ipv4-interface.h

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/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005,2006,2007 INRIA
 *
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 *
 * Authors:
 *  Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>,
 *  Tom Henderson <tomh@tomh.org>
 */
#ifndef IPV4_INTERFACE_H
#define IPV4_INTERFACE_H
 
#include "ns3/object.h"
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
 
#include <list>
 
namespace ns3
{
 
class NetDevice;
class Packet;
class Node;
class ArpCache;
class Ipv4InterfaceAddress;
class Ipv4Address;
class Ipv4Header;
class TrafficControlLayer;
 
/**
 * \ingroup ipv4
 *
 * \brief The IPv4 representation of a network interface
 *
 * This class roughly corresponds to the struct in_device
 * of Linux; the main purpose is to provide address-family
 * specific information (addresses) about an interface.
 *
 * By default, Ipv4 interface are created in the "down" state
 * no IP addresses.  Before becoming usable, the user must
 * add an address of some type and invoke Setup on them.
 */
class Ipv4Interface : public Object
{
  public:
    /**
     * \brief Get the type ID
     * \return type ID
     */
    static TypeId GetTypeId();
 
    Ipv4Interface();
    ~Ipv4Interface() override;
 
    // Delete copy constructor and assignment operator to avoid misuse
    Ipv4Interface(const Ipv4Interface&) = delete;
    Ipv4Interface& operator=(const Ipv4Interface&) = delete;
 
    /**
     * \brief Set node associated with interface.
     * \param node node
     */
    void SetNode(Ptr<Node> node);
    /**
     * \brief Set the NetDevice.
     * \param device NetDevice
     */
    void SetDevice(Ptr<NetDevice> device);
    /**
     * \brief Set the TrafficControlLayer.
     * \param tc TrafficControlLayer object
     */
    void SetTrafficControl(Ptr<TrafficControlLayer> tc);
    /**
     * \brief Set ARP cache used by this interface
     * \param arpCache the ARP cache
     */
    void SetArpCache(Ptr<ArpCache> arpCache);
 
    /**
     * \returns the underlying NetDevice. This method cannot return zero.
     */
    Ptr<NetDevice> GetDevice() const;
 
    /**
     * \return ARP cache used by this interface
     */
    Ptr<ArpCache> GetArpCache() const;
 
    /**
     * \param metric configured routing metric (cost) of this interface
     *
     * Note:  This is synonymous to the Metric value that ifconfig prints
     * out.  It is used by ns-3 global routing, but other routing daemons
     * choose to ignore it.
     */
    void SetMetric(uint16_t metric);
 
    /**
     * \returns configured routing metric (cost) of this interface
     *
     * Note:  This is synonymous to the Metric value that ifconfig prints
     * out.  It is used by ns-3 global routing, but other routing daemons
     * may choose to ignore it.
     */
    uint16_t GetMetric() const;
 
    /**
     * These are IP interface states and may be distinct from
     * NetDevice states, such as found in real implementations
     * (where the device may be down but IP interface state is still up).
     */
    /**
     * \returns true if this interface is enabled, false otherwise.
     */
    bool IsUp() const;
 
    /**
     * \returns true if this interface is disabled, false otherwise.
     */
    bool IsDown() const;
 
    /**
     * Enable this interface
     */
    void SetUp();
 
    /**
     * Disable this interface
     */
    void SetDown();
 
    /**
     * \returns true if this interface is enabled for IP forwarding of input datagrams
     */
    bool IsForwarding() const;
 
    /**
     * \param val Whether to enable or disable IP forwarding for input datagrams
     */
    void SetForwarding(bool val);
 
    /**
     * \param p packet to send
     * \param hdr IPv4 header
     * \param dest next hop address of packet.
     *
     * This method will eventually call the private
     * SendTo method which must be implemented by subclasses.
     */
    void Send(Ptr<Packet> p, const Ipv4Header& hdr, Ipv4Address dest);
 
    /**
     * \param address The Ipv4InterfaceAddress to add to the interface
     * \returns true if succeeded
     */
    bool AddAddress(Ipv4InterfaceAddress address);
 
    /**
     * \param index Index of Ipv4InterfaceAddress to return
     * \returns The Ipv4InterfaceAddress address whose index is i
     */
    Ipv4InterfaceAddress GetAddress(uint32_t index) const;
 
    /**
     * \returns the number of Ipv4InterfaceAddress stored on this interface
     */
    uint32_t GetNAddresses() const;
 
    /**
     * \param index Index of Ipv4InterfaceAddress to remove
     * \returns The Ipv4InterfaceAddress address whose index is index
     */
    Ipv4InterfaceAddress RemoveAddress(uint32_t index);
 
    /**
     * \brief Remove the given Ipv4 address from the interface.
     * \param address The Ipv4 address to remove
     * \returns The removed Ipv4 interface address
     * \returns The null interface address if the interface did not contain the
     * address or if loopback address was passed as argument
     */
    Ipv4InterfaceAddress RemoveAddress(Ipv4Address address);
 
    /**
     * This callback is set when an address is removed from an interface with
     * auto-generated Arp cache and it allow the neighbor cache helper to update
     * neighbor's Arp cache
     *
     * \param removeAddressCallback Callback when remove an address.
     */
    void RemoveAddressCallback(
        Callback<void, Ptr<Ipv4Interface>, Ipv4InterfaceAddress> removeAddressCallback);
 
    /**
     * This callback is set when an address is added from an interface with
     * auto-generated Arp cache and it allow the neighbor cache helper to update
     * neighbor's Arp cache
     *
     * \param addAddressCallback Callback when remove an address.
     */
    void AddAddressCallback(
        Callback<void, Ptr<Ipv4Interface>, Ipv4InterfaceAddress> addAddressCallback);
 
  protected:
    void DoDispose() override;
 
  private:
    /**
     * \brief Initialize interface.
     */
    void DoSetup();
 
    /**
     * \brief Container for the Ipv4InterfaceAddresses.
     */
    typedef std::list<Ipv4InterfaceAddress> Ipv4InterfaceAddressList;
 
    /**
     * \brief Container Iterator for the Ipv4InterfaceAddresses.
     */
    typedef std::list<Ipv4InterfaceAddress>::const_iterator Ipv4InterfaceAddressListCI;
 
    /**
     * \brief Const Container Iterator for the Ipv4InterfaceAddresses.
     */
    typedef std::list<Ipv4InterfaceAddress>::iterator Ipv4InterfaceAddressListI;
 
    bool m_ifup;                        //!< The state of this interface
    bool m_forwarding;                  //!< Forwarding state.
    uint16_t m_metric;                  //!< Interface metric
    Ipv4InterfaceAddressList m_ifaddrs; //!< Address list
    Ptr<Node> m_node;                   //!< The associated node
    Ptr<NetDevice> m_device;            //!< The associated NetDevice
    Ptr<TrafficControlLayer> m_tc;      //!< The associated TrafficControlLayer
    Ptr<ArpCache> m_cache;              //!< ARP cache
    Callback<void, Ptr<Ipv4Interface>, Ipv4InterfaceAddress>
        m_removeAddressCallback; //!< remove address callback
    Callback<void, Ptr<Ipv4Interface>, Ipv4InterfaceAddress>
        m_addAddressCallback; //!< add address callback
};
 
} // namespace ns3
 
#endif