Currently the MS objects are contained in the TBF objects only. To
allow for an extended life time after the TBF objects have been freed
and to find them based on TLLI, a container for the MS objects is
needed.
This commit adds the container class and also adds the corresponding
m_list member to GprsMs. Further integration into the PCU code is not
yet done.
Ticket: #1674
Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
This commit adds MS object creation and cleanup to the TBF related
code. MS objects are created when a TBF that has been "anonymous" so
far gets associated with a TLLI. When a TBF is replaced by another,
the old TBF is detached and the new one is attached to the MS. When
all TBFs have been detached, the MS object gets deleted.
The TBF related code should not call attach_tbf/detach_tbf directly
but use set_ms instead to make sure, that the references are updated
properly. GprsMs::detach_tbf also calls set_ms(NULL) on the detached
TBF object.
The MS object is not really used yet, the focus is still on object
creation, TBF association, and cleanup.
Ticket: #1674
Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
Currently only TBF objects are used to handle the data flow between
the MS and the SGSN. MS specific data (e.g. pending LLC frames, TLLI)
is copied between successive TBFs. If all TBFs (uplink and downlink)
are idle for some time, all information about the MS is discarded in
the PCU. This makes the implementation of some features more
difficult, e.g. proper TLLI and timing advance handling,
connection based CS selection, and proper management of multiple TBF.
This commit adds the GprsMs class that is intended to hold
information directly related to the MS and to keep references to the
active TBFs.
The class is not yet integrated with the other PCU code. A GprsMs
object container and MS specific fields (TA, CS) will be added in
later commits.
Note that calling detach_tbf() can possibly delete the MS object
depending on the callback implementation.
Ticket: #1674
Sponsored-by: On-Waves ehf
Jacob Erlbeck