ns3::Ipv6Prefix Class Reference

Describes an IPv6 prefix. It is just a bitmask like Ipv4Mask. More...

#include <ipv6-address.h>

Public Member Functions
	Ipv6Prefix ()
	Default constructor.
	Ipv6Prefix (uint8_t prefix[16])
	Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input 16 bytes. More...
	Ipv6Prefix (char const *prefix)
	Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input string. More...
	Ipv6Prefix (uint8_t prefix)
	Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input number of bits. More...
	Ipv6Prefix (Ipv6Prefix const &prefix)
	Copy constructor. More...
	Ipv6Prefix (Ipv6Prefix const *prefix)
	Copy constructor. More...
	~Ipv6Prefix ()
	Destructor.
void	GetBytes (uint8_t buf[16]) const
	Get the bytes corresponding to the prefix. More...
uint8_t	GetPrefixLength () const
	Get prefix length. More...
bool	IsEqual (const Ipv6Prefix &other) const
	Comparison operation between two Ipv6Prefix. More...
bool	IsMatch (Ipv6Address a, Ipv6Address b) const
	If the Address match the type. More...
void	Print (std::ostream &os) const
	Print this address to the given output stream. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static Ipv6Prefix	GetLoopback ()
	Get the loopback prefix ( /128). More...
static Ipv6Prefix	GetOnes ()
	Get the "all-1" IPv6 mask (ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff). More...
static Ipv6Prefix	GetZero ()
	Get the zero prefix ( /0). More...

Private Attributes
uint8_t	m_prefix [16]
	The prefix representation.

Detailed Description

Describes an IPv6 prefix. It is just a bitmask like Ipv4Mask.

See Also

Ipv6Address

Definition at line 326 of file ipv6-address.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Ipv6Prefix

(

uint8_t

prefix[16]

)

Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input 16 bytes.

Parameters

prefix

the 128-bit prefix

Definition at line 662 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Ipv6Prefix

(

char const *

prefix

)

Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input string.

Parameters

prefix

the 128-bit prefix

Definition at line 656 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References ns3::AsciiToIpv6Host(), m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Ipv6Prefix

(

uint8_t

prefix

)

Constructs an Ipv6Prefix by using the input number of bits.

Parameters

prefix

number of bits of the prefix (0 - 128)

Note

A valid number of bits is between 0 and 128).

Definition at line 668 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix, NS_ASSERT, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Ipv6Prefix

(

Ipv6Prefix const &

prefix

)

Copy constructor.

Parameters

prefix

Ipv6Prefix object

Definition at line 703 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix.

ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Ipv6Prefix

(

Ipv6Prefix const *

prefix

)

Copy constructor.

Parameters

prefix

Ipv6Prefix pointer

Definition at line 708 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix.

Member Function Documentation

void ns3::Ipv6Prefix::GetBytes

(

uint8_t

buf[16]

)

const

Get the bytes corresponding to the prefix.

Parameters

buf	buffer to store the data

Definition at line 782 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Ipv6Prefix ns3::Ipv6Prefix::GetLoopback ( void  )

static

Get the loopback prefix ( /128).

Returns

a Ipv6Prefix corresponding to loopback prefix

Definition at line 761 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS.

Ipv6Prefix ns3::Ipv6Prefix::GetOnes ( void  )

static

Get the "all-1" IPv6 mask (ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff).

Returns

/128 Ipv6Prefix representation

Definition at line 768 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::AddHostRouteTo(), ns3::Ipv6RoutingTableEntry::CreateHostRouteTo(), and ns3::Ipv6RoutingTableEntry::IsHost().

uint8_t ns3::Ipv6Prefix::GetPrefixLength

(

void

)

const

Get prefix length.

Returns

prefix length

Definition at line 788 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::GetDefaultRoute(), and ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::LookupStatic().

Ipv6Prefix ns3::Ipv6Prefix::GetZero ( void  )

static

Get the zero prefix ( /0).

Returns

an Ipv6Prefix

Definition at line 775 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION_NOARGS.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::SetDefaultRoute().

bool ns3::Ipv6Prefix::IsEqual

(

const Ipv6Prefix &

other

)

const

Comparison operation between two Ipv6Prefix.

Parameters

other

the IPv6 prefix to which to compare this prefix

Returns

true if the prefixes are equal, false otherwise

Definition at line 808 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv6RoutingTableEntry::IsHost().

bool ns3::Ipv6Prefix::IsMatch	(	Ipv6Address	a,
		Ipv6Address	b
	)		const

If the Address match the type.

Parameters

a	a first address
b	a second address

Returns

true if the type match, false otherwise

Definition at line 719 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References ns3::Ipv6Address::GetBytes(), m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by ns3::Ipv6Interface::GetAddressMatchingDestination(), ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::HasNetworkDest(), and ns3::Ipv6StaticRouting::LookupStatic().

void ns3::Ipv6Prefix::Print

(

std::ostream &

os

)

const

Print this address to the given output stream.

The print format is in the typical "2001:660:4701::1".

Parameters

os	the output stream to which this Ipv6Address is printed

Definition at line 740 of file ipv6-address.cc.

References m_prefix, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• src/network/utils/ipv6-address.h
• src/network/utils/ipv6-address.cc