ipv6-interface-address.h

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 * Author: Sebastien Vincent <vincent@clarinet.u-strasbg.fr>
 */
 
#ifndef IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_H
#define IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_H
 
#include "ns3/ipv6-address.h"
 
#include <stdint.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup address
 * \ingroup ipv6
 *
 * \brief IPv6 address associated with an interface.
 */
class Ipv6InterfaceAddress
{
  public:
    /**
     * \enum State_e
     * \brief State of an address associated with an interface.
     */
    enum State_e
    {
        TENTATIVE,   /**< Address is tentative, no packet can be sent unless DAD finished */
        DEPRECATED,  /**< Address is deprecated and should not be used */
        PREFERRED,   /**< Preferred address */
        PERMANENT,   /**< Permanent address */
        HOMEADDRESS, /**< Address is a HomeAddress */
        TENTATIVE_OPTIMISTIC, /**< Address is tentative but we are optimistic so we can send packet
                                 even if DAD is not yet finished */
        INVALID,              /**< Invalid state (after a DAD failed) */
    };
 
    /**
     * \enum Scope_e
     * \brief Address scope.
     */
    enum Scope_e
    {
        HOST,      /**< Localhost (::1/128) */
        LINKLOCAL, /**< Link-local address (fe80::/64) */
        GLOBAL,    /**< Global address (2000::/3) */
    };
 
    /**
     * \brief Default constructor.
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress();
 
    /**
     * \brief Constructor. Prefix is 64 by default.
     * \param address the IPv6 address to set
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress(Ipv6Address address);
 
    /**
     * \brief Constructor.
     * \param address IPv6 address to set
     * \param prefix IPv6 prefix
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress(Ipv6Address address, Ipv6Prefix prefix);
 
    /**
     * \brief Constructor.
     * \param address IPv6 address to set
     * \param prefix IPv6 prefix
     * \param onLink on-link property
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress(Ipv6Address address, Ipv6Prefix prefix, bool onLink);
 
    /**
     * \brief Copy constructor.
     * \param o object to copy
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress(const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& o);
 
    /**
     * \brief Destructor.
     */
    ~Ipv6InterfaceAddress();
 
    /**
     * \brief Set IPv6 address (and scope).
     * \param address IPv6 address to set
     */
    void SetAddress(Ipv6Address address);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the IPv6 address.
     * \return IPv6 address
     */
    Ipv6Address GetAddress() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the IPv6 prefix.
     * \return IPv6 prefix
     */
    Ipv6Prefix GetPrefix() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the state.
     * \param state the state
     */
    void SetState(Ipv6InterfaceAddress::State_e state);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the address state.
     * \return address state
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress::State_e GetState() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the scope.
     * \param scope the scope of address
     */
    void SetScope(Ipv6InterfaceAddress::Scope_e scope);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get address scope.
     * \return scope
     */
    Ipv6InterfaceAddress::Scope_e GetScope() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Checks if the address is in the same subnet.
     * \param b the address to check
     * \return true if the address is in the same subnet.
     */
    bool IsInSameSubnet(Ipv6Address b) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the latest DAD probe packet UID.
     * \param uid packet uid
     */
    void SetNsDadUid(uint32_t uid);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the latest DAD probe packet UID.
     * \return uid
     */
    uint32_t GetNsDadUid() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the on-link property.
     * \param onLink the on-link property
     */
    void SetOnLink(bool onLink);
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the on-link property.
     * \return on-link flag
     */
    bool GetOnLink() const;
 
#if 0
  /**
   * \brief Start the DAD timer.
   * \param interface interface
   */
  void StartDadTimer (Ptr<Ipv6Interface> interface);
 
  /**
   * \brief Stop the DAD timer.
   */
  void StopDadTimer ();
#endif
 
  private:
    /**
     * \brief The IPv6 address.
     */
    Ipv6Address m_address;
 
    /**
     * \brief The IPv6 prefix.
     */
    Ipv6Prefix m_prefix;
 
    /**
     * \brief State of the address.
     */
    State_e m_state;
 
    /**
     * \brief Scope of the address.
     */
    Scope_e m_scope;
 
    /**
     * \brief The address belongs to an on-link network.
     */
    bool m_onLink;
 
    /**
     * \brief Equal to operator.
     *
     * \param a the first operand
     * \param b the first operand
     * \returns true if the operands are equal
     */
    friend bool operator==(const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& a, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& b);
 
    /**
     * \brief Not equal to operator.
     *
     * \param a the first operand
     * \param b the first operand
     * \returns true if the operands are not equal
     */
    friend bool operator!=(const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& a, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& b);
 
    /**
     * \brief Last DAD probe packet UID.
     */
    uint32_t m_nsDadUid;
};
 
/**
 * \brief Stream insertion operator.
 *
 * \param os the reference to the output stream
 * \param addr the Ipv6InterfaceAddress
 * \returns the reference to the output stream
 */
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& addr);
 
/* follow Ipv4InterfaceAddress way, maybe not inline them */
inline bool
operator==(const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& a, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& b)
{
    return (a.m_address == b.m_address && a.m_prefix == b.m_prefix && a.m_state == b.m_state &&
            a.m_scope == b.m_scope);
}
 
inline bool
operator!=(const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& a, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress& b)
{
    return (a.m_address != b.m_address || a.m_prefix != b.m_prefix || a.m_state != b.m_state ||
            a.m_scope != b.m_scope);
}
 
} /* namespace ns3 */
 
#endif /* IPV6_INTERFACE_ADDRESS_H */