Protocol messages for bridging. GitHub issue #68

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Adam Ierymenko 2014-06-10 15:25:15 -07:00
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commit fb31f93c52
4 changed files with 24 additions and 8 deletions

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@ -497,8 +497,22 @@ public:
*/
VERB_FRAME = 6,
/* TODO: not implemented yet */
VERB_BRIDGED_FRAME = 7,
/*
* An ethernet frame to or from specified MAC addresses:
* <[8] 64-bit network ID>
* <[6] destination MAC or all zero for destination node>
* <[6] source MAC or all zero for node of origin>
* <[2] 16-bit ethertype>
* <[...] ethernet payload>
*
* Extended frames include full MAC addressing and are used for bridged
* configurations. Theoretically they could carry multicast as well but
* currently they're not used for that.
*
* ERROR may be generated if a membership certificate is needed for a
* closed network. Payload will be network ID.
*/
VERB_EXT_FRAME = 7,
/* A multicast frame:
* <[2] 16-bit propagation depth or 0xffff for "do not forward">
@ -543,6 +557,9 @@ public:
* set in the bloom filter and addresses outside the propagation restrict
* prefix.
*
* Active bridges on a network are always added as next hops for all
* multicast and broadcast traffic, as if they "like" all groups.
*
* Algorithm for setting bits in bloom filter:
*
* (1) Place the address in the least significant 40 bits of a 64-bit int.