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NAME

Net::Frame::Layer::PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol layer object

SYNOPSIS

use Net::Frame::Layer::PPP qw(:consts);

# Build a layer
my $layer = Net::Frame::Layer::PPP->new(
   address  => 0xff,
   control  => 0x03,
   protocol => NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_IPv4,
);
$layer->pack;

print 'RAW: '.$layer->dump."\n";

# Read a raw layer
my $layer = Net::Frame::Layer::PPP->new(raw => $raw);

print $layer->print."\n";
print 'PAYLOAD: '.unpack('H*', $layer->payload)."\n"
   if $layer->payload;

DESCRIPTION

This modules implements the encoding and decoding of the Point-to-Point Protocol layer.

See also Net::Frame::Layer for other attributes and methods.

ATTRIBUTES

address - 8 bits
control - 8 bits
protocol - 16 bits

The following are inherited attributes. See Net::Frame::Layer for more information.

raw
payload
nextLayer

METHODS

new
new (hash)

Object constructor. You can pass attributes that will overwrite default ones. See SYNOPSIS for default values.

The following are inherited methods. Some of them may be overridden in this layer, and some others may not be meaningful in this layer. See Net::Frame::Layer for more information.

layer
computeLengths
computeChecksums
pack
unpack
encapsulate
getLength
getPayloadLength
print
dump

CONSTANTS

Load them: use Net::Frame::Layer::PPP qw(:consts);

NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_IPv4
NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_DDP
NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_IPX
NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_IPv6
NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_CDP
NF_PPP_PROTOCOL_PPPLCP

Various supported encapsulated layer types.

SEE ALSO

Net::Frame::Layer

AUTHOR

Patrice <GomoR> Auffret

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (c) 2006-2019, Patrice <GomoR> Auffret

You may distribute this module under the terms of the Artistic license. See LICENSE.Artistic file in the source distribution archive.