INetworkProtocol

module interface

This interface provides an abstraction for different network protocols.

Inheritance diagram

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Implemented by

Name	Type	Description
AdaptiveProbabilisticBroadcast	simple module	Multi-hop ad-hoc data dissemination protocol based on probabilistic broadcast, with adaptive parameters.
Flooding	simple module	A simple flooding protocol for network-level broadcast.
ProbabilisticBroadcast	simple module	Multi-hop ad-hoc data dissemination protocol based on probabilistic broadcast.
WiseRoute	simple module	Wiseroute is a simple loop-free routing algorithm that builds a routing tree from a central network point, designed for sensor networks and convergecast traffic.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
SimpleNetworkLayer	compound module	This module provides a simple network layer.

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/fork

Source code

//
// This interface provides an abstraction for different network protocols.
//
moduleinterface INetworkProtocol
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/fork");
    gates:
        input transportIn @labels(INetworkProtocolControlInfo/down);
        output transportOut @labels(INetworkProtocolControlInfo/up);
        input queueIn @labels(INetworkHeader);
        output queueOut @labels(INetworkHeader);
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/contract/INetworkProtocol.ned