Simple Module Ieee80211MgmtSTA

Package: inet.linklayer.ieee80211.mgmt
File: src/inet/linklayer/ieee80211/mgmt/Ieee80211MgmtSTA.ned

C++ definition

Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for a station (STA).

Relies on the MAC layer (Ieee80211Mac) for reception and transmission of frames.

Author: Andras Varga

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Parameters:

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
numChannels	int	1	number of channels to scan
macModule	string		The path to the MAC module

Properties:

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/cogwheel

Gates:

Name	Direction	Description
upperLayerIn	input
upperLayerOut	output
macIn	input
macOut	output
agentIn	input	used for attaching an agent algorithm
agentOut	output	used for attaching an agent algorithm

Signals:

Name	Type	Unit
NF_L2_ASSOCIATED	inet::InterfaceEntry
NF_L2_BEACON_LOST	inet::InterfaceEntry

Source code:

//
// Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for a station (STA).
//
// Relies on the MAC layer (~Ieee80211Mac) for reception and transmission of frames.
//
// @author Andras Varga
//
simple Ieee80211MgmtSTA like IIeee80211Mgmt
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;   // The path to the InterfaceTable module
        int numChannels = default(1);  // number of channels to scan
        string macModule;               // The path to the MAC module
        @display("i=block/cogwheel");
        @signal[NF_L2_ASSOCIATED](type=inet::InterfaceEntry);
        @signal[NF_L2_BEACON_LOST](type=inet::InterfaceEntry);
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn;
        output upperLayerOut;
        input macIn @labels(Ieee80211Frame);
        output macOut @labels(Ieee80211Frame);
        input agentIn;   // used for attaching an agent algorithm
        output agentOut; // used for attaching an agent algorithm
}