Msg File src/inet/linklayer/ieee8021d/common/Ieee8021dBPDU.msg

Name Type Description
BPDU packet

Represents a BPDU (Bridge PDU) used by the STP and RSTP protocols, as defined in the 802.1D-1998 specification.

Source code:

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cplusplus {{
#include "inet/linklayer/common/MACAddress.h"
}}

namespace inet;

class noncobject MACAddress;


//
// Represents a BPDU (Bridge PDU) used by the STP and RSTP protocols,
// as defined in the 802.1D-1998 specification.
//
packet BPDU
{
    byteLength = 35;
    unsigned int protocolIdentifier;          // 0 for STP, 1 for RSTP (TODO use them)
    unsigned int protocolVersionIdentifier;   // currently 0

    unsigned int bpduType;                    // 0 for Configuration BPDU, 1 for Topology Change Notification BPDU
    bool tcaFlag;                             // Topology Change Acknowledgment flag
    bool tcFlag;                              // Topology Change flag

    MACAddress rootAddress;                   // address of the tree root (first part of Root Identifier)
    unsigned int rootPriority;                // priority of the tree root (second part of Root Identifier)
    unsigned int rootPathCost;                // cost to the root

    MACAddress bridgeAddress;                 // address of sender bridge (first part of Bridge Identifier)
    unsigned int bridgePriority;              // priority of sender bridge (second part of Bridge Identifier)

    unsigned int portNum;                     // port number (ethg[] gate index) of sender port (first part of Port Identifier)
    unsigned int portPriority;                // priority of sender port (second part of Port Identifier)

    simtime_t messageAge;                     // Message Age in seconds
    simtime_t maxAge;                         // maximum lifetime of the BPDU (seconds)
    simtime_t helloTime;                      // Hello Time of the sender bridge
    simtime_t forwardDelay;                   // Forward Delay timer of the sender bridge
}