB. 275 * 276 * @returns The link quality value (0-3). 277 * 278 */ 279 LinkQuality LinkQualityForLinkMargin(uint8_t aLinkMargin); 280 281 /** 282 * Gets the typical received signal strength value for a given link quality. 283 * 284 * @param[in] aNoiseFloor The noise floor value (in dBm). 285 * @param[in] aLinkQuality The link quality value in [0, 3]. 286 * 287 * @returns The typical platform RSSI in dBm. 288 * 289 */ 290 int8_t GetTypicalRssForLinkQuality(int8_t aNoiseFloor, LinkQuality aLinkQuality); 291 292 /** 293 * Encapsulates/stores all relevant information about quality of a link, including average received signal 294 * strength (RSS), last RSS, link margin, and link quality. 295 * 296 */ 297 class LinkQualityInfo : public InstanceLocatorInit 298 { 299 friend LinkQuality LinkQualityForLinkMargin(uint8_t aLinkMargin); 300 friend int8_t GetTypicalRssForLinkQuality(int8_t aNoiseFloor, LinkQuality aLinkQuality); 301 302 public: 303 static constexpr uint16_t kInfoStringSize = 50; ///< `InfoString` size (@sa ToInfoString()). 304 305 /** 306 * Defines the fixed-length `String` object returned from `ToInfoString()`. 307 * 308 */ 309 typedef String<kInfoStringSize> InfoString; 310 311 /** 312 * Initializes the `LinkQualityInfo` object. 313 * 314 * @param[in] aInstance A reference to the OpenThread instance. 315 * 316 */ Init(Instance & aInstance)317 void Init(Instance &aInstance) { InstanceLocatorInit::Init(aInstance); } 318 319 /** 320 * Clears the all the data in the object. 321 * 322 */ 323 void Clear(void); 324 325 /** 326 * Clears the average RSS value. 327 * 328 */ ClearAverageRss(void)329 void ClearAverageRss(void) { mRssAverager.Clear(); } 330 331 /** 332 * Adds a new received signal strength (RSS) value to the average. 333 * 334 * @param[in] aRss A new received signal strength value (in dBm) to be added to the average. 335 * 336 */ 337 void AddRss(int8_t aRss); 338 339 /** 340 * Returns the current average received signal strength value. 341 * 342 * @returns The current average value or `Radio::kInvalidRssi` if no average is available. 343 * 344 */ GetAverageRss(void) const345 int8_t GetAverageRss(void) const { return mRssAverager.GetAverage(); } 346 347 /** 348 * Returns an encoded version of current average signal strength value. The encoded value is the 349 * average multiplied by a precision factor (currently -8). 350 * 351 * @returns The current average multiplied by precision factor or zero if no average is available. 352 * 353 */ GetAverageRssRaw(void) const354 uint16_t GetAverageRssRaw(void) const { return mRssAverager.GetRaw(); } 355 356 /** 357 * Converts the link quality info to info/debug human-readable string. 358 * 359 * @returns An `InfoString` representing the link quality info. 360 * 361 */ 362 InfoString ToInfoString(void) const; 363 364 /** 365 * Returns the link margin. The link margin is calculated using the link's current average received 366 * signal strength (RSS) and average noise floor. 367 * 368 * @returns Link margin derived from average received signal strength and average noise floor. 369 * 370 */ 371 uint8_t GetLinkMargin(void) const; 372 373 /** 374 * Returns the current one-way link quality value. The link quality value is a number 0-3. 375 * 376 * The link quality is calculated by comparing the current link margin with a set of thresholds (per Thread spec). 377 * More specifically, link margin > 20 dB gives link quality 3, link margin > 10 dB gives link quality 2, 378 * link margin > 2 dB gives link quality 1, and link margin below or equal to 2 dB yields link quality of 0. 379 * 380 * In order to ensure that a link margin near the boundary of two different link quality values does not cause 381 * frequent changes, a hysteresis of 2 dB is applied when determining the link quality. For example, the average 382 * link margin must be at least 12 dB to change a quality 1 link to a quality 2 link. 383 * 384 * @returns The current link quality value (value 0-3 as per Thread specification). 385 * 386 */ GetLinkQuality(void) const387 LinkQuality GetLinkQuality(void) const { return mLinkQuality; } 388 389 /** 390 * Returns the most recent RSS value. 391 * 392 * @returns The most recent RSS 393 * 394 */ GetLastRss(void) const395 int8_t GetLastRss(void) const { return mLastRss; } 396 397 /** 398 * Adds a MAC frame transmission status (success/failure) and updates the frame tx error rate. 399 * 400 * @param[in] aTxStatus Success/Failure of MAC frame transmission (`true` -> success, `false` -> failure). 401 * 402 */ AddFrameTxStatus(bool aTxStatus)403 void AddFrameTxStatus(bool aTxStatus) 404 { 405 mFrameErrorRate.AddSample(aTxStatus, OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_FRAME_TX_ERR_RATE_AVERAGING_WINDOW); 406 } 407 408 /** 409 * Adds a message transmission status (success/failure) and updates the message error rate. 410 * 411 * @param[in] aTxStatus Success/Failure of message (`true` -> success, `false` -> message tx failed). 412 * A larger (IPv6) message may be fragmented and sent as multiple MAC frames. The message 413 * transmission is considered a failure, if any of its fragments fail after all MAC retry 414 * attempts. 415 * 416 */ AddMessageTxStatus(bool aTxStatus)417 void AddMessageTxStatus(bool aTxStatus) 418 { 419 mMessageErrorRate.AddSample(aTxStatus, OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_IPV6_TX_ERR_RATE_AVERAGING_WINDOW); 420 } 421 422 /** 423 * Returns the MAC frame transmission error rate for the link. 424 * 425 * The rate is maintained over a window of (roughly) last `OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_FRAME_TX_ERR_RATE_AVERAGING_WINDOW` 426 * frame transmissions. 427 * 428 * @returns The error rate with maximum value `0xffff` corresponding to 100% failure rate. 429 * 430 */ GetFrameErrorRate(void) const431 uint16_t GetFrameErrorRate(void) const { return mFrameErrorRate.GetFailureRate(); } 432 433 /** 434 * Returns the message error rate for the link. 435 * 436 * The rate is maintained over a window of (roughly) last `OPENTHREAD_CONFIG_IPV6_TX_ERR_RATE_AVERAGING_WINDOW` 437 * (IPv6) messages. 438 * 439 * Note that a larger (IPv6) message can be fragmented and sent as multiple MAC frames. The message transmission is 440 * considered a failure, if any of its fragments fail after all MAC retry attempts. 441 * 442 * @returns The error rate with maximum value `0xffff` corresponding to 100% failure rate. 443 * 444 */ GetMessageErrorRate(void) const445 uint16_t GetMessageErrorRate(void) const { return mMessageErrorRate.GetFailureRate(); } 446 447 private: 448 // Constants for obtaining link quality from link margin: 449 450 static constexpr uint8_t kThreshold3 = 20; // Link margin threshold for quality 3 link. 451 static constexpr uint8_t kThreshold2 = 10; // Link margin threshold for quality 2 link. 452 static constexpr uint8_t kThreshold1 = 2; // Link margin threshold for quality 1 link. 453 static constexpr uint8_t kHysteresisThreshold = 2; // Link margin hysteresis threshold. 454 455 static constexpr int8_t kLinkQuality3LinkMargin = 50; // link margin for Link Quality 3 (21 - 255) 456 static constexpr int8_t kLinkQuality2LinkMargin = 15; // link margin for Link Quality 3 (21 - 255) 457 static constexpr int8_t kLinkQuality1LinkMargin = 5; // link margin for Link Quality 3 (21 - 255) 458 static constexpr int8_t kLinkQuality0LinkMargin = 0; // link margin for Link Quality 3 (21 - 255) 459 460 static constexpr uint8_t kNoLinkQuality = 0xff; // Indicate that there is no previous/last link quality. 461 SetLinkQuality(LinkQuality aLinkQuality)462 void SetLinkQuality(LinkQuality aLinkQuality) { mLinkQuality = aLinkQuality; } 463 464 static LinkQuality CalculateLinkQuality(uint8_t aLinkMargin, uint8_t aLastLinkQuality); 465 466 RssAverager mRssAverager; 467 LinkQuality mLinkQuality; 468 int8_t mLastRss; 469 470 SuccessRateTracker mFrameErrorRate; 471 SuccessRateTracker mMessageErrorRate; 472 }; 473 474 /** 475 * @} 476 */ 477 478 } // namespace ot 479 480 #endif // LINK_QUALITY_HPP_ 481