daemon/face/multicast-ethernet-transport.hpp

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#ifndef NFD_DAEMON_FACE_MULTICAST_ETHERNET_TRANSPORT_HPP
#define NFD_DAEMON_FACE_MULTICAST_ETHERNET_TRANSPORT_HPP

#include "ethernet-transport.hpp"

namespace nfd {
namespace face {

/**
 * @brief A multicast Transport that uses raw Ethernet II frames
 */
class MulticastEthernetTransport final : public EthernetTransport
{
public:
  /**
   * @brief Creates an Ethernet-based transport for multicast communication
   */
  MulticastEthernetTransport(const NetworkInterfaceInfo& localEndpoint,
                             const ethernet::Address& mcastAddress,
                             ndn::nfd::LinkType linkType);

private:
  /**
   * @brief Enables receiving frames addressed to our MAC multicast group
   * @return true if successful, false otherwise
   */
  bool
  joinMulticastGroup();
};

} // namespace face
} // namespace nfd

#endif // NFD_DAEMON_FACE_MULTICAST_ETHERNET_TRANSPORT_HPP