frame802154e-ie.c

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/**
 * \file
 *         IEEE 802.15.4e Information Element (IE) creation and parsing.
 * \author
 *         Simon Duquennoy <simonduq@sics.se>
 */
 
#include <string.h>
#include "net/mac/framer/frame802154e-ie.h"
 
/* Log configuration */
#include "sys/log.h"
#define LOG_MODULE "Frame 15.4"
#define LOG_LEVEL LOG_LEVEL_FRAMER
 
/* c.f. IEEE 802.15.4e Table 4b */
enum ieee802154e_header_ie_id {
  HEADER_IE_LE_CSL = 0x1a,
  HEADER_IE_LE_RIT,
  HEADER_IE_DSME_PAN_DESCRIPTOR,
  HEADER_IE_RZ_TIME,
  HEADER_IE_ACK_NACK_TIME_CORRECTION,
  HEADER_IE_GACK,
  HEADER_IE_LOW_LATENCY_NETWORK_INFO,
  HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_1 = 0x7e,
  HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_2 = 0x7f,
};
 
/* c.f. IEEE 802.15.4e Table 4c */
enum ieee802154e_payload_ie_id {
  PAYLOAD_IE_ESDU = 0,
  PAYLOAD_IE_MLME,
  PAYLOAD_IE_IETF = 0x5,
  PAYLOAD_IE_LIST_TERMINATION = 0xf,
};
 
/* c.f. IEEE 802.15.4e Table 4d */
enum ieee802154e_mlme_short_subie_id {
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SYNCHRONIZATION = 0x1a,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SLOFTRAME_AND_LINK,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_TIMESLOT,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_HOPPING_TIMING,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_EB_FILTER,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_MAC_METRICS_1,
  MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_MAC_METRICS_2,
};
 
/* c.f. IEEE 802.15.4e Table 4e */
enum ieee802154e_mlme_long_subie_id {
  MLME_LONG_IE_TSCH_CHANNEL_HOPPING_SEQUENCE = 0x9,
};
 
#include <net/mac/tsch/sixtop/sixtop.h>
enum ieee802154e_ietf_subie_id {
  IETF_IE_6TOP = SIXTOP_SUBIE_ID,
};
 
#define WRITE16(buf, val) \
  do { ((uint8_t *)(buf))[0] = (val) & 0xff; \
       ((uint8_t *)(buf))[1] = ((val) >> 8) & 0xff; } while(0);
 
#define READ16(buf, var) \
  (var) = ((uint8_t *)(buf))[0] | ((uint8_t *)(buf))[1] << 8
 
/* Create a header IE 2-byte descriptor */
static void
create_header_ie_descriptor(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t element_id, int ie_len)
{
  uint16_t ie_desc;
  /* Header IE descriptor: b0-6: len, b7-14: element id:, b15: type: 0 */
  ie_desc = (ie_len & 0x7f) + ((element_id & 0xff) << 7);
  WRITE16(buf, ie_desc);
}
 
/* Create a payload IE 2-byte descriptor */
static void
create_payload_ie_descriptor(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t group_id, int ie_len)
{
  uint16_t ie_desc;
  /* MLME Long IE descriptor: b0-10: len, b11-14: group id:, b15: type: 1 */
  ie_desc = (ie_len & 0x07ff) + ((group_id & 0x0f) << 11) + (1 << 15);
  WRITE16(buf, ie_desc);
}
 
/* Create a MLME short IE 2-byte descriptor */
static void
create_mlme_short_ie_descriptor(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t sub_id, int ie_len)
{
  uint16_t ie_desc;
  /* MLME Short IE descriptor: b0-7: len, b8-14: sub id:, b15: type: 0 */
  ie_desc = (ie_len & 0xff) + ((sub_id & 0x7f) << 8);
  WRITE16(buf, ie_desc);
}
 
/* Create a MLME long IE 2-byte descriptor */
static void
create_mlme_long_ie_descriptor(uint8_t *buf, uint8_t sub_id, int ie_len)
{
  uint16_t ie_desc;
  /* MLME Long IE descriptor: b0-10: len, b11-14: sub id:, b15: type: 1 */
  ie_desc = (ie_len & 0x07ff) + ((sub_id & 0x0f) << 11) + (1 << 15);
  WRITE16(buf, ie_desc);
}
 
/* Header IE. ACK/NACK time correction. Used in enhanced ACKs */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_header_ack_nack_time_correction(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 2;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    int16_t drift_us;
    uint16_t time_sync_field;
    drift_us = ies->ie_time_correction;
    time_sync_field = drift_us & 0x0fff;
    if(ies->ie_is_nack) {
      time_sync_field |= 0x8000;
    }
    WRITE16(buf+2, time_sync_field);
    create_header_ie_descriptor(buf, HEADER_IE_ACK_NACK_TIME_CORRECTION, ie_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* Header IE. List termination 1 (Signals the end of the Header IEs when
 * followed by payload IEs) */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_header_list_termination_1(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 0;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    create_header_ie_descriptor(buf, HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_1, 0);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* Header IE. List termination 2 (Signals the end of the Header IEs when
 * followed by an unformatted payload) */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_header_list_termination_2(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 0;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    create_header_ie_descriptor(buf, HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_2, 0);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* Payload IE. List termination */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_payload_list_termination(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 0;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    create_payload_ie_descriptor(buf, PAYLOAD_IE_LIST_TERMINATION, 0);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
#if TSCH_WITH_SIXTOP
/* Payload IE. 6top. Used to nest sub-IEs */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_ietf(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  if(len >= 2 && ies != NULL) {
    create_payload_ie_descriptor(buf,
                                 PAYLOAD_IE_IETF,
                                 ies->sixtop_ie_content_len);
    return 2 + ies->sixtop_ie_content_len;
  }
  return -1;
}
#endif /* TSCH_WITH_SIXTOP */
 
/* Payload IE. MLME. Used to nest sub-IEs */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_mlme(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 0;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    /* The length of the outer MLME IE is the total length of sub-IEs */
    create_payload_ie_descriptor(buf, PAYLOAD_IE_MLME, ies->ie_mlme_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* MLME sub-IE. TSCH synchronization. Used in EBs: ASN and join priority */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_tsch_synchronization(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len = 6;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    buf[2] = ies->ie_asn.ls4b;
    buf[3] = ies->ie_asn.ls4b >> 8;
    buf[4] = ies->ie_asn.ls4b >> 16;
    buf[5] = ies->ie_asn.ls4b >> 24;
    buf[6] = ies->ie_asn.ms1b;
    buf[7] = ies->ie_join_priority;
    create_mlme_short_ie_descriptor(buf, MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SYNCHRONIZATION, ie_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* MLME sub-IE. TSCH slotframe and link. Used in EBs: initial schedule */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  if(ies != NULL) {
    int i;
    int num_slotframes = ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.num_slotframes;
    int num_links = ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.num_links;
    int ie_len = 1 + num_slotframes * (4 + 5 * num_links);
    if(num_slotframes > 1 || num_links > FRAME802154E_IE_MAX_LINKS
       || len < 2 + ie_len) {
      /* We support only 0 or 1 slotframe in this IE and a predefined maximum number of links */
      return -1;
    }
    /* Insert IE */
    buf[2] = num_slotframes;
    /* Insert slotframe */
    if(num_slotframes == 1) {
      buf[2 + 1] = ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.slotframe_handle;
      WRITE16(buf + 2 + 2, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.slotframe_size);
      buf[2 + 4] = num_links;
      /* Loop over links */
      for(i = 0; i < num_links; i++) {
        /* Insert links */
        WRITE16(buf + 2 + 5 + i * 5, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].timeslot);
        WRITE16(buf + 2 + 5 + i * 5 + 2, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].channel_offset);
        buf[2 + 5 + i * 5 + 4] = ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].link_options;
      }
    }
    create_mlme_short_ie_descriptor(buf, MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SLOFTRAME_AND_LINK, ie_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* MLME sub-IE. TSCH timeslot. Used in EBs: timeslot template (timing) */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_tsch_timeslot(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len;
  if(ies == NULL) {
    return -1;
  }
  /* Only ID if ID == 0, else full timing description */
  ie_len = ies->ie_tsch_timeslot_id == 0 ? 1 : 25;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len) {
    buf[2] = ies->ie_tsch_timeslot_id;
    if(ies->ie_tsch_timeslot_id != 0) {
      int i;
      for(i = 0; i < tsch_ts_elements_count; i++) {
        WRITE16(buf + 3 + 2 * i, ies->ie_tsch_timeslot[i]);
      }
    }
    create_mlme_short_ie_descriptor(buf, MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_TIMESLOT, ie_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* MLME sub-IE. TSCH channel hopping sequence. Used in EBs: hopping sequence */
int
frame80215e_create_ie_tsch_channel_hopping_sequence(uint8_t *buf, int len,
    const struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  int ie_len;
  if(ies == NULL || ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len > sizeof(ies->ie_hopping_sequence_list)) {
    return -1;
  }
  ie_len = ies->ie_channel_hopping_sequence_id == 0 ? 1 : 12 + ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len;
  if(len >= 2 + ie_len && ies != NULL) {
    buf[2] = ies->ie_channel_hopping_sequence_id;
    buf[3] = 0; /* channel page */
    WRITE16(buf + 4, 0); /* number of channels */
    WRITE16(buf + 6, 0); /* phy configuration */
    WRITE16(buf + 8, 0);
    /* Extended bitmap. Size: 0 */
    WRITE16(buf + 10, ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len); /* sequence len */
    memcpy(buf + 12, ies->ie_hopping_sequence_list, ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len); /* sequence list */
    WRITE16(buf + 12 + ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len, 0); /* current hop */
    create_mlme_long_ie_descriptor(buf, MLME_LONG_IE_TSCH_CHANNEL_HOPPING_SEQUENCE, ie_len);
    return 2 + ie_len;
  } else {
    return -1;
  }
}
 
/* Parse a header IE */
static int
frame802154e_parse_header_ie(const uint8_t *buf, int len,
    uint8_t element_id, struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  switch(element_id) {
    case HEADER_IE_ACK_NACK_TIME_CORRECTION:
      if(len == 2) {
        if(ies != NULL) {
          /* If the originator was a time source neighbor, the receiver adjust
           * its own clock by incorporating the received drift correction */
          uint16_t time_sync_field = 0;
          int16_t drift_us = 0;
          /* Extract drift correction from Sync-IE, cast from 12 to 16-bit,
           * and convert it to RTIMER ticks.
           * See page 88 in IEEE Std 802.15.4e-2012. */
          READ16(buf, time_sync_field);
          /* First extract NACK */
          ies->ie_is_nack = (time_sync_field & (uint16_t)0x8000) ? 1 : 0;
          /* Then cast from 12 to 16 bit signed */
          if(time_sync_field & 0x0800) { /* Negative integer */
            drift_us = time_sync_field | 0xf000;
          } else { /* Positive integer */
            drift_us = time_sync_field & 0x0fff;
          }
          /* Convert to RTIMER ticks */
          ies->ie_time_correction = drift_us;
        }
        return len;
      }
      break;
  }
  return -1;
}
 
/* Parse a MLME short IE */
static int
frame802154e_parse_mlme_short_ie(const uint8_t *buf, int len,
    uint8_t sub_id, struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  switch(sub_id) {
    case MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SLOFTRAME_AND_LINK:
      if(len >= 1) {
        int i;
        int num_slotframes = buf[0];
        int num_links = buf[4];
        if(num_slotframes == 0) {
          return len;
        }
        if(num_slotframes <= 1 && num_links <= FRAME802154E_IE_MAX_LINKS
            && len == 1 + num_slotframes * (4 + 5 * num_links)) {
          if(ies != NULL) {
            /* We support only 0 or 1 slotframe in this IE and a predefined maximum number of links */
            ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.num_slotframes = buf[0];
            ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.slotframe_handle = buf[1];
            READ16(buf + 2, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.slotframe_size);
            ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.num_links = buf[4];
            for(i = 0; i < num_links; i++) {
              READ16(buf + 5 + i * 5, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].timeslot);
              READ16(buf + 5 + i * 5 + 2, ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].channel_offset);
              ies->ie_tsch_slotframe_and_link.links[i].link_options = buf[5 + i * 5 + 4];
            }
          }
          return len;
        }
      }
      break;
    case MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_SYNCHRONIZATION:
      if(len == 6) {
        if(ies != NULL) {
          ies->ie_asn.ls4b = (uint32_t)buf[0];
          ies->ie_asn.ls4b |= (uint32_t)buf[1] << 8;
          ies->ie_asn.ls4b |= (uint32_t)buf[2] << 16;
          ies->ie_asn.ls4b |= (uint32_t)buf[3] << 24;
          ies->ie_asn.ms1b = (uint8_t)buf[4];
          ies->ie_join_priority = (uint8_t)buf[5];
        }
        return len;
      }
      break;
    case MLME_SHORT_IE_TSCH_TIMESLOT:
      if(len == 1 || len == 25) {
        if(ies != NULL) {
          ies->ie_tsch_timeslot_id = buf[0];
          if(len == 25) {
            int i;
            for(i = 0; i < tsch_ts_elements_count; i++) {
              READ16(buf+1+2*i, ies->ie_tsch_timeslot[i]);
            }
          }
        }
        return len;
      }
      break;
  }
  return -1;
}
 
/* Parse a MLME long IE */
static int
frame802154e_parse_mlme_long_ie(const uint8_t *buf, int len,
    uint8_t sub_id, struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  switch(sub_id) {
    case MLME_LONG_IE_TSCH_CHANNEL_HOPPING_SEQUENCE:
      if(len > 0) {
        if(ies != NULL) {
          ies->ie_channel_hopping_sequence_id = buf[0];
          if(len > 1) {
            READ16(buf+8, ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len); /* sequence len */
            if(ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len <= sizeof(ies->ie_hopping_sequence_list)
                && len == 12 + ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len) {
              memcpy(ies->ie_hopping_sequence_list, buf+10, ies->ie_hopping_sequence_len); /* sequence list */
            }
          }
        }
        return len;
      }
      break;
  }
  return -1;
}
 
/* Parse all IEEE 802.15.4e Information Elements (IE) from a frame */
int
frame802154e_parse_information_elements(const uint8_t *buf, uint8_t buf_size,
    struct ieee802154_ies *ies)
{
  const uint8_t *start = buf;
  uint16_t ie_desc;
  uint8_t type;
  uint8_t id;
  uint16_t len = 0;
  int nested_mlme_len = 0;
  enum {PARSING_HEADER_IE, PARSING_PAYLOAD_IE, PARSING_MLME_SUBIE} parsing_state;
 
  if(ies == NULL) {
    return -1;
  }
 
  /* Always look for a header IE first (at least "list termination 1") */
  parsing_state = PARSING_HEADER_IE;
  ies->ie_payload_ie_offset = 0;
 
  /* Loop over all IEs */
  while(buf_size > 0) {
    if(buf_size < 2) { /* Not enough space for IE descriptor */
      return -1;
    }
    READ16(buf, ie_desc);
    buf_size -= 2;
    buf += 2;
    type = ie_desc & 0x8000 ? 1 : 0; /* b15 */
    LOG_DBG("ie type %u, current state %u\n", type, parsing_state);
 
    switch(parsing_state) {
      case PARSING_HEADER_IE:
        if(type != 0) {
          LOG_ERR("header ie: wrong type %04x\n", ie_desc);
          return -1;
        }
        /* Header IE: 2 bytes descriptor, c.f. fig 48n in IEEE 802.15.4e */
        len = ie_desc & 0x007f; /* b0-b6 */
        id = (ie_desc & 0x7f80) >> 7; /* b7-b14 */
        LOG_DBG("header ie: len %u id %x\n", len, id);
        switch(id) {
          case HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_1:
            if(len == 0) {
              /* End of payload IE list, now expect payload IEs */
              parsing_state = PARSING_PAYLOAD_IE;
              ies->ie_payload_ie_offset = buf - start; /* Save IE header len */
              LOG_DBG("list termination 1, look for payload IEs\n");
            } else {
              LOG_ERR("list termination 1, wrong len %u\n", len);
              return -1;
            }
            break;
          case HEADER_IE_LIST_TERMINATION_2:
            /* End of IE parsing */
            if(len == 0) {
              ies->ie_payload_ie_offset = buf - start; /* Save IE header len */
              LOG_DBG("list termination 2\n");
              return buf + len - start;
            } else {
              LOG_ERR("list termination 2, wrong len %u\n", len);
              return -1;
            }
          default:
            if(len > buf_size || frame802154e_parse_header_ie(buf, len, id, ies) == -1) {
              LOG_ERR("failed to parse\n");
              return -1;
            }
            break;
        }
        break;
      case PARSING_PAYLOAD_IE:
        if(type != 1) {
          LOG_ERR("payload ie: wrong type %04x\n", ie_desc);
          return -1;
        }
        /* Payload IE: 2 bytes descriptor, c.f. fig 48o in IEEE 802.15.4e */
        len = ie_desc & 0x7ff; /* b0-b10 */
        id = (ie_desc & 0x7800) >> 11; /* b11-b14 */
        LOG_DBG("payload ie: len %u id %x\n", len, id);
        switch(id) {
          case PAYLOAD_IE_MLME:
            /* Now expect 'len' bytes of MLME sub-IEs */
            parsing_state = PARSING_MLME_SUBIE;
            nested_mlme_len = len;
            len = 0; /* Reset len as we want to read subIEs and not jump over them */
            LOG_DBG("entering MLME ie with len %u\n", nested_mlme_len);
            break;
#if TSCH_WITH_SIXTOP
          case PAYLOAD_IE_IETF:
            switch(*buf) {
              case IETF_IE_6TOP:
                /*
                 * buf points to the Sub-ID field, a one-octet field, now;
                 * advance it by one and use the result as the head pointer of
                 * 6top IE Content.
                 */
                ies->sixtop_ie_content_ptr = buf + 1;
                /*
                 * Similarly as above, subtract 1 (one octet) from len, which
                 * includes the length of Sub-ID field, and use the result as
                 * the length of 6top IE Content.
                 */
                ies->sixtop_ie_content_len = len - 1;
                break;
              default:
                LOG_ERR("frame802154e: unsupported IETF sub-IE %u\n", *buf);
                break;
            }
            break;
#endif /* TSCH_WITH_SIXTOP */
          case PAYLOAD_IE_LIST_TERMINATION:
            LOG_DBG("payload ie list termination %u\n", len);
            return (len == 0) ? buf + len - start : -1;
          default:
            LOG_ERR("non-supported payload ie\n");
            return -1;
        }
        break;
      case PARSING_MLME_SUBIE:
        /* MLME sub-IE: 2 bytes descriptor, c.f. fig 48q in IEEE 802.15.4e */
        /* type == 0 means short sub-IE, type == 1 means long sub-IE */
        if(type == 0) {
          /* Short sub-IE, c.f. fig 48r in IEEE 802.15.4e */
          len = ie_desc & 0x00ff; /* b0-b7 */
          id = (ie_desc & 0x7f00) >> 8; /* b8-b14 */
          LOG_DBG("short mlme ie len %u id %x\n", len, id);
          if(len > buf_size || frame802154e_parse_mlme_short_ie(buf, len, id, ies) == -1) {
            LOG_ERR("failed to parse ie\n");
            return -1;
          }
        } else {
          /* Long sub-IE, c.f. fig 48s in IEEE 802.15.4e */
          len = ie_desc & 0x7ff; /* b0-b10 */
          id = (ie_desc & 0x7800) >> 11; /* b11-b14 */
          LOG_DBG("long mlme ie len %u id %x\n", len, id);
          if(len > buf_size || frame802154e_parse_mlme_long_ie(buf, len, id, ies) == -1) {
            LOG_ERR("failed to parse ie\n");
            return -1;
          }
        }
        /* Update remaining nested MLME len */
        nested_mlme_len -= 2 + len;
        if(nested_mlme_len < 0) {
          LOG_ERR("found more sub-IEs than initially advertised\n");
          /* We found more sub-IEs than initially advertised */
          return -1;
        }
        if(nested_mlme_len == 0) {
          LOG_DBG("end of MLME IE parsing\n");
          /* End of IE parsing, look for another payload IE */
          parsing_state = PARSING_PAYLOAD_IE;
        }
        break;
    }
    buf += len;
    buf_size -= len;
  }
 
  if(parsing_state == PARSING_HEADER_IE) {
    ies->ie_payload_ie_offset = buf - start; /* Save IE header len */
  }
 
  return buf - start;
}