Simple Module NetworkProtocolBase

Package: inet.networklayer.base
File: src/inet/networklayer/base/NetworkProtocolBase.ned

C++ definition

Module base for different network protocols.

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Extends:

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

Known subclasses:

Name	Type	Description
Flood	simple module	A simple flooding protocol for network-level broadcast.
ProbabilisticBroadcast	simple module	Multi-hop ad-hoc data dissemination protocol based on probabilistic broadcast.
WiseRoute	simple module	Wiseroute is a simple loop-free routing algorithm that builds a routing tree from a central network point, designed for sensor networks and convergecast traffic.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string

Properties:

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/fork

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 network protocols.
//
simple NetworkProtocolBase extends LayeredProtocolBase
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;
        @display("i=block/fork");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn[] @labels(ITransportPacket/down);
        output upperLayerOut[] @labels(ITransportPacket/up);
        input lowerLayerIn[] @labels(INetworkDatagram/up);
        output lowerLayerOut[] @labels(INetworkDatagram/down);
}