com.eurotech.framework.net.admin.modem.sierra
Class Hip

java.lang.Object
  com.eurotech.framework.net.admin.modem.sierra.Hip

public class Hip
extends Object

Describes HIP (Host Interface Protocol) object.

The Host Interface Protocol is a multiplexing layer designed to allow several types of message streams to share the same physical link layer. CnS is one of the supported streams. HIP is used to carry control and status data between the modem and the host to provide management of the modem device. This management consists of:

� Non-volatile configuration of the device

� Run-time configuration of the device

� Status reporting and monitoring of the device

This protocol does not include checksums. It relies on a high-reliability physical interface between the host and the modem to reduce the processing burden on the microprocessor.

HIP format:

Byte offset	Content
0	Framing character (0x7E)
1-2	Length of ooptional payload
3	Message ID
4	Parameter
5-n	Optional payload
n+1	Framing character (0x7E)

The minimum length of a HIP packet is six bytes, for a packet without the optional payload. Note that such a packet would have the first field set to 0x0000�no payload.

Copyright (c) 2009 Eurotech Inc. All rights reserved.

Field Summary

static byte	FRAME_BYTE Frame byte delimiter.
static int	MIN_MSG_SIZE Minimum message size.
static byte	MSGID_CNS_HOST2MODEM Indicates host to modem message direction.
static byte	MSGID_CNS_MODEM2HOST Indicates modem to host message direction.

Constructor Summary

Hip(byte[] payload)
HIP request constructor

Hip(List<Byte> alMsg)
HIP reply constructor

Method Summary

byte[]	getHIPmessage() Reports HIP message
byte	getMessageID() Reports message ID
byte[]	getPayload() Reports HIP payload
boolean	isError() Reports if there is an error in processing HIP reply

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

MSGID_CNS_HOST2MODEM

public static final byte MSGID_CNS_HOST2MODEM

Indicates host to modem message direction.

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Constant Field Values

MSGID_CNS_MODEM2HOST

public static final byte MSGID_CNS_MODEM2HOST

Indicates modem to host message direction.

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Constant Field Values

MIN_MSG_SIZE

public static final int MIN_MSG_SIZE

Minimum message size.

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Constant Field Values

FRAME_BYTE

public static final byte FRAME_BYTE

Frame byte delimiter.

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Constant Field Values

Constructor Detail

Hip

public Hip(byte[] payload)

HIP request constructor

Parameters:

payload - - HIP payload

Hip

public Hip(List<Byte> alMsg)

HIP reply constructor

Parameters:

alMsg - - HIP reply

Method Detail

getHIPmessage

public byte[] getHIPmessage()

Reports HIP message

Returns:

byte [] - message

getPayload

public byte[] getPayload()

Reports HIP payload

Returns:

HIP payload

getMessageID

public byte getMessageID()

Reports message ID

Returns:

Message ID

isError

public boolean isError()

Reports if there is an error in processing HIP reply

Returns:

boolean
true - error
false - no error