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21 #ifndef NET_DEVICE_H
22 #define NET_DEVICE_H
23 
24 #include <stdint.h>
25 #include "ns3/callback.h"
26 #include "ns3/object.h"
27 #include "ns3/ptr.h"
28 #include "packet.h"
29 #include "address.h"
30 #include "ns3/ipv4-address.h"
31 #include "ns3/ipv6-address.h"
32 
33 namespace ns3 {
34 
35 class Node;
36 class Channel;
37 
95 class NetDevice : public Object
96 {
97 public:
102  static TypeId GetTypeId (void);
103  virtual ~NetDevice();
104 
108  virtual void SetIfIndex (const uint32_t index) = 0;
112  virtual uint32_t GetIfIndex (void) const = 0;
113 
114 
122  virtual Ptr<Channel> GetChannel (void) const = 0;
123 
128  virtual void SetAddress (Address address) = 0;
129 
133  virtual Address GetAddress (void) const = 0;
134 
141  virtual bool SetMtu (const uint16_t mtu) = 0;
148  virtual uint16_t GetMtu (void) const = 0;
152  virtual bool IsLinkUp (void) const = 0;
156  typedef void (* LinkChangeTracedCallback) (void);
165  virtual void AddLinkChangeCallback (Callback<void> callback) = 0;
170  virtual bool IsBroadcast (void) const = 0;
178  virtual Address GetBroadcast (void) const = 0;
179 
183  virtual bool IsMulticast (void) const = 0;
184 
212  virtual Address GetMulticast (Ipv4Address multicastGroup) const = 0;
213 
221  virtual Address GetMulticast (Ipv6Address addr) const = 0;
222 
228  virtual bool IsBridge (void) const = 0;
229 
235  virtual bool IsPointToPoint (void) const = 0;
248  virtual bool Send (Ptr<Packet> packet, const Address& dest, uint16_t protocolNumber) = 0;
262  virtual bool SendFrom (Ptr<Packet> packet, const Address& source, const Address& dest, uint16_t protocolNumber) = 0;
271  virtual Ptr<Node> GetNode (void) const = 0;
272 
278  virtual void SetNode (Ptr<Node> node) = 0;
279 
286  virtual bool NeedsArp (void) const = 0;
287 
288 
297  {
306  };
307 
319 
327  virtual void SetReceiveCallback (ReceiveCallback cb) = 0;
328 
329 
344 
356 
360  virtual bool SupportsSendFrom (void) const = 0;
361 
362 };
363 
364 } // namespace ns3
365 
366 #endif /* NET_DEVICE_H */
virtual void SetIfIndex(const uint32_t index)=0
Smart pointer class similar to boost::intrusive_ptr.
Definition: ptr.h:73
virtual Address GetBroadcast(void) const =0
Packet addressed to someone else.
Definition: net-device.h:304
virtual Address GetMulticast(Ipv4Address multicastGroup) const =0
Make and return a MAC multicast address using the provided multicast group.
Callback< bool, Ptr< NetDevice >, Ptr< const Packet >, uint16_t, const Address &> ReceiveCallback
Definition: net-device.h:318
virtual void SetNode(Ptr< Node > node)=0
virtual Ptr< Node > GetNode(void) const =0
virtual bool IsBroadcast(void) const =0
virtual ~NetDevice()
Definition: net-device.cc:39
a polymophic address class
Definition: address.h:90
virtual void SetPromiscReceiveCallback(PromiscReceiveCallback cb)=0
virtual void SetReceiveCallback(ReceiveCallback cb)=0
virtual bool SupportsSendFrom(void) const =0
virtual uint16_t GetMtu(void) const =0
virtual bool IsMulticast(void) const =0
static TypeId GetTypeId(void)
Get the type ID.
Definition: net-device.cc:30
void(* LinkChangeTracedCallback)(void)
TracedCallback signature for link changed event.
Definition: net-device.h:156
virtual bool IsBridge(void) const =0
Return true if the net device is acting as a bridge.
virtual bool NeedsArp(void) const =0
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
Callback< bool, Ptr< NetDevice >, Ptr< const Packet >, uint16_t, const Address &, const Address &, enum PacketType > PromiscReceiveCallback
Definition: net-device.h:343
address
Definition: first.py:37
virtual bool Send(Ptr< Packet > packet, const Address &dest, uint16_t protocolNumber)=0
virtual Ptr< Channel > GetChannel(void) const =0
virtual bool SendFrom(Ptr< Packet > packet, const Address &source, const Address &dest, uint16_t protocolNumber)=0
virtual uint32_t GetIfIndex(void) const =0
Describes an IPv6 address.
Definition: ipv6-address.h:49
Ipv4 addresses are stored in host order in this class.
Definition: ipv4-address.h:40
Packet addressed oo us.
Definition: net-device.h:298
Network layer to device interface.
Definition: net-device.h:95
virtual bool IsPointToPoint(void) const =0
Return true if the net device is on a point-to-point link.
A base class which provides memory management and object aggregation.
Definition: object.h:87
virtual void SetAddress(Address address)=0
Set the address of this interface.
PacketType
Packet types are used as they are in Linux.
Definition: net-device.h:296
virtual void AddLinkChangeCallback(Callback< void > callback)=0
virtual bool IsLinkUp(void) const =0
virtual bool SetMtu(const uint16_t mtu)=0
Packet addressed to multicast group.
Definition: net-device.h:302
a unique identifier for an interface.
Definition: type-id.h:58
Packet addressed to all.
Definition: net-device.h:300
virtual Address GetAddress(void) const =0