A configuration structure for the LBT transmit algorithm.
One of RAIL's schemes for polite spectrum access is an implementation of a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) algorithm, loosely based on ETSI 300 220-1.
Currently, however, it is constrained by the EFR32's CSMA-oriented hardware so is turned into an equivalent RAIL_CsmaConfig_t configuration and passed to the CSMA engine:
if (lbtMaxBoRand == lbtMinBoRand) {
// Fixed backoff
csmaMinBoExp = csmaMaxBoExp = 0;
if (lbtMinBoRand == 0) {
ccaBackoff = lbtBackoff;
} else {
ccaBackoff = lbtMinBoRand * lbtBackoff;
}
ccaDuration = lbtDuration;
} else {
// Random backoff: map to random range 0 .. (lbtMaxBoRand - lbtMinBoRand)
csmaMinBoExp = csmaMaxBoExp = ceiling(log2(lbtMaxBoRand - lbtMinBoRand));
ccaBackoff = round((lbtBackoff * (lbtMaxBoRand - lbtMinBoRand))
/ (1 << csmaMinBoExp));
ccaDuration = lbtDuration + (lbtMinBoRand * lbtBackoff);
}
csmaTries = lbtTries;
ccaThreshold = lbtThreshold;
csmaTimeout = lbtTimeout;
Public Attributes#
The minimum backoff random multiplier.
The maximum backoff random multiplier.
The number of LBT iterations that can fail before reporting RAIL_EVENT_TX_CHANNEL_BUSY.
The LBT RSSI threshold, in dBm, above which the channel is considered 'busy'.
The backoff unit period, in RAIL's microsecond time base.
The minimum desired LBT check duration in microseconds.
An overall timeout, in RAIL's microsecond time base, for the operation.
Public Attribute Documentation#
lbtMinBoRand#
uint8_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtMinBoRand
The minimum backoff random multiplier.
3489 of file common/rail_types.hlbtMaxBoRand#
uint8_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtMaxBoRand
The maximum backoff random multiplier.
It must be greater than or equal to lbtMinBoRand.
If both backoff multipliers are identical, a non-random fixed backoff of lbtBackoff times the multiplier (minimum 1) duration results.
3496 of file common/rail_types.hlbtTries#
uint8_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtTries
The number of LBT iterations that can fail before reporting RAIL_EVENT_TX_CHANNEL_BUSY.
Typically ranges from 1 to RAIL_MAX_LBT_TRIES; higher values are disallowed. A value 0 always transmits immediately without performing LBT, similar to calling RAIL_StartTx().
3504 of file common/rail_types.hlbtThreshold#
int8_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtThreshold
The LBT RSSI threshold, in dBm, above which the channel is considered 'busy'.
3509 of file common/rail_types.hlbtBackoff#
uint16_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtBackoff
The backoff unit period, in RAIL's microsecond time base.
It is multiplied by the random backoff multiplier controlled by lbtMinBoRand and lbtMaxBoRand to determine the overall backoff period. For random backoffs, any value above 511 microseconds will be truncated. For fixed backoffs, it can go up to 65535 microseconds.
3517 of file common/rail_types.hlbtDuration#
uint16_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtDuration
The minimum desired LBT check duration in microseconds.
Note
Depending on the radio configuration, due to hardware constraints, the actual duration may be longer. Also, if the requested duration is too large for the radio to accommodate, RAIL_StartCcaLbtTx() will fail returning RAIL_STATUS_INVALID_PARAMETER.
3526 of file common/rail_types.hlbtTimeout#
RAIL_Time_t RAIL_LbtConfig_t::lbtTimeout
An overall timeout, in RAIL's microsecond time base, for the operation.
If the transmission doesn't start before this timeout expires, the transmission will fail with RAIL_EVENT_TX_CHANNEL_BUSY. This is important for limiting LBT due to LBT's unbounded requirement that if the channel is busy, the next try must wait for the channel to clear. A value 0 means no timeout is imposed.
3535 of file common/rail_types.h