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1 /* $FreeBSD$ */
2 /* $NetBSD: ieee80211_radiotap.h,v 1.16 2007/01/06 05:51:15 dyoung Exp $ */
3 
4 /*-
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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 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_HDRLEN	64	/* XXX deprecated */
56 
57 /*
58  * The radio capture header precedes the 802.11 header.
59  *
60  * Note well: all radiotap fields are little-endian.
61  */
62 struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
63 	u_int8_t	it_version;	/* Version 0. Only increases
64 					 * for drastic changes,
65 					 * introduction of compatible
66 					 * new fields does not count.
67 					 */
68 	u_int8_t	it_pad;
69 	u_int16_t       it_len;         /* length of the whole
70 					 * header in bytes, including
71 					 * it_version, it_pad,
72 					 * it_len, and data fields.
73 					 */
74 	u_int32_t       it_present;     /* A bitmap telling which
75 					 * fields are present. Set bit 31
76 					 * (0x80000000) to extend the
77 					 * bitmap by another 32 bits.
78 					 * Additional extensions are made
79 					 * by setting bit 31.
80 					 */
81 } __attribute__((__packed__));
82 
83 /*
84  * Name                                 Data type       Units
85  * ----                                 ---------       -----
86  *
87  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT              u_int64_t       microseconds
88  *
89  *      Value in microseconds of the MAC's 64-bit 802.11 Time
90  *      Synchronization Function timer when the first bit of the
91  *      MPDU arrived at the MAC. For received frames, only.
92  *
93  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL           2 x u_int16_t   MHz, bitmap
94  *
95  *      Tx/Rx frequency in MHz, followed by flags (see below).
96  *
97  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS              u_int16_t       see below
98  *
99  *      For frequency-hopping radios, the hop set (first byte)
100  *      and pattern (second byte).
101  *
102  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE              u_int8_t        500kb/s
103  *
104  *      Tx/Rx data rate
105  *
106  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL     int8_t          decibels from
107  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
108  *
109  *      RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from
110  *      one milliwatt.
111  *
112  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE      int8_t          decibels from
113  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
114  *
115  *      RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from one
116  *      milliwatt.
117  *
118  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL      u_int8_t        decibel (dB)
119  *
120  *      RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
121  *      arbitrary, fixed reference.
122  *
123  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE       u_int8_t        decibel (dB)
124  *
125  *      RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
126  *      arbitrary, fixed reference point.
127  *
128  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY      u_int16_t       unitless
129  *
130  *      Quality of Barker code lock. Unitless. Monotonically
131  *      nondecreasing with "better" lock strength. Called "Signal
132  *      Quality" in datasheets.  (Is there a standard way to measure
133  *      this?)
134  *
135  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION    u_int16_t       unitless
136  *
137  *      Transmit power expressed as unitless distance from max
138  *      power set at factory calibration.  0 is max power.
139  *      Monotonically nondecreasing with lower power levels.
140  *
141  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION u_int16_t       decibels (dB)
142  *
143  *      Transmit power expressed as decibel distance from max power
144  *      set at factory calibration.  0 is max power.  Monotonically
145  *      nondecreasing with lower power levels.
146  *
147  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER      int8_t          decibels from
148  *                                                      one milliwatt (dBm)
149  *
150  *      Transmit power expressed as dBm (decibels from a 1 milliwatt
151  *      reference). This is the absolute power level measured at
152  *      the antenna port.
153  *
154  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS             u_int8_t        bitmap
155  *
156  *      Properties of transmitted and received frames. See flags
157  *      defined below.
158  *
159  * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA           u_int8_t        antenna index
160  *
161  *      Unitless indication of the Rx/Tx antenna for this packet.
162  *      The first antenna is antenna 0.
163  */
164 enum ieee80211_radiotap_type {
165 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT = 0,
166 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS = 1,
167 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE = 2,
168 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL = 3,
169 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS = 4,
170 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL = 5,
171 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE = 6,
172 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY = 7,
173 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION = 8,
174 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION = 9,
175 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER = 10,
176 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA = 11,
177 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL = 12,
178 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE = 13,
179 	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_EXT = 31,
180 };
181 
182 #ifndef _KERNEL
183 /* Channel flags. */
184 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_TURBO	0x0010	/* Turbo channel */
185 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_CCK	0x0020	/* CCK channel */
186 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_OFDM	0x0040	/* OFDM channel */
187 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_2GHZ	0x0080	/* 2 GHz spectrum channel. */
188 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_5GHZ	0x0100	/* 5 GHz spectrum channel */
189 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE	0x0200	/* Only passive scan allowed */
190 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_DYN	0x0400	/* Dynamic CCK-OFDM channel */
191 #define	IEEE80211_CHAN_GFSK	0x0800	/* GFSK channel (FHSS PHY) */
192 #endif /* !_KERNEL */
193 
194 /* For IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS */
195 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_CFP	0x01	/* sent/received
196 						 * during CFP
197 						 */
198 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_SHORTPRE	0x02	/* sent/received
199 						 * with short
200 						 * preamble
201 						 */
202 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP	0x04	/* sent/received
203 						 * with WEP encryption
204 						 */
205 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG	0x08	/* sent/received
206 						 * with fragmentation
207 						 */
208 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS	0x10	/* frame includes FCS */
209 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_DATAPAD	0x20	/* frame has padding between
210 						 * 802.11 header and payload
211 						 * (to 32-bit boundary)
212 						 */
213 #define	IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_BADFCS	0x40	/* does not pass FCS check */
214 
215 #endif /* !_NET80211_IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_H_ */
216