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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_HPP
+#define NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_HPP
+
+#include "common.hpp"
+
+#include <boost/array.hpp>
+
+#define ETHERTYPE_NDN 0x8624
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace ethernet {
+
+typedef std::string Endpoint;
+
+const size_t ADDR_LEN     = 6;      ///< Octets in one Ethernet address
+const size_t TYPE_LEN     = 2;      ///< Octets in Ethertype field
+const size_t HDR_LEN      = 14;     ///< Total octets in Ethernet header (without 802.1Q tag)
+const size_t TAG_LEN      = 4;      ///< Octets in 802.1Q tag (TPID + priority + VLAN)
+const size_t MIN_DATA_LEN = 46;     ///< Min octets in Ethernet payload (assuming no 802.1Q tag)
+const size_t MAX_DATA_LEN = 1500;   ///< Max octets in Ethernet payload
+const size_t CRC_LEN      = 4;      ///< Octets in Ethernet frame check sequence
+
+
+class Address : public boost::array<uint8_t, ADDR_LEN>
+{
+public:
+  /// Constructs a null Ethernet address (00-00-00-00-00-00)
+  Address();
+
+  /// Constructs a new Ethernet address with the given octets
+  Address(uint8_t a1, uint8_t a2, uint8_t a3,
+          uint8_t a4, uint8_t a5, uint8_t a6);
+
+  /// Constructs a new Ethernet address with the given octets
+  explicit
+  Address(const uint8_t octets[ADDR_LEN]);
+
+  /// Copy constructor
+  Address(const Address& address);
+
+  /// True if this is a broadcast address (FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF)
+  bool
+  isBroadcast() const;
+
+  /// True if this is a multicast address
+  bool
+  isMulticast() const;
+
+  std::string
+  toString(char sep = '-') const;
+};
+
+/// Returns the Ethernet broadcast address (FF-FF-FF-FF-FF-FF)
+inline Address
+getBroadcastAddress()
+{
+  static Address bcast(0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF, 0xFF);
+  return bcast;
+}
+
+/// Returns the default Ethernet multicast address for NDN
+inline Address
+getDefaultMulticastAddress()
+{
+  static Address mcast(0x01, 0x00, 0x5E, 0x00, 0x17, 0xAA);
+  return mcast;
+}
+
+inline
+Address::Address()
+{
+  assign(0);
+}
+
+inline
+Address::Address(uint8_t a1, uint8_t a2, uint8_t a3, uint8_t a4, uint8_t a5, uint8_t a6)
+{
+  elems[0] = a1;
+  elems[1] = a2;
+  elems[2] = a3;
+  elems[3] = a4;
+  elems[4] = a5;
+  elems[5] = a6;
+}
+
+inline
+Address::Address(const uint8_t octets[])
+{
+  std::copy(octets, octets + size(), begin());
+}
+
+inline
+Address::Address(const Address& address)
+{
+  std::copy(address.begin(), address.end(), begin());
+}
+
+inline bool
+Address::isBroadcast() const
+{
+  return elems[0] == 0xFF && elems[1] == 0xFF && elems[2] == 0xFF &&
+         elems[3] == 0xFF && elems[4] == 0xFF && elems[5] == 0xFF;
+}
+
+inline bool
+Address::isMulticast() const
+{
+  return (elems[0] & 1) != 0;
+}
+
+inline std::string
+Address::toString(char sep) const
+{
+  char s[18]; // 12 digits + 5 separators + null terminator
+  ::snprintf(s, sizeof(s), "%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x%c%02x",
+             elems[0], sep, elems[1], sep, elems[2], sep,
+             elems[3], sep, elems[4], sep, elems[5]);
+  return std::string(s);
+}
+
+static std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& o, const Address& a)
+{
+  return o << a.toString();
+}
+
+} // namespace ethernet
+} // namespace nfd
+
+#endif // NFD_FACE_ETHERNET_HPP