ipv6-queue-disc-item.h

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#ifndef IPV6_QUEUE_DISC_ITEM_H
#define IPV6_QUEUE_DISC_ITEM_H
 
#include "ipv6-header.h"
 
#include "ns3/packet.h"
#include "ns3/queue-item.h"
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup ipv6
 * \ingroup traffic-control
 *
 * Ipv6QueueDiscItem is a subclass of QueueDiscItem which stores IPv6 packets.
 * Header and payload are kept separate to allow the queue disc to manipulate
 * the header, which is added to the packet when the packet is dequeued.
 */
class Ipv6QueueDiscItem : public QueueDiscItem
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Create an IPv6 queue disc item containing an IPv6 packet.
     * \param p the packet included in the created item.
     * \param addr the destination MAC address
     * \param protocol the protocol number
     * \param header the IPv6 header
     */
    Ipv6QueueDiscItem(Ptr<Packet> p,
                      const Address& addr,
                      uint16_t protocol,
                      const Ipv6Header& header);
 
    ~Ipv6QueueDiscItem() override;
 
    // Delete default constructor, copy constructor and assignment operator to avoid misuse
    Ipv6QueueDiscItem() = delete;
    Ipv6QueueDiscItem(const Ipv6QueueDiscItem&) = delete;
    Ipv6QueueDiscItem& operator=(const Ipv6QueueDiscItem&) = delete;
 
    /**
     * \return the correct packet size (header plus payload).
     */
    uint32_t GetSize() const override;
 
    /**
     * \return the header stored in this item..
     */
    const Ipv6Header& GetHeader() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Add the header to the packet
     */
    void AddHeader() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Print the item contents.
     * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
     */
    void Print(std::ostream& os) const override;
 
    /*
     * The values for the fields of the Ipv6 header are taken from m_header and
     * thus might differ from those present in the packet in case the header is
     * modified after being added to the packet. However, this function is likely
     * to be called before the header is added to the packet (i.e., before the
     * packet is dequeued from the queue disc)
     */
    bool GetUint8Value(Uint8Values field, uint8_t& value) const override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Marks the packet by setting ECN_CE bits if the packet has
     * ECN_ECT0 or ECN_ECT1 set.  If ECN_CE is already set, returns true.
     * \return true if the method results in a marked packet, false otherwise
     */
    bool Mark() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Computes the hash of the packet's 5-tuple
     *
     * Computes the hash of the source and destination IP addresses, protocol
     * number and, if the transport protocol is either UDP or TCP, the source
     * and destination port
     *
     * \param perturbation hash perturbation value
     * \return the hash of the packet's 5-tuple
     */
    uint32_t Hash(uint32_t perturbation) const override;
 
  private:
    Ipv6Header m_header; //!< The IPv6 header.
    bool m_headerAdded;  //!< True if the header has already been added to the packet.
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* IPV6_QUEUE_DISC_ITEM_H */