Function Calls

Filter Overlap-Related Function Calls

Filter Overlap-Related Function Calls

The following table lists the HP-UX IPQoS API function calls related to filter overlaps. Refer to the IpqosOverlapFilter (3c) manpage for detailed information on these functions.

Table A-5

Filter Overlap-Related Functions

 

 

 

Description

 

Function

 

 

checks if filter1 overlaps

uint32_t IpqosCheckFilterOverlap(IpqosFilter

filter2

 

filter1,

 

 

IpqosFilter filter2)

 

 

 

checks if source

 

uint32_t IpqosCheckSrcAddressesOverlap(IpqosFilter

addresses for filter1

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

overlap those of filter2

 

 

 

checks if destination

uint32_t IpqosCheckDstAddressesOverlap(IpqosFilter

addresses for filter1

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

overlap those of filter2

 

 

 

checks if source port

uint32_t

numbers for filter1

 

IpqosCheckSrcPortNumbersOverlap(IpqosFilter

overlap those of filter2

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

 

 

checks if destination

uint32_t

port numbers for filter1

IpqosCheckDstPortNumbersOverlap(IpqosFilter

overlap those for filter2

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

 

 

 

checks if network

 

uint32_t IpqosCheckNetProtocolOverlap(IpqosFilter

protocol for filter1

 

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

overlaps that of filter2

 

 

 

 

checks if transport

 

uint32_t IpqosCheckXportProtocolOverlap(IpqosFilter

protocol for filter1

 

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

overlaps that of filter2

 

 

 

checks if destination

uint32_t

physical address for

IpqosCheckDstPhysAddressOverlap(IpqosFilter

filter1 overlaps that of

filter1, IpqosFilter filter2)

filter2

 

 

 

 

 

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HP UX IPQos Software manual Filter Overlap-Related Function Calls, Table A-5 Filter Overlap-Related Functions Description

UX IPQos Software specifications

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