tcp-header.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2007 Georgia Tech Research Corporation
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
 *
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 * Author: Raj Bhattacharjea <raj.b@gatech.edu>
 */
 
#ifndef TCP_HEADER_H
#define TCP_HEADER_H
 
#include "tcp-option.h"
#include "tcp-socket-factory.h"
 
#include "ns3/buffer.h"
#include "ns3/header.h"
#include "ns3/ipv4-address.h"
#include "ns3/ipv6-address.h"
#include "ns3/sequence-number.h"
 
#include <stdint.h>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
/**
 * \ingroup tcp
 * \brief Header for the Transmission Control Protocol
 *
 * This class has fields corresponding to those in a network TCP header
 * (port numbers, sequence and acknowledgement numbers, flags, etc) as well
 * as methods for serialization to and deserialization from a byte buffer.
 */
 
class TcpHeader : public Header
{
  public:
    typedef std::list<Ptr<const TcpOption>> TcpOptionList; //!< List of TcpOption
 
    /**
     * \brief Print a TCP header into an output stream
     *
     * \param os output stream
     * \param tc TCP header to print
     * \return The ostream passed as first argument
     */
    friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const TcpHeader& tc);
 
    /**
     * \brief Converts an integer into a human readable list of Tcp flags
     *
     * \param flags Bitfield of TCP flags to convert to a readable string
     * \param delimiter String to insert between flags
     *
     * FIN=0x1, SYN=0x2, RST=0x4, PSH=0x8, ACK=0x10, URG=0x20, ECE=0x40, CWR=0x80
     * TcpHeader::FlagsToString (0x1) should return the following string;
     *     "FIN"
     *
     * TcpHeader::FlagsToString (0xff) should return the following string;
     *     "FIN|SYN|RST|PSH|ACK|URG|ECE|CWR";
     *
     * \return the generated string
     **/
    static std::string FlagsToString(uint8_t flags, const std::string& delimiter = "|");
 
    /**
     * \brief Enable checksum calculation for TCP
     *
     * \todo currently has no effect
     */
    void EnableChecksums();
 
    // Setters
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the source port
     * \param port The source port for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetSourcePort(uint16_t port);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the destination port
     * \param port the destination port for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetDestinationPort(uint16_t port);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the sequence Number
     * \param sequenceNumber the sequence number for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetSequenceNumber(SequenceNumber32 sequenceNumber);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the ACK number
     * \param ackNumber the ACK number for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetAckNumber(SequenceNumber32 ackNumber);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set flags of the header
     * \param flags the flags for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetFlags(uint8_t flags);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the window size
     * \param windowSize the window size for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetWindowSize(uint16_t windowSize);
 
    /**
     * \brief Set the urgent pointer
     * \param urgentPointer the urgent pointer for this TcpHeader
     */
    void SetUrgentPointer(uint16_t urgentPointer);
 
    // Getters
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the source port
     * \return The source port for this TcpHeader
     */
    uint16_t GetSourcePort() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the destination port
     * \return the destination port for this TcpHeader
     */
    uint16_t GetDestinationPort() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the sequence number
     * \return the sequence number for this TcpHeader
     */
    SequenceNumber32 GetSequenceNumber() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the ACK number
     * \return the ACK number for this TcpHeader
     */
    SequenceNumber32 GetAckNumber() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the length in words
     *
     * A word is 4 bytes; without Tcp Options, header is 5 words (20 bytes).
     * With options, it can reach up to 15 words (60 bytes).
     *
     * \return the length of this TcpHeader
     */
    uint8_t GetLength() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the flags
     * \return the flags for this TcpHeader
     */
    uint8_t GetFlags() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the window size
     * \return the window size for this TcpHeader
     */
    uint16_t GetWindowSize() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the urgent pointer
     * \return the urgent pointer for this TcpHeader
     */
    uint16_t GetUrgentPointer() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the option specified
     * \param kind the option to retrieve
     * \return Whether the header contains a specific kind of option, or 0
     */
    Ptr<const TcpOption> GetOption(uint8_t kind) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the list of option in this header
     * \return a const reference to the option list
     */
    const TcpOptionList& GetOptionList() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the total length of appended options
     * \return the total length of options appended to this TcpHeader
     */
    uint8_t GetOptionLength() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Get maximum option length
     * \return the maximum option length
     */
    uint8_t GetMaxOptionLength() const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Check if the header has the option specified
     * \param kind Option to check for
     * \return true if the header has the option, false otherwise
     */
    bool HasOption(uint8_t kind) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Append an option to the TCP header
     * \param option The option to append
     * \return true if option has been appended, false otherwise
     */
    bool AppendOption(Ptr<const TcpOption> option);
 
    /**
     * \brief Initialize the TCP checksum.
     *
     * If you want to use tcp checksums, you should call this
     * method prior to adding the header to a packet.
     *
     * \param source the IP source to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     * \param destination the IP destination to use in the
     *        underlying IP packet.
     * \param protocol the protocol number to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     *
     */
    void InitializeChecksum(const Ipv4Address& source,
                            const Ipv4Address& destination,
                            uint8_t protocol);
 
    /**
     * \brief Initialize the TCP checksum.
     *
     * If you want to use tcp checksums, you should call this
     * method prior to adding the header to a packet.
     *
     * \param source the IP source to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     * \param destination the IP destination to use in the
     *        underlying IP packet.
     * \param protocol the protocol number to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     *
     */
    void InitializeChecksum(const Ipv6Address& source,
                            const Ipv6Address& destination,
                            uint8_t protocol);
 
    /**
     * \brief Initialize the TCP checksum.
     *
     * If you want to use tcp checksums, you should call this
     * method prior to adding the header to a packet.
     *
     * \param source the IP source to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     * \param destination the IP destination to use in the
     *        underlying IP packet.
     * \param protocol the protocol number to use in the underlying
     *        IP packet.
     *
     */
    void InitializeChecksum(const Address& source, const Address& destination, uint8_t protocol);
 
    /**
     * \brief TCP flag field values
     */
    enum Flags_t
    {
        NONE = 0, //!< No flags
        FIN = 1,  //!< FIN
        SYN = 2,  //!< SYN
        RST = 4,  //!< Reset
        PSH = 8,  //!< Push
        ACK = 16, //!< Ack
        URG = 32, //!< Urgent
        ECE = 64, //!< ECE
        CWR = 128 //!< CWR
    };
 
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID.
     * \return the object TypeId
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
    TypeId GetInstanceTypeId() const override;
    void Print(std::ostream& os) const override;
    uint32_t GetSerializedSize() const override;
    void Serialize(Buffer::Iterator start) const override;
    uint32_t Deserialize(Buffer::Iterator start) override;
 
    /**
     * \brief Is the TCP checksum correct ?
     * \returns true if the checksum is correct, false otherwise.
     */
    bool IsChecksumOk() const;
 
    /**
     * Comparison operator
     * \param lhs left operand
     * \param rhs right operand
     * \return true if the operands are equal
     */
    friend bool operator==(const TcpHeader& lhs, const TcpHeader& rhs);
 
  private:
    /**
     * \brief Calculate the header checksum
     * \param size packet size
     * \returns the checksum
     */
    uint16_t CalculateHeaderChecksum(uint16_t size) const;
 
    /**
     * \brief Calculates the header length (in words)
     *
     * Given the standard size of the header, the method checks for options
     * and calculates the real length (in words).
     *
     * \return header length in 4-byte words
     */
    uint8_t CalculateHeaderLength() const;
 
    uint16_t m_sourcePort{0};             //!< Source port
    uint16_t m_destinationPort{0};        //!< Destination port
    SequenceNumber32 m_sequenceNumber{0}; //!< Sequence number
    SequenceNumber32 m_ackNumber{0};      //!< ACK number
    uint8_t m_length{5};                  //!< Length (really a uint4_t) in words.
    uint8_t m_flags{0};                   //!< Flags (really a uint6_t)
    uint16_t m_windowSize{0xffff};        //!< Window size
    uint16_t m_urgentPointer{0};          //!< Urgent pointer
 
    Address m_source;      //!< Source IP address
    Address m_destination; //!< Destination IP address
    uint8_t m_protocol{6}; //!< Protocol number
 
    bool m_calcChecksum{false}; //!< Flag to calculate checksum
    bool m_goodChecksum{true};  //!< Flag to indicate that checksum is correct
 
    static const uint8_t m_maxOptionsLen = 40; //!< Maximum options length
    TcpOptionList m_options;                   //!< TcpOption present in the header
    uint8_t m_optionsLen{0};                   //!< Tcp options length.
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif /* TCP_HEADER */