Layer 2 - Ethernet
Collaboration diagram for Layer 2 - Ethernet:
Data Structures | |
| struct | ethernet_header |
| An ethernet frame. More... | |
Macros | |
| #define | ETHERNET_ADDR_SIZE 6 |
| Size of an ethernet MAC address. | |
| #define | ETHERNET_HEADER_SIZE 14 |
| Size of an ethernet header. | |
Typedefs | |
| typedef uint8_t | mac_address_t[ETHERNET_ADDR_SIZE] |
| Represents an ethernet MAC address. More... | |
Enumerations | |
| enum | ethernet_type { ETH_PROTO_IP = 0x0800 , ETH_PROTO_ARP = 0x0806 } |
| Supported ethernet protocols, as defined by IANA. More... | |
Functions | |
| void | ethernet_fill_packet (struct packet *, enum ethernet_type, const mac_address_t dst) |
| Insert headers for layer 2 inside a packet over ethernet. | |
| error_t | ethernet_receive_packet (struct packet *) |
| Process a packet received by an ethernet network device. | |
Detailed Description
- See also
- - TCP/IP Illustrated Vol I - Chapter 2 - Link Layer
- - https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9844436
Typedef Documentation
◆ mac_address_t
| typedef uint8_t mac_address_t[ETHERNET_ADDR_SIZE] |
- Note
- The content of this buffer is ALWAYS in big endian notation.
Enumeration Type Documentation
◆ ethernet_type
| enum ethernet_type |
