NDIS_PROTOCOL_CHARACTERISTICS

This structure is used to specify the version numbers and various callback functions for a protocol.

typedef struct _NDIS_PROTOCOL_CHARACTERISTICS {
  UCHAR MajorNdisVersion;
  UCHAR MinorNdisVersion;
  UINT Reserved;
  OPEN_ADAPTER_COMPLETE_HANDLER OpenAdapterCompleteHandler;
  CLOSE_ADAPTER_COMPLETE_HANDLER CloseAdapterCompleteHandler;
  SEND_COMPLETE_HANDLER SendCompleteHandler;
  TRANSFER_DATA_COMPLETE_HANDLER TransferDataCompleteHandler;
  RESET_COMPLETE_HANDLER ResetCompleteHandler;
  REQUEST_COMPLETE_HANDLER RequestCompleteHandler;
  RECEIVE_HANDLER ReceiveHandler;
  RECEIVE_COMPLETE_HANDLER ReceiveCompleteHandler;
  STATUS_HANDLER StatusHandler;
  STATUS_COMPLETE_HANDLER StatusCompleteHandler;
  NDIS_STRING Name;
  RECEIVE_PACKET_HANDLER ReceivePacketHandler;
  BIND_HANDLER BindAdapterHandler;
  UNBIND_HANDLER UnbindAdapterHandler;
  TRANSLATE_HANDLER TranslateHandler;
  UNLOAD_PROTOCOL_HANDLER UnloadHandler;
} NDIS_PROTOCOL_CHARACTERISTICS, *PNDIS_PROTOCOL_CHARACTERISTICS

Members

• MajorNdisVersion
  Specifies the major version of the NDIS library that the driver is using. The current value is 0x05 although the NDIS library continues to support existing drivers developed for NDIS 4.0.

  This member must be set to 0x05 if the caller is an NDIS intermediate driver or if the caller sets entry points in any members following Name.

• MinorNdisVersion
  Specifies the minor NDIS version. The current value is 0x01 although NDIS continues to support existing drivers.

• Reserved
  Reserved for system use.

• OpenAdapterCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolOpenAdapterComplete function.

• CloseAdapterCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolCloseAdapterComplete function.

• SendCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolSendComplete function.

• TransferDataCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolTransferDataComplete function.

• ResetCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolResetComplete function.

• RequestCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolRequestComplete function.

• ReceiveHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolReceive function.

• ReceiveCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolReceiveComplete function.

• StatusHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolStatus function.

• StatusCompleteHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolStatusComplete function.

• Name
  Specifies a pointer to a buffered caller-initialized counted string in the system-default character set that names the driver.

  NdisRegisterProtocol converts the supplied string to uppercase, so a protocol driver writer cannot assume that changing the case of an already registered protocol name creates a unique name for the driver.

• ReceivePacketHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolReceivePacket function, if any, or NULL. Protocols that bind to any driver that supports multipacket receive indications should supply a ProtocolReceivePacket function to enhance their performance. MajorNdisVersion must be set to 0x04.

• BindAdapterHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolBindAdapter function, if any, or NULL. NDIS intermediate drivers usually supply a ProtocolBindAdapter function, which both makes them Plug and Play–ready and allows the intermediate driver to call NdisIMRegisterLayeredMiniport and to defer full driver initialization until underlying NIC drivers have initialized. MajorNdisVersion must be set to 0x04.

• UnbindAdapterHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolUnbindAdapter function, if any, or NULL. NDIS drivers that supply a ProtocolBindAdapter function must also supply a ProtocolUnbindAdapter function. MajorNdisVersion must be set to 0x04.

• TranslateHandler
  Specifies the entry point of the caller's ProtocolTranslate function, if any, or NULL. Such a function currently is not called, and this member is reserved for future use by Plug and Play–aware protocols. MajorNdisVersion must be set to 0x04.

• UnloadHandler
  Set to NULL by Windows CE–based protocol drivers. MajorNdisVersion must be set to 0x04.

Requirements

OS Versions: Windows CE .NET 4.0 and later.
Header: Ndis.h.

See Also

ProtocolOpenAdapterComplete | ProtocolCloseAdapterComplete | ProtocolSendComplete | ProtocolTransferDataComplete | ProtocolResetComplete | ProtocolRequestComplete | ProtocolStatus | ProtocolStatusComplete | NdisRegisterProtocol | ProtocolReceivePacket | ProtocolBindAdapter | ProtocolUnbindAdapter

 Last updated on Tuesday, May 18, 2004

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