Type value assignment¶
| Type | Assigned value (decimal) | Assigned value (hexadecimal) |
|---|---|---|
| Packet types | ||
| Interest | 5 | 0x05 |
| Data | 6 | 0x06 |
| Common fields | ||
| Name | 7 | 0x07 |
| NameComponent | 8 | 0x08 |
| Interest packet | ||
| Selectors | 9 | 0x09 |
| Nonce | 10 | 0x0a |
| Scope | 11 | 0x0b |
| InterestLifetime | 12 | 0x0c |
| Interest/Selectors | ||
| MinSuffixComponents | 13 | 0x0d |
| MaxSuffixComponents | 14 | 0x0e |
| PublisherPublicKeyLocator | 15 | 0x0f |
| Exclude | 16 | 0x10 |
| ChildSelector | 17 | 0x11 |
| MustBeFresh | 18 | 0x12 |
| Any | 19 | 0x13 |
| Data packet | ||
| MetaInfo | 20 | 0x14 |
| Content | 21 | 0x15 |
| SignatureInfo | 22 | 0x16 |
| SignatureValue | 23 | 0x17 |
| Data/MetaInfo | ||
| ContentType | 24 | 0x18 |
| FreshnessPeriod | 25 | 0x19 |
| FinalBlockId | 26 | 0x1a |
| Data/Signature | ||
| SignatureType | 27 | 0x1b |
| KeyLocator | 28 | 0x1c |
| KeyLocatorDigest | 29 | 0x1d |
Type value reservations¶
| Values | Designation |
|---|---|
| 0-4, 30-79 | Reserved for future assignments (1-byte encoding) |
| 80-100 | Reserved for assignments related to local link data processing (NDNLP header, LocalControlHeader, etc.) |
| 101-127 | Reserved for assignments related to forwarding daemon |
| 128-252 | For application use (1-byte encoding) |
| 253-32767 | Reserved for future assignments (3-byte encoding) |
| >32767 | For application use (3-byte encoding) |