Example Connectionless (802.3) Initialization Sequence
This section describes the general order of events that a device can expect upon startup as a Remote NDIS connectionless device. Because the basic operation of Remote NDIS is the same, regardless of the underlying bus, the require bus enumeration and start up process has been left out of the example.
Host | Device | Description |
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Hosts sends Remote NDIS Initialization message to device. |
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Device response with Initialize Complete message. |
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Receiving. Successful Initialization |
Host starts accepting data on incoming data channel. (Example: on USB starts doing reads on IN pipe). |
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Host initiates a series of sets and queries to determine state of device and to setup initial parameters. The device responses appropriately with the correct complete messages. The following NDIS OIDs may be queried: OID_802_3_CURRENT_ADDRESS, OID_802_3_MAXIMUM_LIST_SIZE, and so on. |
Host sends an OID_GEN_CURRENT_PACKET_FILTER OID with a nonzero filter value to the device. At this point the device should start sending data packets on the incoming data channel. The host will also start sending data packets on the outgoing data channel. |