package mirage-protocols
Library
Module
Module type
Parameter
Class
Class type
include module type of struct include Mirage_protocols end
Ethernet layer
module Ethernet = Mirage_protocols.Ethernet
Ethernet errors and protocols.
module type ETHERNET = Mirage_protocols.ETHERNET
Ethernet (IEEE 802.3) is a widely used data link layer. The hardware is usually a twisted pair or fibre connection, on the software side it consists of an Ethernet header where source and destination mac addresses, and a type field, indicating the type of the next layer, are present. The Ethernet layer consists of network card mac address and MTU information, and provides decapsulation and encapsulation.
ARP
module Arp = Mirage_protocols.Arp
Arp errors.
module type ARP = Mirage_protocols.ARP
Address resolution protocol, translating network addresses (e.g. IPv4) into link layer addresses (MAC).
IP layer
module Ip = Mirage_protocols.Ip
IP errors and protocols.
module type IP = Mirage_protocols.IP
An Internet Protocol (IP) layer reassembles IP fragments into packets, removes the IP header, and on the sending side fragments overlong payload and inserts IP headers.
module type IPV4 = Mirage_protocols.IPV4
IPv4 layer
module type IPV6 = Mirage_protocols.IPV6
IPv6 layer
ICMP layer
module type ICMP = Mirage_protocols.ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol: error messages and operational information.
module type ICMPV4 = Mirage_protocols.ICMPV4
ICMPv4 layer
module type ICMPV6 = Mirage_protocols.ICMPV6
ICMPv6 layer
UDP layer
module type UDP = Mirage_protocols.UDP
User datagram protocol layer: connectionless message-oriented communication.
module type UDPV4 = Mirage_protocols.UDPV4
UDPv4 layer
module type UDPV6 = Mirage_protocols.UDPV6
UDPv6 layer
TCP layer
module Tcp = Mirage_protocols.Tcp
TCP errors.
module Keepalive = Mirage_protocols.Keepalive
Configuration for TCP keep-alives. Keep-alive messages are probes sent on an idle connection. If no traffic is received after a certain number of probes are sent, then the connection is assumed to have been lost.
module type TCP = Mirage_protocols.TCP
Transmission Control Protocol layer: reliable ordered streaming communication.
module type TCPV4 = Mirage_protocols.TCPV4
TCPv4 layer
module type TCPV6 = Mirage_protocols.TCPV6
TCPv6 layer
DHCP client
IPv4 Configuration
module type DHCP_CLIENT = Mirage_protocols.DHCP_CLIENT
Dynamic host configuration protocol: a client engaging in lease transactions.