PNC_Channel.h

/*
 * PNC_Channel.h
 *
 *  Created on: 23 Dec, 2014
 \*      Author: Mehrdad Tahernia
 */

#ifndef PNC_CHANNEL_H_
#define PNC_CHANNEL_H_
//#include <cstdlib>
#include "Channel.h"
class LDPC_Code; //defined in LDPC.h, but header is not needed so we use forward declerations


/****************************************************************************
 *
 * PNC Channel
 *
 ****************************************************************************/
class PNC_Channel: public channel {
public: //private:
	double noise_sigma;
	double h_A, h_B;
	GFq alpha, beta;
public:
	// Specialized functions ----------------------------
	PNC_Channel(double p_noise_sigma = -1) :
		noise_sigma(p_noise_sigma),
		h_A(1.0),
		h_B(1.0),
		alpha(1),
		beta(1) {}
	~PNC_Channel(){ /*cout << "PNC_Channel Destructor Called\n";*/}

	double NoiseVariance();  // Returns noise_sigma^2
	double NoiseStdDev();	 // Returns noise_sigma
	void SetNoiseSigma(double p_noise_sigma) { noise_sigma = p_noise_sigma; }

	double SimulateOutput_PNC(double ChannelInput_A, double ChannelInput_B);
	void SimulateOutputVector_PNC(vector &InVector_A, vector &InVector_B, vector &OutVector);
	void SimulateNC_PNC(GFq *A, GFq *B, GFq *N, int BL );

	// General functions --------------------------------
	const char *GetChannelName() { return "PNC_Channel"; }
	virtual void PrintChannelData(LDPC_Code &Code);
	virtual void ProcessMapping(LDPC_Code &Code);
	// Channel coding functions -------------------------
	virtual double SimulateOutput(double ChannelInput);
	virtual double CalcProbForInput(double ChannelOutput, double ChannelInput);
	// Statistical data ---------------------------------
	virtual double CapacityInBits();
};

#endif /* PNC_CHANNEL_H_ */