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# nw_ethernet_channel_state_t

States indicating whether an Ethernet channel is able to send and receive frames.

```
struct nw_ethernet_channel_state_t
```

## Topics

### States

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_invalid`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_invalid)

The channel is not valid.

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_waiting`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_waiting)

The channel is waiting for its interface to become available.

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_preparing`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_preparing)

The channel is registering with the interface.

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_ready`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_ready)

The channel is able to send and receive Ethernet frames.

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_failed`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_failed)

The channel has encountered a fatal error.

[`nw_ethernet_channel_state_cancelled`](/documentation/Network/nw_ethernet_channel_state_cancelled)

The channel has been canceled.

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

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