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      1 /* $FreeBSD: src/sys/net80211/ieee80211_radiotap.h,v 1.5 2005/01/22 20:12:05 sam Exp $ */
      2 /* $NetBSD: ieee80211_radiotap.h,v 1.15 2006/03/12 03:22:02 dyoung Exp $ */
      3 
      4 /*-
      5  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 David Young.  All rights reserved.
      6  *
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     15  * 3. The name of David Young may not be used to endorse or promote
     16  *    products derived from this software without specific prior
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     32 #ifndef _NET80211_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_H_
     33 #define _NET80211_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_H_
     34 
     35 /* A generic radio capture format is desirable. It must be
     36  * rigidly defined (e.g., units for fields should be given),
     37  * and easily extensible.
     38  *
     39  * The following is an extensible radio capture format. It is
     40  * based on a bitmap indicating which fields are present.
     41  *
     42  * I am trying to describe precisely what the application programmer
     43  * should expect in the following, and for that reason I tell the
     44  * units and origin of each measurement (where it applies), or else I
     45  * use sufficiently weaselly language ("is a monotonically nondecreasing
     46  * function of...") that I cannot set false expectations for lawyerly
     47  * readers.
     48  */
     49 #if defined(__KERNEL__) || defined(_KERNEL)
     50 #ifndef DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO
     51 #define	DLT_IEEE802_11_RADIO	127	/* 802.11 plus WLAN header */
     52 #endif
     53 #endif /* defined(__KERNEL__) || defined(_KERNEL) */
     54 
     55 /* XXX tcpdump/libpcap do not tolerate variable-length headers,
     56  * yet, so we pad every radiotap header to 64 bytes. Ugh.
     57  */
     58 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_HDRLEN	64
     59 
     60 /*
     61  * The radio capture header precedes the 802.11 header.
     62  *
     63  * Note well: all radiotap fields are little-endian.
     64  */
     65 struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
     66 	u_int8_t	it_version;	/* Version 0. Only increases
     67 					 * for drastic changes,
     68 					 * introduction of compatible
     69 					 * new fields does not count.
     70 					 */
     71 	u_int8_t	it_pad;
     72 	u_int16_t       it_len;         /* length of the whole
     73 					 * header in bytes, including
     74 					 * it_version, it_pad,
     75 					 * it_len, and data fields.
     76 					 */
     77 	u_int32_t       it_present;     /* A bitmap telling which
     78 					 * fields are present. Set bit 31
     79 					 * (0x80000000) to extend the
     80 					 * bitmap by another 32 bits.
     81 					 * Additional extensions are made
     82 					 * by setting bit 31.
     83 					 */
     84 } __attribute__((__packed__));
     85 
     86 /*
     87  * Name                                 Data type       Units
     88  * ----                                 ---------       -----
     89  *
     90  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT              u_int64_t       microseconds
     91  *
     92  *      Value in microseconds of the MAC's 64-bit 802.11 Time
     93  *      Synchronization Function timer when the first bit of the
     94  *      MPDU arrived at the MAC. For received frames, only.
     95  *
     96  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL           2 x u_int16_t   MHz, bitmap
     97  *
     98  *      Tx/Rx frequency in MHz, followed by flags (see below).
     99  *
    100  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS              u_int16_t       see below
    101  *
    102  *      For frequency-hopping radios, the hop set (first byte)
    103  *      and pattern (second byte).
    104  *
    105  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE              u_int8_t        500kb/s
    106  *
    107  *      Tx/Rx data rate
    108  *
    109  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL     int8_t          decibels from
    110  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
    111  *
    112  *      RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from
    113  *      one milliwatt.
    114  *
    115  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE      int8_t          decibels from
    116  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
    117  *
    118  *      RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from one
    119  *      milliwatt.
    120  *
    121  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL      u_int8_t        decibel (dB)
    122  *
    123  *      RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
    124  *      arbitrary, fixed reference.
    125  *
    126  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE       u_int8_t        decibel (dB)
    127  *
    128  *      RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
    129  *      arbitrary, fixed reference point.
    130  *
    131  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY      u_int16_t       unitless
    132  *
    133  *      Quality of Barker code lock. Unitless. Monotonically
    134  *      nondecreasing with "better" lock strength. Called "Signal
    135  *      Quality" in datasheets.  (Is there a standard way to measure
    136  *      this?)
    137  *
    138  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION    u_int16_t       unitless
    139  *
    140  *      Transmit power expressed as unitless distance from max
    141  *      power set at factory calibration.  0 is max power.
    142  *      Monotonically nondecreasing with lower power levels.
    143  *
    144  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION u_int16_t       decibels (dB)
    145  *
    146  *      Transmit power expressed as decibel distance from max power
    147  *      set at factory calibration.  0 is max power.  Monotonically
    148  *      nondecreasing with lower power levels.
    149  *
    150  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER      int8_t          decibels from
    151  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
    152  *
    153  *      Transmit power expressed as dBm (decibels from a 1 milliwatt
    154  *      reference). This is the absolute power level measured at
    155  *      the antenna port.
    156  *
    157  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS             u_int8_t        bitmap
    158  *
    159  *      Properties of transmitted and received frames. See flags
    160  *      defined below.
    161  *
    162  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA           u_int8_t        antenna index
    163  *
    164  *      Unitless indication of the Rx/Tx antenna for this packet.
    165  *      The first antenna is antenna 0.
    166  */
    167 enum ieee80211_radiotap_type {
    168 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT = 0,
    169 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS = 1,
    170 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE = 2,
    171 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL = 3,
    172 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS = 4,
    173 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL = 5,
    174 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE = 6,
    175 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY = 7,
    176 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION = 8,
    177 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION = 9,
    178 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER = 10,
    179 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA = 11,
    180 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL = 12,
    181 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE = 13,
    182 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_EXT = 31,
    183 };
    184 
    185 #ifndef _KERNEL
    186 /* Channel flags. */
    187 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_TURBO	0x0010	/* Turbo channel */
    188 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_CCK	0x0020	/* CCK channel */
    189 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_OFDM	0x0040	/* OFDM channel */
    190 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_2GHZ	0x0080	/* 2 GHz spectrum channel. */
    191 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_5GHZ	0x0100	/* 5 GHz spectrum channel */
    192 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE	0x0200	/* Only passive scan allowed */
    193 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_DYN	0x0400	/* Dynamic CCK-OFDM channel */
    194 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_GFSK	0x0800	/* GFSK channel (FHSS PHY) */
    195 #endif /* !_KERNEL */
    196 
    197 /* For IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS */
    198 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_CFP	0x01	/* sent/received
    199 						 * during CFP
    200 						 */
    201 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_SHORTPRE	0x02	/* sent/received
    202 						 * with short
    203 						 * preamble
    204 						 */
    205 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP	0x04	/* sent/received
    206 						 * with WEP encryption
    207 						 */
    208 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG	0x08	/* sent/received
    209 						 * with fragmentation
    210 						 */
    211 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS	0x10	/* frame includes FCS */
    212 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_DATAPAD	0x20	/* frame has padding between
    213 						 * 802.11 header and payload
    214 						 * (to 32-bit boundary)
    215 						 */
    216 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_BADFCS	0x40	/* does not pass FCS check */
    217 
    218 #endif /* !_NET80211_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_H_ */
    219