Packet Ieee80211BeaconFrame

File: src/linklayer/ieee80211/mgmt/Ieee80211MgmtFrames.msg

Beacon frame format (management frame + body)

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Extends:

Ieee80211ManagementFrame (packet)

Base class for 802.11 management frames (subclasses will add frame body contents)

Fields:

Name Type Description
byteLength
transmitterAddress MACAddress

aka address2

body Ieee80211BeaconFrameBody
fragmentNumber short
fromDS bool
address3 MACAddress
type short

type and subtype

receiverAddress MACAddress

aka address1

sequenceNumber short
duration simtime_t

"duration" in the Duration/ID field (-1=no duration)

toDS bool
AID short

"id" (Association ID) in the Duration/ID field (-1=no ID)

retry bool
moreFragments bool

Source code:

//
// Beacon frame format (management frame + body)
//
packet Ieee80211BeaconFrame extends Ieee80211ManagementFrame
{
    type = ST_BEACON;
    byteLength = 28+getBody().getBodyLength();
    Ieee80211BeaconFrameBody body;
}