Simple Module LMacLayer

Package: inet.linklayer.lmac
File: src/inet/linklayer/lmac/LMacLayer.ned

C++ definition

Implementation of L-MAC (Lightweight Medium Access Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks)

See C++ documentation for details

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Extends:

Name	Type	Description
MACProtocolBase	simple module	Module base for different MAC protocols.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string
address	string	"auto"	MAC address as hex string (12 hex digits), or "auto". "auto" values will be replaced by a generated MAC address in init stage 0.
slotDuration	double	100ms	how long is a slot?
headerLength	int	10B
mtu	int	0B
queueLength	double	10	length of MAC header
defaultChannel	double	0	default channel
bitrate	double	19200bps	bit rate
reservedMobileSlots	int	2
numSlots	int	64
radioModule	string	"^.radio"	The path to the Radio module //FIXME remove default value

Properties:

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/rxtx
class	LMacLayer

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:

//
// Implementation of L-MAC (Lightweight Medium Access Protocol for
// Wireless Sensor Networks)
//
// See C++ documentation for details
//
simple LMacLayer extends MACProtocolBase like IMACProtocol
{
    parameters:
        string address = default("auto"); // MAC address as hex string (12 hex digits), or
                                          // "auto". "auto" values will be replaced by
                                          // a generated MAC address in init stage 0.
        // how long is a slot?
        double slotDuration @unit(s) = default(100ms);
        int headerLength @unit(B) = default(10B);
        int mtu @unit("B") = default(0B);
        // length of MAC header
        double queueLength = default(10);
        // default channel
        double defaultChannel = default(0);
        // bit rate
        double bitrate @unit(bps) = default(19200bps);
        // level at which we consider medium busy FIXME not used currently
//        double busyRSSI;

        int reservedMobileSlots = default(2);
        int numSlots = default(64);
        string radioModule = default("^.radio");   // The path to the Radio module  //FIXME remove default value

        @class(LMacLayer);
}