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 1.11 2005/06/22 06:16:02 dyoung Exp $ */
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34 * Modifications to fit into the linux IEEE 802.11 stack,
35 * Mike Kershaw (dragorn@kismetwireless.net)
38 #ifndef IEEE80211RADIOTAP_H
39 #define IEEE80211RADIOTAP_H
41 #include <linux/if_ether.h>
42 #include <linux/kernel.h>
43 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
45 /* Radiotap header version (from official NetBSD feed) */
46 #define IEEE80211RADIOTAP_VERSION "1.5"
47 /* Base version of the radiotap packet header data */
48 #define PKTHDR_RADIOTAP_VERSION 0
50 /* A generic radio capture format is desirable. There is one for
51 * Linux, but it is neither rigidly defined (there were not even
52 * units given for some fields) nor easily extensible.
54 * I suggest the following extensible radio capture format. It is
55 * based on a bitmap indicating which fields are present.
57 * I am trying to describe precisely what the application programmer
58 * should expect in the following, and for that reason I tell the
59 * units and origin of each measurement (where it applies), or else I
60 * use sufficiently weaselly language ("is a monotonically nondecreasing
61 * function of...") that I cannot set false expectations for lawyerly
65 /* XXX tcpdump/libpcap do not tolerate variable-length headers,
66 * yet, so we pad every radiotap header to 64 bytes. Ugh.
68 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_HDRLEN 64
70 /* The radio capture header precedes the 802.11 header.
71 * All data in the header is little endian on all platforms.
73 struct ieee80211_radiotap_header {
74 u8 it_version; /* Version 0. Only increases
75 * for drastic changes,
76 * introduction of compatible
77 * new fields does not count.
80 __le16 it_len; /* length of the whole
81 * header in bytes, including
83 * it_len, and data fields.
85 __le32 it_present; /* A bitmap telling which
86 * fields are present. Set bit 31
87 * (0x80000000) to extend the
88 * bitmap by another 32 bits.
89 * Additional extensions are made
94 /* Name Data type Units
95 * ---- --------- -----
97 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT __le64 microseconds
99 * Value in microseconds of the MAC's 64-bit 802.11 Time
100 * Synchronization Function timer when the first bit of the
101 * MPDU arrived at the MAC. For received frames, only.
103 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL 2 x __le16 MHz, bitmap
105 * Tx/Rx frequency in MHz, followed by flags (see below).
107 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS __le16 see below
109 * For frequency-hopping radios, the hop set (first byte)
110 * and pattern (second byte).
112 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE u8 500kb/s
116 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL s8 decibels from
117 * one milliwatt (dBm)
119 * RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from
122 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE s8 decibels from
123 * one milliwatt (dBm)
125 * RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from one
128 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL u8 decibel (dB)
130 * RF signal power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
131 * arbitrary, fixed reference.
133 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE u8 decibel (dB)
135 * RF noise power at the antenna, decibel difference from an
136 * arbitrary, fixed reference point.
138 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY __le16 unitless
140 * Quality of Barker code lock. Unitless. Monotonically
141 * nondecreasing with "better" lock strength. Called "Signal
142 * Quality" in datasheets. (Is there a standard way to measure
145 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION __le16 unitless
147 * Transmit power expressed as unitless distance from max
148 * power set at factory calibration. 0 is max power.
149 * Monotonically nondecreasing with lower power levels.
151 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION __le16 decibels (dB)
153 * Transmit power expressed as decibel distance from max power
154 * set at factory calibration. 0 is max power. Monotonically
155 * nondecreasing with lower power levels.
157 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER s8 decibels from
158 * one milliwatt (dBm)
160 * Transmit power expressed as dBm (decibels from a 1 milliwatt
161 * reference). This is the absolute power level measured at
164 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS u8 bitmap
166 * Properties of transmitted and received frames. See flags
169 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA u8 antenna index
171 * Unitless indication of the Rx/Tx antenna for this packet.
172 * The first antenna is antenna 0.
174 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS __le16 bitmap
176 * Properties of received frames. See flags defined below.
178 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS __le16 bitmap
180 * Properties of transmitted frames. See flags defined below.
182 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RTS_RETRIES u8 data
184 * Number of rts retries a transmitted frame used.
186 * IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES u8 data
188 * Number of unicast retries a transmitted frame used.
191 enum ieee80211_radiotap_type {
192 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT = 0,
193 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS = 1,
194 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RATE = 2,
195 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_CHANNEL = 3,
196 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FHSS = 4,
197 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTSIGNAL = 5,
198 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_ANTNOISE = 6,
199 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_LOCK_QUALITY = 7,
200 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_ATTENUATION = 8,
201 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_TX_ATTENUATION = 9,
202 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DBM_TX_POWER = 10,
203 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_ANTENNA = 11,
204 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTSIGNAL = 12,
205 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DB_ANTNOISE = 13,
206 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS = 14,
207 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS = 15,
208 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RTS_RETRIES = 16,
209 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_DATA_RETRIES = 17,
210 IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_EXT = 31
214 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_TURBO 0x0010 /* Turbo channel */
215 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_CCK 0x0020 /* CCK channel */
216 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_OFDM 0x0040 /* OFDM channel */
217 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_2GHZ 0x0080 /* 2 GHz spectrum channel. */
218 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_5GHZ 0x0100 /* 5 GHz spectrum channel */
219 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_PASSIVE 0x0200 /* Only passive scan allowed */
220 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_DYN 0x0400 /* Dynamic CCK-OFDM channel */
221 #define IEEE80211_CHAN_GFSK 0x0800 /* GFSK channel (FHSS PHY) */
223 /* For IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_FLAGS */
224 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_CFP 0x01 /* sent/received
227 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_SHORTPRE 0x02 /* sent/received
231 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_WEP 0x04 /* sent/received
232 * with WEP encryption
234 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FRAG 0x08 /* sent/received
237 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_FCS 0x10 /* frame includes FCS */
238 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_DATAPAD 0x20 /* frame has padding between
239 * 802.11 header and payload
240 * (to 32-bit boundary)
242 /* For IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_RX_FLAGS */
243 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_RX_BADFCS 0x0001 /* frame failed crc check */
245 /* For IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TX_FLAGS */
246 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_TX_FAIL 0x0001 /* failed due to excessive
248 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_TX_CTS 0x0002 /* used cts 'protection' */
249 #define IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_F_TX_RTS 0x0004 /* used rts/cts handshake */
251 /* Ugly macro to convert literal channel numbers into their mhz equivalents
252 * There are certianly some conditions that will break this (like feeding it '30')
253 * but they shouldn't arise since nothing talks on channel 30. */
254 #define ieee80211chan2mhz(x) \
256 (((x) == 14) ? 2484 : ((x) * 5) + 2407) : \
260 static inline int ieee80211_get_radiotap_len(unsigned char *data)
262 struct ieee80211_radiotap_header *hdr =
263 (struct ieee80211_radiotap_header *)data;
265 return get_unaligned_le16(&hdr->it_len);
268 #endif /* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_H */