+extern const uip_ipaddr_t uip_broadcast_addr;
+extern const uip_ipaddr_t uip_all_zeroes_addr;
+
+#if UIP_FIXEDETHADDR
+extern const uip_lladdr_t uip_lladdr;
+#else
+extern uip_lladdr_t uip_lladdr;
+#endif
+
+
+
+
+#ifdef UIP_CONF_IPV6
+/**
+ * \brief Is IPv6 address a the unspecified address
+ * a is of type uip_ipaddr_t
+ */
+#define uip_is_addr_unspecified(a) \
+ ((((a)->u16[0]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[1]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[2]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[3]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[4]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[5]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[6]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[7]) == 0))
+
+/** \brief Is IPv6 address a the link local all-nodes multicast address */
+#define uip_is_addr_linklocal_allnodes_mcast(a) \
+ ((((a)->u8[0]) == 0xff) && \
+ (((a)->u8[1]) == 0x02) && \
+ (((a)->u16[1]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[2]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[3]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[4]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[5]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[6]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u8[14]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u8[15]) == 0x01))
+
+/** \brief set IP address a to unspecified */
+#define uip_create_unspecified(a) uip_ip6addr(a, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)
+
+/** \brief set IP address a to the link local all-nodes multicast address */
+#define uip_create_linklocal_allnodes_mcast(a) uip_ip6addr(a, 0xff02, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x0001)
+
+/** \brief set IP address a to the link local all-routers multicast address */
+#define uip_create_linklocal_allrouters_mcast(a) uip_ip6addr(a, 0xff02, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0x0002)
+
+/**
+ * \brief is addr (a) a solicited node multicast address, see RFC3513
+ * a is of type uip_ipaddr_t*
+ */
+#define uip_is_addr_solicited_node(a) \
+ ((((a)->u8[0]) == 0xFF) && \
+ (((a)->u8[1]) == 0x02) && \
+ (((a)->u16[1]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[2]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[3]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[4]) == 0) && \
+ (((a)->u16[5]) == 1) && \
+ (((a)->u8[12]) == 0xFF))
+
+/**
+ * \briefput in b the solicited node address corresponding to address a
+ * both a and b are of type uip_ipaddr_t*
+ * */
+#define uip_create_solicited_node(a, b) \
+ (((b)->u8[0]) = 0xFF); \
+ (((b)->u8[1]) = 0x02); \
+ (((b)->u16[1]) = 0); \
+ (((b)->u16[2]) = 0); \
+ (((b)->u16[3]) = 0); \
+ (((b)->u16[4]) = 0); \
+ (((b)->u8[10]) = 0); \
+ (((b)->u8[11]) = 0x01); \
+ (((b)->u8[12]) = 0xFF); \
+ (((b)->u8[13]) = ((a)->u8[13])); \
+ (((b)->u16[7]) = ((a)->u16[7]))
+
+/**
+ * \brief is addr (a) a link local unicast address, see RFC3513
+ * i.e. is (a) on prefix FE80::/10
+ * a is of type uip_ipaddr_t*
+ */
+#define uip_is_addr_link_local(a) \
+ ((((a)->u8[0]) == 0xFE) && \
+ (((a)->u8[1]) == 0x80))
+
+/**
+ * \brief was addr (a) forged based on the mac address m
+ * a type is uip_ipaddr_t
+ * m type is uiplladdr_t
+ */
+#if UIP_CONF_LL_802154
+#define uip_is_addr_mac_addr_based(a, m) \
+ ((((a)->u8[8]) == (((m)->addr[0]) ^ 0x02)) && \
+ (((a)->u8[9]) == (m)->addr[1]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[10]) == (m)->addr[2]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[11]) == (m)->addr[3]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[12]) == (m)->addr[4]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[13]) == (m)->addr[5]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[14]) == (m)->addr[6]) && \
+ (((a)->u8[15]) == (m)->addr[7]))
+#else