IPacketBuffer

module interface

This module interface is implemented by packet buffer modules. A packet buffer is often used by packet queues to store packets in a limited shared resource. Packets can be added to and removed from a packet buffer. When the buffer becomes overloaded, one or more packets are dropped according to the configured dropping strategy. For each dropped packet, the packet owner is notified in order to update its internal state.

Inheritance diagram

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Implemented by

Name	Type	Description
PacketBuffer	simple module	This module provides packet storage for sharing and optimizing storage space between multiple packet queues. When a packet buffer becomes overloaded, the packet dropping strategy can drop any number of packets from any number of connected packet queues.
PriorityBuffer	simple module	This buffer drops packets among the connected packet queues based on their module id.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
GatingPriorityQueue	compound module	This module implements a priority queue with multiple inner queues each having its own periodic gate for packet selection and an optional shared memory buffer.
Ieee8021qTimeAwareShaper	compound module	This module implements the IEEE 802.1Q time aware shaper.
PriorityQueue	compound module	This module implements a priority queue with multiple inner queues and an optional shared memory buffer.

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/buffer

Source code

//
// This module interface is implemented by packet buffer modules. A packet
// buffer is often used by packet queues to store packets in a limited shared
// resource. Packets can be added to and removed from a packet buffer. When the
// buffer becomes overloaded, one or more packets are dropped according to the
// configured dropping strategy. For each dropped packet, the packet owner is
// notified in order to update its internal state.
//
moduleinterface IPacketBuffer
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/buffer");
}

File: src/inet/queueing/contract/IPacketBuffer.ned