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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Named Data Networking Project
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_FACE_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_FACE_HPP
+
+#include "ethernet.hpp"
+#include "face.hpp"
+
+#ifndef HAVE_PCAP
+#error "Cannot include this file when pcap is not available"
+#endif
+
+// forward declarations
+struct pcap;
+typedef pcap pcap_t;
+
+namespace nfd {
+
+/**
+ * \brief Implementation of Face abstraction that uses raw
+ *        Ethernet frames as underlying transport mechanism
+ */
+class EthernetFace : public Face
+{
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief EthernetFace-related error
+   */
+  struct Error : public Face::Error
+  {
+    Error(const std::string& what) : Face::Error(what) {}
+  };
+
+  EthernetFace(const shared_ptr<boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor>& socket,
+               const ethernet::Endpoint& interface,
+               const ethernet::Address& address);
+
+  virtual
+  ~EthernetFace();
+
+  /// send an Interest
+  virtual void
+  sendInterest(const Interest& interest);
+
+  /// send a Data
+  virtual void
+  sendData(const Data& data);
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Close the face
+   *
+   * This terminates all communication on the face and cause
+   * onFail() method event to be invoked
+   */
+  virtual void
+  close();
+
+private:
+  void
+  pcapInit();
+
+  void
+  setPacketFilter(const char* filterString);
+
+  void
+  sendPacket(const ndn::Block& block);
+
+  void
+  handleRead(const boost::system::error_code& error,
+             size_t nBytesRead);
+
+  void
+  processErrorCode(const boost::system::error_code& error);
+
+  ethernet::Address
+  getInterfaceAddress() const;
+
+  size_t
+  getInterfaceMtu() const;
+
+private:
+  shared_ptr<boost::asio::posix::stream_descriptor> m_socket;
+  ethernet::Endpoint m_interface;
+  ethernet::Address m_sourceAddress;
+  ethernet::Address m_destAddress;
+  size_t m_interfaceMtu;
+  pcap_t* m_pcap;
+};
+
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_FACE_HPP