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20#ifndef PACKET_H
21#define PACKET_H
22
23#include <stdint.h>
24#include "buffer.h"
25#include "header.h"
26#include "trailer.h"
27#include "packet-metadata.h"
28#include "tag.h"
29#include "byte-tag-list.h"
30#include "packet-tag-list.h"
31#include "nix-vector.h"
32#include "ns3/mac48-address.h"
33#include "ns3/callback.h"
34#include "ns3/assert.h"
35#include "ns3/ptr.h"
36#include "ns3/deprecated.h"
37
38namespace ns3 {
39
40// Forward declaration
41class Address;
42
55{
56public:
61 class Item
62 {
63public:
67 TypeId GetTypeId (void) const;
73 uint32_t GetStart (void) const;
79 uint32_t GetEnd (void) const;
88 void GetTag (Tag &tag) const;
89private:
91 friend class ByteTagIterator;
99 Item (TypeId tid, uint32_t start, uint32_t end, TagBuffer buffer);
100
105 };
109 bool HasNext (void) const;
113 Item Next (void);
114private:
116 friend class Packet;
123};
124
132{
133public:
137 class Item
138 {
139public:
143 TypeId GetTypeId (void) const;
152 void GetTag (Tag &tag) const;
153private:
155 friend class PacketTagIterator;
160 Item (const struct PacketTagList::TagData *data);
162 };
166 bool HasNext (void) const;
170 Item Next (void);
171private:
173 friend class Packet;
178 PacketTagIterator (const struct PacketTagList::TagData *head);
180};
181
231class Packet : public SimpleRefCount<Packet>
232{
233public:
234
239 Packet ();
244 Packet (const Packet &o);
250 Packet &operator = (const Packet &o);
262 Packet (uint32_t size);
275 Packet (uint8_t const*buffer, uint32_t size, bool magic);
286 Packet (uint8_t const*buffer, uint32_t size);
304 inline uint32_t GetSize (void) const;
315 void AddHeader (const Header & header);
325 uint32_t RemoveHeader (Header &header);
337 uint32_t RemoveHeader (Header &header, uint32_t size);
346 uint32_t PeekHeader (Header &header) const;
358 uint32_t PeekHeader (Header &header, uint32_t size) const;
369 void AddTrailer (const Trailer &trailer);
378 uint32_t RemoveTrailer (Trailer &trailer);
387 uint32_t PeekTrailer (Trailer &trailer);
388
397 void AddAtEnd (Ptr<const Packet> packet);
403 void AddPaddingAtEnd (uint32_t size);
412 void RemoveAtEnd (uint32_t size);
421 void RemoveAtStart (uint32_t size);
422
433 uint32_t CopyData (uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t size) const;
434
443 void CopyData (std::ostream *os, uint32_t size) const;
444
454 Ptr<Packet> Copy (void) const;
455
475 uint64_t GetUid (void) const;
476
487 void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
488
496 std::string ToString (void) const;
497
511
521 static void EnablePrinting (void);
532 static void EnableChecking (void);
533
545 uint32_t GetSerializedSize (void) const;
546
555 uint32_t Serialize (uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t maxSize) const;
556
573 void AddByteTag (const Tag &tag) const;
574
594 void AddByteTag (const Tag &tag, uint32_t start, uint32_t end) const;
610 bool FindFirstMatchingByteTag (Tag &tag) const;
611
615 void RemoveAllByteTags (void);
616
623 void PrintByteTags (std::ostream &os) const;
624
634 void AddPacketTag (const Tag &tag) const;
643 bool RemovePacketTag (Tag &tag);
654 bool ReplacePacketTag (Tag & tag);
662 bool PeekPacketTag (Tag &tag) const;
666 void RemoveAllPacketTags (void);
667
676 void PrintPacketTags (std::ostream &os) const;
677
686
703 void SetNixVector (Ptr<NixVector> nixVector) const;
711 Ptr<NixVector> GetNixVector (void) const;
712
718 typedef void (* TracedCallback) (Ptr<const Packet> packet);
719
726 typedef void (* AddressTracedCallback)
727 (Ptr<const Packet> packet, const Address &address);
728
737 (const Ptr<const Packet> packet, const Address &srcAddress, const Address &destAddress);
738
747
754 typedef void (* SizeTracedCallback)
755 (uint32_t oldSize, uint32_t newSize);
756
763 typedef void (* SinrTracedCallback)
764 (Ptr<const Packet> packet, double sinr);
765
766
767private:
775 Packet (const Buffer &buffer, const ByteTagList &byteTagList,
776 const PacketTagList &packetTagList, const PacketMetadata &metadata);
777
784 uint32_t Deserialize (uint8_t const*buffer, uint32_t size);
785
790
791 /* Please see comments above about nix-vector */
793
795};
796
804std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const Packet &packet);
805
847} // namespace ns3
848
849/****************************************************
850 * Implementation of inline methods for performance
851 ****************************************************/
852
853namespace ns3 {
854
856Packet::GetSize (void) const
857{
858 return m_buffer.GetSize ();
859}
860
861} // namespace ns3
862
863#endif /* PACKET_H */
a polymophic address class
Definition: address.h:91
automatically resized byte buffer
Definition: buffer.h:93
uint32_t GetSize(void) const
Definition: buffer.h:1063
Identifies a byte tag and a set of bytes within a packet to which the tag applies.
Definition: packet.h:62
TypeId m_tid
the ns3::TypeId associated to this tag.
Definition: packet.h:101
uint32_t m_start
the index of the first byte tagged by this tag.
Definition: packet.h:102
uint32_t GetEnd(void) const
The index is an offset from the start of the packet.
Definition: packet.cc:44
TagBuffer m_buffer
the buffer associated with this tag.
Definition: packet.h:104
TypeId GetTypeId(void) const
Definition: packet.cc:34
Item(TypeId tid, uint32_t start, uint32_t end, TagBuffer buffer)
Constructor.
Definition: packet.cc:57
void GetTag(Tag &tag) const
Read the requested tag and store it in the user-provided tag instance.
Definition: packet.cc:49
uint32_t GetStart(void) const
The index is an offset from the start of the packet.
Definition: packet.cc:39
uint32_t m_end
the index of the last byte tagged by this tag.
Definition: packet.h:103
Iterator over the set of byte tags in a packet.
Definition: packet.h:55
ByteTagIterator(ByteTagList::Iterator i)
Copy Constructor.
Definition: packet.cc:78
bool HasNext(void) const
Definition: packet.cc:65
ByteTagList::Iterator m_current
actual position over the set of byte tags in a packet
Definition: packet.h:122
Item Next(void)
Definition: packet.cc:70
An iterator for iterating through a byte tag list.
Definition: byte-tag-list.h:73
keep track of the byte tags stored in a packet.
Definition: byte-tag-list.h:64
Protocol header serialization and deserialization.
Definition: header.h:43
an EUI-48 address
Definition: mac48-address.h:44
network packets
Definition: packet.h:232
void(* SizeTracedCallback)(uint32_t oldSize, uint32_t newSize)
TracedCallback signature for changes in packet size.
Definition: packet.h:755
bool RemovePacketTag(Tag &tag)
Remove a packet tag.
Definition: packet.cc:963
void RemoveAllByteTags(void)
Remove all byte tags stored in this packet.
Definition: packet.cc:371
uint32_t RemoveHeader(Header &header)
Deserialize and remove the header from the internal buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:280
Buffer m_buffer
the packet buffer (it's actual contents)
Definition: packet.h:786
void AddAtEnd(Ptr< const Packet > packet)
Concatenate the input packet at the end of the current packet.
Definition: packet.cc:335
void(* Mac48AddressTracedCallback)(Ptr< const Packet > packet, Mac48Address mac)
TracedCallback signature for packet and Mac48Address.
Definition: packet.h:746
uint32_t Deserialize(uint8_t const *buffer, uint32_t size)
Deserializes a packet.
Definition: packet.cc:800
uint32_t RemoveTrailer(Trailer &trailer)
Remove a deserialized trailer from the internal buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:318
void SetNixVector(Ptr< NixVector > nixVector) const
Set the packet nix-vector.
Definition: packet.cc:244
ByteTagList m_byteTagList
the ByteTag list
Definition: packet.h:787
void(* AddressTracedCallback)(Ptr< const Packet > packet, const Address &address)
TracedCallback signature for packet and Address.
Definition: packet.h:727
Ptr< NixVector > GetNixVector(void) const
Get the packet nix-vector.
Definition: packet.cc:250
void(* TwoAddressTracedCallback)(const Ptr< const Packet > packet, const Address &srcAddress, const Address &destAddress)
TracedCallback signature for packet and source/destination addresses.
Definition: packet.h:737
void PrintByteTags(std::ostream &os) const
Iterate over the byte tags present in this packet, and invoke the Print method of each tag stored in ...
Definition: packet.cc:396
void(* SinrTracedCallback)(Ptr< const Packet > packet, double sinr)
TracedCallback signature for packet and SINR.
Definition: packet.h:764
void AddHeader(const Header &header)
Add header to this packet.
Definition: packet.cc:256
static uint32_t m_globalUid
Global counter of packets Uid.
Definition: packet.h:794
uint32_t CopyData(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t size) const
Copy the packet contents to a byte buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:378
void RemoveAtEnd(uint32_t size)
Remove size bytes from the end of the current packet.
Definition: packet.cc:355
std::string ToString(void) const
Return a string representation of the packet.
Definition: packet.cc:426
void RemoveAllPacketTags(void)
Remove all packet tags.
Definition: packet.cc:984
PacketTagIterator GetPacketTagIterator(void) const
Returns an object which can be used to iterate over the list of packet tags.
Definition: packet.cc:1014
void RemoveAtStart(uint32_t size)
Remove size bytes from the start of the current packet.
Definition: packet.cc:362
PacketTagList m_packetTagList
the packet's Tag list
Definition: packet.h:788
void PrintPacketTags(std::ostream &os) const
Print the list of packet tags.
Definition: packet.cc:991
Packet & operator=(const Packet &o)
Basic assignment.
Definition: packet.cc:156
bool FindFirstMatchingByteTag(Tag &tag) const
Finds the first tag matching the parameter Tag type.
Definition: packet.cc:939
uint32_t Serialize(uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t maxSize) const
Serialize a packet, tags, and metadata into a byte buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:638
ByteTagIterator GetByteTagIterator(void) const
Returns an iterator over the set of byte tags included in this packet.
Definition: packet.cc:933
uint64_t GetUid(void) const
Returns the packet's Uid.
Definition: packet.cc:390
static void EnableChecking(void)
Enable packets metadata checking.
Definition: packet.cc:579
Packet()
Create an empty packet with a new uid (as returned by getUid).
Definition: packet.cc:129
void AddPacketTag(const Tag &tag) const
Add a packet tag.
Definition: packet.cc:956
uint32_t PeekHeader(Header &header) const
Deserialize but does not remove the header from the internal buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:290
PacketMetadata::ItemIterator BeginItem(void) const
Returns an iterator which points to the first 'item' stored in this buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:566
Ptr< Packet > CreateFragment(uint32_t start, uint32_t length) const
Create a new packet which contains a fragment of the original packet.
Definition: packet.cc:227
uint32_t PeekTrailer(Trailer &trailer)
Deserialize but does not remove a trailer from the internal buffer.
Definition: packet.cc:327
void Print(std::ostream &os) const
Print the packet contents.
Definition: packet.cc:434
void AddByteTag(const Tag &tag) const
Tag each byte included in this packet with a new byte tag.
Definition: packet.cc:912
static void EnablePrinting(void)
Enable printing packets metadata.
Definition: packet.cc:572
void AddTrailer(const Trailer &trailer)
Add trailer to this packet.
Definition: packet.cc:307
void AddPaddingAtEnd(uint32_t size)
Add a zero-filled padding to the packet.
Definition: packet.cc:347
uint32_t GetSerializedSize(void) const
Returns number of bytes required for packet serialization.
Definition: packet.cc:585
bool PeekPacketTag(Tag &tag) const
Search a matching tag and call Tag::Deserialize if it is found.
Definition: packet.cc:978
PacketMetadata m_metadata
the packet's metadata
Definition: packet.h:789
Ptr< NixVector > m_nixVector
the packet's Nix vector
Definition: packet.h:792
bool ReplacePacketTag(Tag &tag)
Replace the value of a packet tag.
Definition: packet.cc:970
Ptr< Packet > Copy(void) const
performs a COW copy of the packet.
Definition: packet.cc:121
uint32_t GetSize(void) const
Returns the the size in bytes of the packet (including the zero-filled initial payload).
Definition: packet.h:856
Iterator class for metadata items.
Handle packet metadata about packet headers and trailers.
Identifies a packet tag within a packet.
Definition: packet.h:138
const struct PacketTagList::TagData * m_data
the tag data
Definition: packet.h:161
void GetTag(Tag &tag) const
Read the requested tag and store it in the user-provided tag instance.
Definition: packet.cc:112
Item(const struct PacketTagList::TagData *data)
Constructor.
Definition: packet.cc:102
TypeId GetTypeId(void) const
Definition: packet.cc:107
Iterator over the set of packet tags in a packet.
Definition: packet.h:132
Item Next(void)
Definition: packet.cc:94
const struct PacketTagList::TagData * m_current
actual position over the set of tags in a packet
Definition: packet.h:179
PacketTagIterator(const struct PacketTagList::TagData *head)
Constructor.
Definition: packet.cc:84
bool HasNext(void) const
Definition: packet.cc:89
List of the packet tags stored in a packet.
A template-based reference counting class.
read and write tag data
Definition: tag-buffer.h:52
tag a set of bytes in a packet
Definition: tag.h:37
Forward calls to a chain of Callback.
Protocol trailer serialization and deserialization.
Definition: trailer.h:41
a unique identifier for an interface.
Definition: type-id.h:59
address
Definition: first.py:44
Every class exported by the ns3 library is enclosed in the ns3 namespace.
std::ostream & operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Angles &a)
Definition: angles.cc:139
mac
Definition: third.py:96
def start()
Definition: core.py:1853
Defines a linked list of Packet tags, including copy-on-write semantics.
uint8_t data[writeSize]
Tree node for sharing serialized tags.