model/ndn-net-device-face.hpp

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 * Authors: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
 */

#ifndef NDN_NET_DEVICE_FACE_H
#define NDN_NET_DEVICE_FACE_H

#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-common.hpp"

#include "ndn-face.hpp"
#include "ns3/net-device.h"

namespace ns3 {
namespace ndn {

/**
 * \ingroup ndn-face
 * \brief Implementation of layer-2 (Ethernet) Ndn face
 *
 * This class defines basic functionality of Ndn face. Face is core
 * component responsible for actual delivery of data packet to and
 * from Ndn stack
 *
 * NdnNetDevice face is permanently associated with one NetDevice
 * object and this object cannot be changed for the lifetime of the
 * face
 *
 * \see NdnAppFace, NdnNetDeviceFace, NdnIpv4Face, NdnUdpFace
 */
class NetDeviceFace : public Face {
public:
  /**
   * \brief Constructor
   *
   * @param node Node associated with the face
   * @param netDevice a smart pointer to NetDevice object to which
   * this face will be associate
   */
  NetDeviceFace(Ptr<Node> node, const Ptr<NetDevice>& netDevice);
  virtual ~NetDeviceFace();

protected:
  virtual bool
  Send(Ptr<Packet> p);

public:
  /**
   * \brief Get NetDevice associated with the face
   *
   * \returns smart pointer to NetDevice associated with the face
   */
  Ptr<NetDevice>
  GetNetDevice() const;

private:
  /// \brief callback from lower layers
  void
  ReceiveFromNetDevice(Ptr<NetDevice> device, Ptr<const Packet> p, uint16_t protocol,
                       const Address& from, const Address& to, NetDevice::PacketType packetType);

private:
  Ptr<NetDevice> m_netDevice; ///< \brief Smart pointer to NetDevice
};

} // namespace ndn
} // namespace ns3

#endif // NDN_NET_DEVICE_FACE_H