ExtInterface

compound module

This module provides a base module for external network interfaces.

Inheritance diagram

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

Known subclasses

Name	Type	Description
ExtLowerEthernetInterface	compound module	This module provides an Ethernet network interface suitable for emulation. The lower part of the network interface is realized in the real world using a real ethernet socket of the host computer which is running the simulation.
ExtUpperEthernetInterface	compound module	This module provides an Ethernet network interface suitable for emulation. The upper part of the network interface is realized in the real world using a real TAP device of the host computer which is running the simulation.
ExtUpperIeee80211Interface	compound module	This module provides an IEEE 802.11 network interface suitable for emulation. The upper part of the network interface is realized in the real world using a real TAP device of the host computer which is running the simulation.

Extends

Name	Type	Description
NetworkInterface	compound module	This module serves as the base module for all network interfaces.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value
displayStringTextFormat	string	"%a (%i)\n%m"
recordPcap	bool	false
numPcapRecorders	int	recordPcap ? 1 : 0
isWireless	bool	false
interfaceTableModule	string
device	string
namespace	string	""
copyConfiguration	string	""
address	string	"auto"
broadcast	bool	true
multicast	bool	true
pointToPoint	bool	false
mtu	int	4470B

Properties

Name	Value	Description
networkInterface
lifecycleSupport
class	ExtInterface
display	i=block/ifcard

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
upperLayerIn	input
upperLayerOut	output

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
packetDropped	inet::Packet

Statistics

Name	Title	Source	Record	Unit	Interpolation Mode
packetDropInterfaceDown	packet drops: interface down	packetDropReasonIsInterfaceDown(packetDropped)	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none
packetDropNoCarrier	packet drops: no carrier	packetDropReasonIsNoCarrier(packetDropped)	count, sum(packetBytes), vector(packetBytes)		none

Unassigned submodule parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	whether to log packets on the module output
pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	""	the PCAP file to be written
pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	"pcapng"
pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	maximum number of bytes to record per packet
pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	enable dump of frames with hasBitError
pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	"packetSentToLower"	space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	"packetReceivedFromLower"	space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	"ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac"	space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	"*"	which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
pcapRecorder.helpers	string	""	usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype currently available: "inet::AckingMacToEthernetPcapRecorderHelper"
pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	"rec: %n pks"

Source code

//
// This module provides a base module for external network interfaces.
//
module ExtInterface extends NetworkInterface like IExternalInterface
{
    parameters:
        bool isWireless = default(false);
        string interfaceTableModule;
        string device;
        string namespace = default("");
        string copyConfiguration @enum("","copyToExt","copyFromExt") = default("");
        string address @mutable = default("auto");
        bool broadcast = default(true);
        bool multicast = default(true);
        bool pointToPoint = default(false);
        int mtu @unit(B) = default(4470B);
        *.interfaceTableModule = default(absPath(this.interfaceTableModule));
        *.device = default(this.device);
        *.namespace = default(this.namespace);
        @class(ExtInterface);
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn @loose;
        output upperLayerOut @loose;
}

File: src/inet/emulation/common/ExtInterface.ned