src/common/packet.h
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/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
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/*
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 * Copyright (c) 2005,2006 INRIA
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 *
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 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
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 * published by the Free Software Foundation;
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 *
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 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 * GNU General Public License for more details.
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 *
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 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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 * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
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 *
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 * Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
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 */
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#ifndef PACKET_H
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#define PACKET_H
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#include <stdint.h>
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#include "buffer.h"
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#include "header.h"
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#include "trailer.h"
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#include "packet-metadata.h"
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#include "tag.h"
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#include "byte-tag-list.h"
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#include "packet-tag-list.h"
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#include "ns3/callback.h"
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#include "ns3/assert.h"
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#include "ns3/ptr.h"
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#include "ns3/deprecated.h"
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namespace ns3 {
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/**
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 * \ingroup common
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 * \defgroup packet Packet
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 */
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/**
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 * \ingroup packet
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 * \brief Iterator over the set of tags in a packet
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 * This is a java-style iterator.
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class ByteTagIterator
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{
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  /**
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   * Identifies a tag and a set of bytes within a packet
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   * to which the tag applies.
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   */
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  class Item
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  {
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    /**
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     * \returns the ns3::TypeId associated to this tag.
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     */
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    TypeId GetTypeId (void) const;
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    /**
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     * \returns the index of the first byte tagged by this tag.
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     *
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     * The index is an offset from the start of the packet.
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     */
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    uint32_t GetStart (void) const;
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    /**
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     * \returns the index of the last byte tagged by this tag.
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     *
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     * The index is an offset from the start of the packet.
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     */
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    uint32_t GetEnd (void) const;
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    /**
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     * \param tag the user tag to which the data should be copied.
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     *
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     * Read the requested tag and store it in the user-provided
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     * tag instance. This method will crash if the type of the
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     * tag provided by the user does not match the type of
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     * the underlying tag.
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     */
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    void GetTag (Tag &tag) const;
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    friend class ByteTagIterator;
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    Item (TypeId tid, uint32_t start, uint32_t end, TagBuffer buffer);
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    TypeId m_tid;
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    uint32_t m_start;
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    uint32_t m_end;
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    TagBuffer m_buffer;
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  };
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   * \returns true if calling Next is safe, false otherwise.
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  bool HasNext (void) const;
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  /**
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   * \returns the next item found and prepare for the next one.
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  Item Next (void);
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  friend class Packet;
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  ByteTagIterator (ByteTagList::Iterator i);
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  ByteTagList::Iterator m_current;
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};
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/**
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 * \ingroup packet
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 * \brief Iterator over the set of 'packet' tags in a packet
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 *
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class PacketTagIterator
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  /**
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   * Identifies a tag within a packet.
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   */
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  class Item 
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  {
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    /**
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     * \returns the ns3::TypeId associated to this tag.
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     */
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    TypeId GetTypeId (void) const;
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    /**
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     * \param tag the user tag to which the data should be copied.
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     *
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     * Read the requested tag and store it in the user-provided
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     * tag instance. This method will crash if the type of the
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     * tag provided by the user does not match the type of
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     * the underlying tag.
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     */
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    void GetTag (Tag &tag) const;
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  private:
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    friend class PacketTagIterator;
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    Item (const struct PacketTagList::TagData *data);
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    const struct PacketTagList::TagData *m_data;
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  };
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  /**
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   * \returns true if calling Next is safe, false otherwise.
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   */
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  bool HasNext (void) const;
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  /**
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   * \returns the next item found and prepare for the next one.
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  Item Next (void);
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  friend class Packet;
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  PacketTagIterator (const struct PacketTagList::TagData *head);
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  const struct PacketTagList::TagData *m_current;
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};
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/**
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 * \ingroup packet
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 * \brief network packets
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 *
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 * Each network packet contains a byte buffer, a set of byte tags, a set of
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 * packet tags, and metadata.
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 *
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 * added to a packet. The serialized representation of these headers is expected
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 * to match that of real network packets bit for bit (although nothing
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 * forces you to do this) which means that the content of a packet buffer
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 * is expected to be that of a real packet.
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 * were serialized in the byte buffer. The maintenance of metadata is
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 * optional and disabled by default. To enable it, you must call
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 * output from Packet::Print and Packet::Print. If you wish to only enable
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 * - The set of tags contain simulation-specific information which cannot
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 * be stored in the packet byte buffer because the protocol headers or trailers
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 * 'byte' tags are used to tag a subset of the bytes in the packet byte buffer
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 * fragmented, and reassembled: 'byte' tags follow bytes while 'packet' tags
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 * and read many times, while packet tags are expected to be written once,
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 * generating traffic. An example of a 'packet' tag is a cross-layer 
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 * or of the ns3::Trailer base class, and implementing the methods
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 * described in their respective API documentation.
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 * Implementing a new type of Tag requires roughly the same amount of
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 * work and this work is described in the ns3::Tag API documentation.
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class Packet 
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{
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public:
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  void Ref (void) const;
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  void Unref (void) const;
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  Ptr<Packet> Copy (void) const;
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  /**
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   * Create an empty packet with a new uid (as returned
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   * by getUid).
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   */
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  Packet ();
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  Packet (const Packet &o);
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  Packet &operator = (const Packet &o);  
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  /**
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   * Create a packet with a zero-filled payload.
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   * The memory necessary for the payload is not allocated:
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   * it will be allocated at any later point if you attempt
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   * to fragment this packet or to access the zero-filled
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   * bytes. The packet is allocated with a new uid (as 
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   * returned by getUid).
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   * 
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   * \param size the size of the zero-filled payload
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   */
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  Packet (uint32_t size);
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  /**
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   * Create a packet with payload filled with the content
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   * of this buffer. The input data is copied: the input
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   * buffer is untouched.
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   *
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   * \param buffer the data to store in the packet.
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   * \param size the size of the input buffer.
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   */
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  Packet (uint8_t const*buffer, uint32_t size);
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  /**
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   * Create a new packet which contains a fragment of the original
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   * packet. The returned packet shares the same uid as this packet.
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   *
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   * \param start offset from start of packet to start of fragment to create
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   * \param length length of fragment to create
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   * \returns a fragment of the original packet
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   */
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  Ptr<Packet> CreateFragment (uint32_t start, uint32_t length) const;
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  /**
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   * \returns the size in bytes of the packet (including the zero-filled
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   *          initial payload)
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   */
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  uint32_t GetSize (void) const;
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  /**
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   * Add header to this packet. This method invokes the
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   * Header::GetSerializedSize and Header::Serialize
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   * methods to reserve space in the buffer and request the 
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   * header to serialize itself in the packet buffer.
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   *
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   * \param header a reference to the header to add to this packet.
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   */
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  void AddHeader (const Header & header);
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  /**
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   * Deserialize and remove the header from the internal buffer.
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   * This method invokes Header::Deserialize.
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   *
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   * \param header a reference to the header to remove from the internal buffer.
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   * \returns the number of bytes removed from the packet.
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  uint32_t RemoveHeader (Header &header);
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   * Deserialize but does _not_ remove the header from the internal buffer.
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   * This method invokes Header::Deserialize.
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   * \param header a reference to the header to read from the internal buffer.
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   * \returns the number of bytes read from the packet.
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  uint32_t PeekHeader (Header &header) const;
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   * Add trailer to this packet. This method invokes the
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   * Trailer::GetSerializedSize and Trailer::Serialize
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   * methods to reserve space in the buffer and request the trailer 
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   * to serialize itself in the packet buffer.
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   *
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   * \param trailer a reference to the trailer to add to this packet.
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  void AddTrailer (const Trailer &trailer);
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  /**
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   * Remove a deserialized trailer from the internal buffer.
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   * This method invokes the Deserialize method.
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   *
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   * \param trailer a reference to the trailer to remove from the internal buffer.
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   * \returns the number of bytes removed from the end of the packet.
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  uint32_t RemoveTrailer (Trailer &trailer);
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  /**
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   * Deserialize but does _not_ remove a trailer from the internal buffer.
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   * This method invokes the Trailer::Deserialize method.
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   *
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   * \param trailer a reference to the trailer to read from the internal buffer.
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   * \returns the number of bytes read from the end of the packet.
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  uint32_t PeekTrailer (Trailer &trailer);
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   * Concatenate the input packet at the end of the current
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   * packet. This does not alter the uid of either packet.
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   *
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   * \param packet packet to concatenate
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  void AddAtEnd (Ptr<const Packet> packet);
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  /**
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   * \param size number of padding bytes to add.
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  void AddPaddingAtEnd (uint32_t size);
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  /** 
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   * Remove size bytes from the end of the current packet
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   * It is safe to remove more bytes that what is present in
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   * the packet.
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   *
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   * \param size number of bytes from remove
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   */
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  void RemoveAtEnd (uint32_t size);
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  /** 
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   * Remove size bytes from the start of the current packet.
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   * It is safe to remove more bytes that what is present in
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   * the packet.
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   *
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   * \param size number of bytes from remove
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  void RemoveAtStart (uint32_t size);
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  /**
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   * If you try to change the content of the buffer
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   * returned by this method, you will die.
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   *
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   * \returns a pointer to the internal buffer of the packet.
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  uint8_t const *PeekData (void) const;
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  /**
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   * \param buffer a pointer to a byte buffer where the packet data 
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   *        should be copied.
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   * \param size the size of the byte buffer. 
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   * \returns the number of bytes read from the packet
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   *
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   * No more than \b size bytes will be copied by this function.
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   */
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  uint32_t CopyData (uint8_t *buffer, uint32_t size) const;
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  void CopyData(std::ostream *os, uint32_t size) const;
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   * A packet is allocated a new uid when it is created
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   * empty or with zero-filled payload.
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   * Note: This uid is an internal uid and cannot be counted on to
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   * provide an accurate counter of how many "simulated packets" of a
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   * particular protocol are in the system. It is not trivial to make
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   * this uid into such a counter, because of questions such as what
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   * should the uid be when the packet is sent over broadcast media, or
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   * when fragmentation occurs. If a user wants to trace actual packet
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   * counts, he or she should look at e.g. the IP ID field or transport
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   * sequence numbers, or other packet or frame counters at other
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   * protocol layers.
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   * \returns an integer identifier which uniquely
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   *          identifies this packet.
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  uint32_t GetUid (void) const;
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  /**
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   * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
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   *
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   * Iterate over the headers and trailers present in this packet, 
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   * from the first header to the last trailer and invoke, for
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   * each of them, the user-provided method Header::DoPrint or 
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  void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
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  PacketMetadata::ItemIterator BeginItem (void) const;
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   * By default, packets do not keep around enough metadata to
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   * perform the operations requested by the Print methods. If you
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   * you need to invoke this method at least once during the 
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   * simulation setup and before any packet is created.
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  static void EnablePrinting (void);
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  /**
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   * The packet metadata is also used to perform extensive
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   * sanity checks at runtime when performing operations on a 
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   * Packet. For example, this metadata is used to verify that
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   * when you remove a header from a packet, this same header
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   * was actually present at the front of the packet. These
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   * errors will be detected and will abort the program.
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   */
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  static void EnableChecking (void);
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   397
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  /**
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   * \returns a byte buffer
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   *
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   * This method creates a serialized representation of a Packet object
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   * ready to be transmitted over a network to another system. This
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   403
   * serialized representation contains a copy of the packet byte buffer,
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   * the tag list, and the packet metadata (if there is one).
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diff changeset
   405
   *
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   406
   * This method will trigger calls to the Serialize and GetSerializedSize
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   407
   * methods of each tag stored in this packet.
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diff changeset
   408
   *
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   409
   * This method will typically be used by parallel simulations where
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diff changeset
   410
   * the simulated system is partitioned and each partition runs on
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   411
   * a different CPU.
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   412
   */
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   413
  Buffer Serialize (void) const;
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   414
  /**
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   * \param buffer a byte buffer
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   416
   *
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   417
   * This method reads a byte buffer as created by Packet::Serialize
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   418
   * and restores the state of the Packet to what it was prior to
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   419
   * calling Serialize.
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   420
   *
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   421
   * This method will trigger calls to the Deserialize method
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   422
   * of each tag stored in this packet.
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   423
   *
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   424
   * This method will typically be used by parallel simulations where
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diff changeset
   425
   * the simulated system is partitioned and each partition runs on
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   426
   * a different CPU.
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   427
   */
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   428
  void Deserialize (Buffer buffer);
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   429
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  /**
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   * \param tag the new tag to add to this packet
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   *
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   * Tag each byte included in this packet with the
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   * new tag.
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   435
   *
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   436
   * Note that adding a tag is a const operation which is pretty 
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   437
   * un-intuitive. The rationale is that the content and behavior of
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   438
   * a packet is _not_ changed when a tag is added to a packet: any
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   439
   * code which was not aware of the new tag is going to work just
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   440
   * the same if the new tag is added. The real reason why adding a
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   441
   * tag was made a const operation is to allow a trace sink which gets
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   442
   * a packet to tag the packet, even if the packet is const (and most
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   443
   * trace sources should use const packets because it would be
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   444
   * totally evil to allow a trace sink to modify the content of a
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   445
   * packet).
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   446
   */
4502
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   447
  void AddByteTag (const Tag &tag) const;
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   448
  /**
4502
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   * \returns an iterator over the set of byte tags included in this packet.
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   450
   */
4502
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   451
  ByteTagIterator GetByteTagIterator (void) const;
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   452
  /**
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   453
   * \param tag the tag to search in this packet
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   454
   * \returns true if the requested tag type was found, false otherwise.
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   455
   *
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   456
   * If the requested tag type is found, it is copied in the user's 
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   457
   * provided tag instance.
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   458
   */
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   459
  bool FindFirstMatchingByteTag (Tag &tag) const;
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   460
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   461
  /**
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   462
   * Remove all the tags stored in this packet.
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   463
   */
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   464
  void RemoveAllByteTags (void);
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   465
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   466
  /**
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   467
   * \param os output stream in which the data should be printed.
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   468
   *
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   469
   * Iterate over the tags present in this packet, and
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   470
   * invoke the Print method of each tag stored in the packet.
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   471
   */
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   472
  void PrintByteTags (std::ostream &os) const;
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   473
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   474
  /**
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   475
   * \param tag the tag to store in this packet
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diff changeset
   476
   *
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   477
   * Add a tag to this packet. This method calls the
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   478
   * Tag::GetSerializedSize and, then, Tag::Serialize.
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   479
   *
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diff changeset
   480
   * Note that this method is const, that is, it does not
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diff changeset
   481
   * modify the state of this packet, which is fairly
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diff changeset
   482
   * un-intuitive.
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diff changeset
   483
   */
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   484
  void AddPacketTag (const Tag &tag) const;
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diff changeset
   485
  /**
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diff changeset
   486
   * \param tag the tag to remove from this packet
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diff changeset
   487
   * \returns true if the requested tag is found, false
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diff changeset
   488
   *          otherwise.
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diff changeset
   489
   *
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   490
   * Remove a tag from this packet. This method calls
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diff changeset
   491
   * Tag::Deserialize if the tag is found.
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diff changeset
   492
   */
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   493
  bool RemovePacketTag (Tag &tag);
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diff changeset
   494
  /**
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   495
   * \param tag the tag to search in this packet
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diff changeset
   496
   * \returns true if the requested tag is found, false
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   497
   *          otherwise.
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   498
   *
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   499
   * Search a matching tag and call Tag::Deserialize if it is found.
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   */
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  bool PeekPacketTag (Tag &tag) const;
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   502
  /**
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   503
   * Remove all packet tags.
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   504
   */
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   505
  void RemoveAllPacketTags (void);
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diff changeset
   506
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diff changeset
   507
  /**
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   508
   * \param os the stream in which we want to print data.
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   509
   *
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   510
   * Print the list of 'packet' tags.
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   511
   *
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   512
   * \sa Packet::AddPacketTag, Packet::RemovePacketTag, Packet::PeekPacketTag,
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   513
   *  Packet::RemoveAllPacketTags
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   514
   */
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   515
  void PrintPacketTags (std::ostream &os) const;
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   516
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   517
  /**
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   518
   * \returns an object which can be used to iterate over the list of
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   *  packet tags.
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   */
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  PacketTagIterator GetPacketTagIterator (void) const;
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  Packet (const Buffer &buffer, const ByteTagList &byteTagList, 
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          const PacketTagList &packetTagList, const PacketMetadata &metadata);
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  ByteTagList m_byteTagList;
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  PacketTagList m_packetTagList;
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  PacketMetadata m_metadata;
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};
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std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, const Packet &packet);
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/**
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 * \ingroup common
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 * \defgroup packetperf Packet Performance
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 * The current implementation of the byte buffers and tag list is based
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 * on COW (Copy On Write. An introduction to COW can be found in Scott 
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 * copying packets without modifying them is very cheap (in terms of cpu
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 * and memory usage) and modifying them can be also very cheap. What is 
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 * key for proper COW implementations is being
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 * able to detect when a given modification of the state of a packet triggers
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 * a full copy of the data prior to the modification: COW systems need
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 * to detect when an operation is "dirty".
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 *
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 * Dirty operations:
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 *   - ns3::Packet::AddHeader
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 *   - ns3::Packet::AddTrailer
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 *   - both versions of ns3::Packet::AddAtEnd
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 *
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 * Non-dirty operations:
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 *   - ns3::Packet::AddPacketTag
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 *   - ns3::Packet::PeekPacketTag
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 *   - ns3::Packet::RemoveAllPacketTags
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 *   - ns3::Packet::FindFirstMatchingByteTag
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 *   - ns3::Packet::RemoveHeader
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 *   - ns3::Packet::RemoveTrailer
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 *   - ns3::Packet::CreateFragment
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 *   - ns3::Packet::RemoveAtStart
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 * sometimes by several orders of magnitude. However, even the
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 * dirty operations have been optimized for common use-cases which
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 * means that most of the time, these operations will not trigger
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 * data copies and will thus be still very fast.
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 */
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} // namespace ns3
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#endif /* PACKET_H */