Namespace inet::aodv

Rreq

class

Represents an AODV Route Request

Extends

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

Fields

Name	Type	Description
joinFlag	bool	chunkLength = B(24) or B(48) packetType = RREQ or RREQ_IPv6
repairFlag	bool	Repair flag; reserved for multicast.
gratuitousRREPFlag	bool	Gratuitous RREP flag; indicates whether a gratuitous RREP should be unicast to the node specified in the Destination IP Address field
destOnlyFlag	bool	Destination only flag; indicates only the destination may respond to this RREQ
unknownSeqNumFlag	bool	Unknown sequence number; indicates the destination sequence number is unknown
reserved	uint16_t	Sent as 0; ignored on reception.
hopCount	unsigned int	The number of hops from the Originator IP Address to the node handling the request.
rreqId	uint32_t	A sequence number uniquely identifying the particular RREQ when taken in conjunction with the originating node's IP address.
destAddr	L3Address	The IP address of the destination for which a route is desired.
destSeqNum	uint32_t	The latest sequence number received in the past by the originator for any route towards the destination.
originatorAddr	L3Address	The IP address of the node which originated the Route Request.
originatorSeqNum	uint32_t	The current sequence number to be used in the route entry pointing towards the originator of the route request.

Packet operations (observed)

action	module
Packet	Aodv

Source code

//
// Represents an AODV Route Request
//
class Rreq extends AodvControlPacket
{
    // chunkLength = B(24) or B(48)
    // packetType = RREQ or RREQ_IPv6
    bool joinFlag;    // Join flag; reserved for multicast.
    bool repairFlag;    // Repair flag; reserved for multicast.
    bool gratuitousRREPFlag;    // Gratuitous RREP flag; indicates whether a gratuitous RREP should be unicast to the node specified in the Destination IP Address field
    bool destOnlyFlag;    // Destination only flag; indicates only the destination may respond to this RREQ
    bool unknownSeqNumFlag;    // Unknown sequence number; indicates the destination sequence number is unknown
    uint16_t reserved = 0;    // Sent as 0; ignored on reception.
    unsigned int hopCount;    // The number of hops from the Originator IP Address to the node handling the request.
    uint32_t rreqId;    // A sequence number uniquely identifying the particular RREQ when taken in conjunction with the originating node's IP address.
    L3Address destAddr;    // The IP address of the destination for which a route is desired.
    uint32_t destSeqNum;    // The latest sequence number received in the past by the originator for any route towards the destination.
    L3Address originatorAddr;    // The IP address of the node which originated the Route Request.
    uint32_t originatorSeqNum;    // The current sequence number to be used in the route entry pointing towards the originator of the route request.
}

File: src/inet/routing/aodv/AodvControlPackets.msg