Simple Module MACProtocolBase

Package: inet.linklayer.base
File: src/inet/linklayer/base/MACProtocolBase.ned

C++ definition

Module base for different MAC protocols.

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Extends:

Name	Type	Description
LayeredProtocolBase	simple module	Module base for different layered protocols.

Known subclasses:

Name	Type	Description
BMacLayer	simple module	Implementation of B-MAC (called also Berkeley MAC, Low Power Listening or LPL). See C++ documentation for details.
CSMA	simple module	Generic CSMA protocol supporting Mac-ACKs as well as constant, linear or exponential backoff times.
CsmaCaMac	simple module	Implements an imaginary CSMA/CA-based MAC protocol with optional acknowledgements and a retry mechanism. With the appropriate settings, it can approximate basic 802.11b ad-hoc mode operation.
IdealMac	simple module	Implements a trivial MAC layer for use in IdealWirelessNic.
LMacLayer	simple module	Implementation of L-MAC (Lightweight Medium Access Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks)

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string

Properties:

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/rxtx

Gates:

Name	Direction	Size	Description
upperLayerIn	input
upperLayerOut	output
lowerLayerIn	input
lowerLayerOut	output

Signals:

Name	Type	Unit
packetReceivedFromUpper	cPacket
packetReceivedFromLower	cPacket
packetFromLowerDropped	cPacket
packetFromUpperDropped	cPacket
packetSentToLower	cPacket
packetSentToUpper	cPacket

Source code:

//
// Module base for different MAC protocols.
//
simple MACProtocolBase extends LayeredProtocolBase
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;
        @display("i=block/rxtx");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn @labels(INetworkDatagram/down);
        output upperLayerOut @labels(INetworkDatagram/up);
        input lowerLayerIn @labels(ILinkLayerFrame/up);
        output lowerLayerOut @labels(ILinkLayerFrame/down);
}