Packet Ieee80211BlockAckReq

File: src/inet/linklayer/ieee80211/mac/Ieee80211Frame.msg

C++ definition

8.3.1.8 BlockAckReq frame format

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Extends:

Name	Type	Description
Ieee80211TwoAddressFrame	packet	Format of a 802.11 frame with address1 and address2 present

Known subclasses:

Name	Type	Description
Ieee80211BasicBlockAckReq	packet	(no description)
Ieee80211CompressedBlockAckReq	packet	(no description)
Ieee80211MultiTidBlockAckReq	packet	(no description)

Fields:

Name	Type	Description
type	short	type and subtype
multiTid	bool
compressedBitmap	bool
barAckPolicy	bool	0-Normal Acknowledgment, 1-No Acknowledgment.
byteLength
transmitterAddress	MACAddress	aka address2
toDS	bool
fromDS	bool
retry	bool
moreFragments	bool
duration	simtime_t	TODO: rename to durationField (levy)
AID	short	"id" (Association ID) in the Duration/ID field (-1=no ID)
receiverAddress	MACAddress	aka address1
MACArrive	simtime_t	FIXME remove it, technical data, used inside of MAC module

Source code:

//
// 8.3.1.8 BlockAckReq frame format
//
packet Ieee80211BlockAckReq extends Ieee80211TwoAddressFrame
{
    // byteLength TODO
    // The RA field of the BlockAck frame is the address of the recipient STA that requested the Block Ack.
    // The TA field is the address of the STA transmitting the BlockAck frame.
    type = ST_BLOCKACK_REQ;

    bool multiTid;
    bool compressedBitmap;
    bool barAckPolicy; // 0-Normal Acknowledgment, 1-No Acknowledgment.
}