IMacForwardingTable

module interface

Interface for MAC address tables, used by MAC relay units in Ethenet switches.

Inheritance diagram

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Implemented by

Name	Type	Description
MacForwardingTable	simple module	Handles the mapping between ports and MAC addresses.
MrpMacForwardingTable	simple module	This is a variant of ~MacForwardingTable, with added support for the Media Redundancy Protocol (MRP) defined in IEC 62439-2.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
AccessPoint	compound module	A wireless access point device that connects wireless stations (like WirelessHost) to a wired network. Supports multiple wireless radios and multiple Ethernet ports.
EthernetSwitch	compound module	EthernetSwitch models a Layer 2 Ethernet switch with support for various IEEE 802.1 protocols and features. It provides frame forwarding based on MAC addresses and implements multiple switching technologies.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
agingTime	double
forwardingTableFile	string

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/table2

Source code

//
// Interface for MAC address tables, used by MAC relay units in Ethenet switches.
//
moduleinterface IMacForwardingTable
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/table2");
        double agingTime @unit(s);
        string forwardingTableFile;
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/contract/IMacForwardingTable.ned