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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ * without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ * PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#include "ndn-net-device-link-service.hpp"
+#include "ndn-l3-protocol.hpp"
+
+#include "ndn-ns3.hpp"
+
+#include "ns3/net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/log.h"
+#include "ns3/packet.h"
+#include "ns3/node.h"
+#include "ns3/pointer.h"
+
+// #include "ns3/address.h"
+#include "ns3/point-to-point-net-device.h"
+#include "ns3/channel.h"
+
+#include "../utils/ndn-fw-hop-count-tag.hpp"
+
+NS_LOG_COMPONENT_DEFINE("ndn.NetDeviceLinkService");
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+// TODO: remove as soon as L3Protocol is back
+const uint16_t L3Protocol::ETHERNET_FRAME_TYPE = 0x7777;
+const uint16_t L3Protocol::IP_STACK_PORT = 9695;
+
+NetDeviceLinkService::NetDeviceLinkService(Ptr<Node> node, const Ptr<NetDevice>& netDevice)
+  : m_node(node)
+  , m_netDevice(netDevice)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << netDevice);
+
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(m_netDevice != 0, "NetDeviceFace needs to be assigned a valid NetDevice");
+
+  m_node->RegisterProtocolHandler(MakeCallback(&NetDeviceLinkService::receiveFromNetDevice, this),
+                                  L3Protocol::ETHERNET_FRAME_TYPE, m_netDevice,
+                                  true /*promiscuous mode*/);
+}
+
+NetDeviceLinkService::~NetDeviceLinkService()
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS();
+}
+
+Ptr<Node>
+NetDeviceLinkService::GetNode() const
+{
+  return m_node;
+}
+
+Ptr<NetDevice>
+NetDeviceLinkService::GetNetDevice() const
+{
+  return m_netDevice;
+}
+
+void
+NetDeviceLinkService::doSendInterest(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << &interest);
+
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = Convert::ToPacket(interest);
+  send(packet);
+}
+
+void
+NetDeviceLinkService::doSendData(const Data& data)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << &data);
+
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = Convert::ToPacket(data);
+  send(packet);
+}
+
+void
+NetDeviceLinkService::doSendNack(const lp::Nack& nack)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(this << &nack);
+
+  // TODO
+  // Ptr<Packet> packet = Convert::ToPacket(nack);
+  // send(packet);
+}
+
+// callback
+void
+NetDeviceLinkService::receiveFromNetDevice(Ptr<NetDevice> device, Ptr<const Packet> p, uint16_t protocol,
+                                           const Address& from, const Address& to,
+                                           NetDevice::PacketType packetType)
+{
+  NS_LOG_FUNCTION(device << p << protocol << from << to << packetType);
+
+  Ptr<Packet> packet = p->Copy();
+  try {
+    switch (Convert::getPacketType(p)) {
+      case ::ndn::tlv::Interest: {
+        shared_ptr<const Interest> i = Convert::FromPacket<Interest>(packet);
+        this->receiveInterest(*i);
+        break;
+      }
+      case ::ndn::tlv::Data: {
+        shared_ptr<const Data> d = Convert::FromPacket<Data>(packet);
+        this->receiveData(*d);
+        break;
+      }
+      // case ::ndn::tlv::Nack: {
+      //   shared_ptr<const Nack> n = Convert::FromPacket<Nack>(packet);
+      //   this->onReceiveNack(*n);
+      // }
+      default:
+        NS_LOG_ERROR("Unsupported TLV packet");
+    }
+  }
+  catch (const ::ndn::tlv::Error& e) {
+    NS_LOG_ERROR("Unrecognized TLV packet " << e.what());
+  }
+}
+
+void
+NetDeviceLinkService::send(Ptr<Packet> packet)
+{
+  NS_ASSERT_MSG(packet->GetSize() <= m_netDevice->GetMtu(),
+                "Packet size " << packet->GetSize() << " exceeds device MTU "
+                               << m_netDevice->GetMtu());
+
+  FwHopCountTag tag;
+  packet->RemovePacketTag(tag);
+  tag.Increment();
+  packet->AddPacketTag(tag);
+
+  m_netDevice->Send(packet, m_netDevice->GetBroadcast(), L3Protocol::ETHERNET_FRAME_TYPE);
+}
+
+} // namespace face
+} // namespace nfd