IPv6TclassMessage#

Added in version 2.88.

class IPv6TclassMessage(**properties: Any)#

Superclasses: SocketControlMessage, Object

Contains the Traffic Class byte of an IPv6 header.

This consists of the DSCP field as per RFC 2474, and the ECN field as per RFC 3168.

It may be received using receive_message over UDP sockets (i.e. sockets in the G_SOCKET_FAMILY_IPV6 family with G_SOCKET_TYPE_DATAGRAM type). The message is not meant for sending. To set Traffic Class field to be used in datagrams sent on a Socket use:

g_socket_set_option (socket, IPPROTO_IPV6, IPV6_TCLASS, <TC value>, &error);

Constructors#

class IPv6TclassMessage
classmethod new(dscp: int, ecn: EcnCodePoint) → SocketControlMessage#

Creates a new traffic class message with given DSCP and ECN values.

Added in version 2.88.

Parameters:

  • dscp – the DSCP value of the message

  • ecn – the ECN value of the message

Methods#

class IPv6TclassMessage
get_dscp() → int#

Gets the differentiated services code point stored in message.

Added in version 2.88.

get_ecn() → EcnCodePoint#

Gets the Explicit Congestion Notification code point stored in message.

Added in version 2.88.