Package: inet.protocolelement.transceiver

PacketTransmitter

simple module

This module receives packets from the upper layer as a whole. It also sends signals to the transmission medium (wire) as a whole.

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
InterfaceService	compound module	(no description)

Extends

Name	Type	Description
PacketTransmitterBase	simple module	(no description)

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayStringTextFormat	string	"processed %p pk (%l)"	determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
clockModule	string	""	relative path of a module that implements IClock; optional
datarate	double

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/wtx
class	PacketTransmitter

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
in	input
out	output

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
transmissionStarted	inet::physicallayer::Signal
transmissionEnded	inet::physicallayer::Signal

Statistics

Name	Title	Source	Record	Unit	Interpolation Mode
transmissionTime	transmission time	packetDuration(transmissionEnded)	vector, histogram	s	none
flowTransmissionTime	flow transmission time	packetDuration(demuxFlow(transmissionEnded))	vector, histogram	s	none
transmitting	transmitting state	count(transmissionStarted) - count(transmissionEnded)	vector		sample-hold
utilization	utilization	100 * utilization(count(transmissionStarted) - count(transmissionEnded))	vector, histogram	%	linear
propagationTime	propagation time			s
throughput	throughput	throughput(transmissionEnded)	vector, histogram	bps	linear

Scheduled messages (observed)

msg	kind	ctrl	tags	msgname	context
ClockEvent	0			TxEndTimer

Direct method calls (observed)

call to	function	info
Gptp	inet::Gptp::receiveSignal	transmissionEnded
EthernetPhyHeaderInserter	inet::physicallayer::EthernetPhyHeaderInserter::handlePushPacketProcessed	handlePushPacketProcessed
InterpacketGapInserter	inet::InterpacketGapInserter::handleCanPushPacketChanged	handleCanPushPacketChanged
PacketEmitter	inet::PacketEmitter::handleCanPushPacketChanged	handleCanPushPacketChanged
PacketEmitter	inet::PacketEmitter::handlePushPacketProcessed	handlePushPacketProcessed

Called methods (observed)

function	info	call from
inet::PacketTransmitter::handleOperationStage	handleOperationStage	ScenarioManager
inet::PacketTransmitter::pushPacket	pushPacket	InterpacketGapInserter, PacketEmitter

Outgoing messages (observed)

gate	msg	kind	ctrl	destModule	tags
out	Signal	0		PacketReceiver

Pushed in messages (observed)

gate	msg	kind	ctrl	srcModule	tags
in	Packet	0		InterpacketGapInserter	DirectionTag, InterfaceReq, MacAddressReq, PacketProtocolTag, DispatchProtocolInd?, MulticastReq?, NetworkProtocolInd?, TransportProtocolInd?
in	Packet	0		PacketEmitter	DirectionTag, InterfaceReq, MacAddressReq, PacketProtocolTag, DispatchProtocolInd?, DropEligibleInd?, DropEligibleReq?, EcnInd?, Ieee802SapReq?, InterfaceInd?, MulticastReq?, NetworkProtocolInd?, PcpInd?, PcpReq?, SocketReq?, TransportProtocolInd?, UserPriorityInd?, UserPriorityReq?, VlanInd?

Shared Tagging operations (observed)

tagType	tagAction
	clearTags
PacketProtocolTag	addTag, removeTagIfPresent

Region Tagging operations (observed)

tagType	tagAction
FlowTag	mapAllTags
PacketEventTag	mapAllTagsForUpdate
PropagationTimeTag	mapAllTagsForUpdate
TransmissionTimeTag	mapAllTagsForUpdate

Source code

//
// This module receives packets from the upper layer as a whole. It also sends
// signals to the transmission medium (wire) as a whole.
//
simple PacketTransmitter extends PacketTransmitterBase like IPacketTransmitter
{
    parameters:
        @class(PacketTransmitter);
}

File: src/inet/protocolelement/transceiver/PacketTransmitter.ned