Packet EthernetIIFrame

File: src/inet/linklayer/ethernet/EtherFrame.msg

C++ definition

Ethernet II headers contain a 16-bit EtherType to identify the encapsulated protocol.

Header length: src(6)+dest(6)+etherType(2) + FCS(4) = 18 bytes

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Extends:

Name	Type	Description
EtherFrame	packet	Common base class for classes representing Ethernet II and 802.3 frame types, containing their common header fields.

Fields:

Name	Type	Description
byteLength
etherType	int
dest	MACAddress
src	MACAddress

Source code:

//
// Ethernet II headers contain a 16-bit ~EtherType to identify
// the encapsulated protocol.
//
// Header length: src(6)+dest(6)+etherType(2) + FCS(4) = 18 bytes
//
packet EthernetIIFrame extends EtherFrame
{
    byteLength = ETHER_MAC_FRAME_BYTES;
    int etherType @enum(EtherType);
}