tcp-option.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2011 Adrian Sai-wah Tam
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
 * Author: Adrian Sai-wah Tam <adrian.sw.tam@gmail.com>
 */
 
#ifndef TCP_OPTION_H
#define TCP_OPTION_H
 
#include "ns3/buffer.h"
#include "ns3/object-factory.h"
#include "ns3/object.h"
 
#include <stdint.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup tcp
 *
 * Base class for all kinds of TCP options
 */
class TcpOption : public Object
{
  public:
    TcpOption();
    ~TcpOption() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    TypeId GetInstanceTypeId() const override;
 
    /**
     * The option Kind, as defined in the respective RFCs.
     */
    enum Kind
    {
        // Remember to extend IsKindKnown() with new value, when adding values here
        //
        END = 0,           //!< END
        NOP = 1,           //!< NOP
        MSS = 2,           //!< MSS
        WINSCALE = 3,      //!< WINSCALE
        SACKPERMITTED = 4, //!< SACKPERMITTED
        SACK = 5,          //!< SACK
        TS = 8,            //!< TS
        UNKNOWN = 255      //!< not a standardized value; for unknown recv'd options
    };
 
    /**
     * \brief Print the Option contents
     * \param os the output stream
     */
    virtual void Print(std::ostream& os) const = 0;
    /**
     * \brief Serialize the Option to a buffer iterator
     * \param start the buffer iterator
     */
    virtual void Serialize(Buffer::Iterator start) const = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Deserialize the Option from a buffer iterator
     * \param start the buffer iterator
     * \returns the number of deserialized bytes
     */
    virtual uint32_t Deserialize(Buffer::Iterator start) = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the `kind' (as in \RFC{793}) of this option
     * \return the Option Kind
     */
    virtual uint8_t GetKind() const = 0;
    /**
     * \brief Returns number of bytes required for Option
     * serialization.
     *
     * \returns number of bytes required for Option
     * serialization
     */
    virtual uint32_t GetSerializedSize() const = 0;
 
    /**
     * \brief Creates an option
     * \param kind the option kind
     * \return the requested option or an ns3::UnknownOption if the option is not supported
     */
    static Ptr<TcpOption> CreateOption(uint8_t kind);
 
    /**
     * \brief Check if the option is implemented
     * \param kind the Option kind
     * \return true if the option is known
     */
    static bool IsKindKnown(uint8_t kind);
};
 
/**
 * \ingroup tcp
 *
 * \brief An unknown TCP option.
 *
 * An unknown option can be deserialized and (only if deserialized previously)
 * serialized again.
 */
class TcpOptionUnknown : public TcpOption
{
  public:
    TcpOptionUnknown();
    ~TcpOptionUnknown() override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
    TypeId GetInstanceTypeId() const override;
 
    void Print(std::ostream& os) const override;
    void Serialize(Buffer::Iterator start) const override;
    uint32_t Deserialize(Buffer::Iterator start) override;
 
    uint8_t GetKind() const override;
    uint32_t GetSerializedSize() const override;
 
  private:
    uint8_t m_kind;        //!< The unknown option kind
    uint32_t m_size;       //!< The unknown option size
    uint8_t m_content[40]; //!< The option data
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* TCP_OPTION */