InterfaceRelayLayer

compound module

This module combines the interface MAC address learning from incoming packets with the outgoing interface selection for outgoing packets into a single layer.

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Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
macTableModule	string
interfaceTableModule	string

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/layer

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
upperLayerIn	input
upperLayerOut	output
lowerLayerIn	input
lowerLayerOut	output

Source code

//
// This module combines the interface MAC address learning from incoming packets
// with the outgoing interface selection for outgoing packets into a single layer.
//
module InterfaceRelayLayer like IProtocolLayer
{
    parameters:
        string macTableModule;
        string interfaceTableModule;
        *.macTableModule = default(absPath(this.macTableModule));
        *.interfaceTableModule = default(absPath(this.interfaceTableModule));
        @display("i=block/layer");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn;
        output upperLayerOut;
        input lowerLayerIn;
        output lowerLayerOut;
    submodules:
        learner: <default("RelayInterfaceLearner")> like IPacketFlow {
            @display("p=200,150");
        }
        selector: <default("RelayInterfaceSelector")> like IPacketFlow {
            @display("p=500,150");
        }
    connections:
        upperLayerIn --> { @display("m=n"); } --> selector.in;
        selector.out --> { @display("m=s"); } --> lowerLayerOut;

        lowerLayerIn --> { @display("m=s"); } --> learner.in;
        learner.out --> { @display("m=n"); } --> upperLayerOut;
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/ethernet/common/InterfaceRelayLayer.ned