EthernetMacAddressFields

Namespace inet

EthernetMacAddressFields

class

This class represents the source and destination address fields of an IEEE 802.3 Ethernet MAC header as defined in the sections 3.2.3 Address fields, 3.2.4 Destination Address field, 3.2.5 Source Address field of the IEEE Std 802.3-2018, IEEE Standard for Ethernet.

0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Destination Address | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Source Address | +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+

Extends

Name Type Description
FieldsChunk (unknown -- not in documented files)

Fields

Name Type Description
chunkLength

B(6) + B(6)

dest MacAddress

TODO rename to destinationAddress

src MacAddress

TODO rename to sourceAddress

Source code

//
// This class represents the source and destination address fields of an IEEE
// 802.3 Ethernet MAC header as defined in the sections 3.2.3 Address fields,
// 3.2.4 Destination Address field, 3.2.5 Source Address field of the IEEE Std
// 802.3-2018, IEEE Standard for Ethernet.
//
//  0                   1                   2                   3                   4
//  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// |                                      Destination Address                                      |
// +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
// |                                        Source Address                                         |
// +-------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------+
//
class EthernetMacAddressFields extends FieldsChunk
{
    chunkLength = B(12); // B(6) + B(6)
    // TODO rename to destinationAddress
    MacAddress dest; // The Destination Address field specifies the station(s) for which the MAC frame is intended. It may be an individual or multicast (including broadcast) address.
    // TODO rename to sourceAddress
    MacAddress src; // The Source Address field specifies the station sending the MAC frame.
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/ethernet/common/EthernetMacHeader.msg