Icmpv6

simple module

ICMPv6 implementation.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
Ipv6NetworkLayer	compound module	Represents an IPv6 network layer (L3).

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
crcMode	string	"declared"

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/control

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
transportIn	input
transportOut	output
ipv6In	input
ipv6Out	output

Direct method calls (observed)

call to	function	info
MessageDispatcher	inet::MessageDispatcher::arrived	arrived
MessageDispatcher	inet::MessageDispatcher::handleRegisterProtocol	handleRegisterProtocol
MessageDispatcher	inet::MessageDispatcher::handleRegisterService	handleRegisterService

Called methods (observed)

function	info	call from
inet::Icmpv6::handleRegisterProtocol	handleRegisterProtocol	MessageDispatcher
inet::Icmpv6::handleRegisterService	handleRegisterService	MessageDispatcher
inet::Icmpv6::sendErrorMessage	sendErrorMessage(datagram, type=%d, code=%d)	Ipv6NeighbourDiscovery, Udp

Incoming messages (observed)

gate	msg	kind	ctrl	srcModule	tags
ipv6In	Packet	0		Ipv6	DispatchProtocolInd, DispatchProtocolReq, DscpInd, EcnInd, HopLimitInd, InterfaceInd, L3AddressInd, NetworkProtocolInd, PacketProtocolTag, TosInd

Outgoing messages (observed)

gate	msg	kind	ctrl	destModule	tags
ipv6Out	Packet	0		Ipv6	DispatchProtocolReq, L3AddressReq, PacketProtocolTag
transportOut	Packet	0		Udp	DispatchProtocolReq, L3AddressInd, PacketProtocolTag, DispatchProtocolInd?, DscpInd?, EcnInd?, HopLimitInd?, InterfaceInd?, NetworkProtocolInd?, TosInd?

Packet operations (observed)

chunkType	packetAction
	peekDataAsBytes, peekDataAt
Icmpv6DestUnreachableMsg	insertAtBack, insertAtFront
Icmpv6Header	peekAtFront, peekDataAt, removeAtFront
Ipv6Header	peekAtFront, peekDataAt
SequenceChunk	insertAtBack

Shared Tagging operations (observed)

tagType	tagAction
DispatchProtocolReq	addTagIfAbsent
L3AddressInd	addTag
L3AddressReq	addTagIfAbsent
PacketProtocolTag	addTag, addTagIfAbsent

Source code

//
// ICMPv6 implementation.
//
// @see ~Ipv6, ~Ipv6RoutingTable, ~Ipv6NeighbourDiscovery
//#FIXME gate descriptions needed...
//
simple Icmpv6
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;   // The path to the InterfaceTable module
        string crcMode @enum("declared","computed") = default("declared");
        @display("i=block/control");
    gates:
        input transportIn;
        output transportOut;
        input ipv6In;
        output ipv6Out;
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/icmpv6/Icmpv6.ned