NED File src/inet/linklayer/contract/ILinkLayer.ned

Name	Type	Description
ILinkLayerUpper	module interface	This module interface provides an abstraction for the upper interface of different link layers.
ILinkLayerLower	module interface	This module interface provides an abstraction for the lower interface of different link layers.
ILinkLayer	module interface	This module interface provides an abstraction for both upper and lower interfaces of different link layers.

Source code

//
// Copyright (C) 2013 OpenSim Ltd.
//
// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-3.0-or-later
//


package inet.linklayer.contract;

//
// This module interface provides an abstraction for the upper interface of
// different link layers.
//
moduleinterface ILinkLayerUpper
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/rxtx");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn @labels(INetworkHeader/down);
        output upperLayerOut @labels(INetworkHeader/up);
}

//
// This module interface provides an abstraction for the lower interface of
// different link layers.
//
moduleinterface ILinkLayerLower
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/rxtx");
    gates:
        input lowerLayerIn @labels(ILinkFrame/up);
        output lowerLayerOut @labels(ILinkFrame/down);
}

//
// This module interface provides an abstraction for both upper and lower
// interfaces of different link layers.
//
moduleinterface ILinkLayer extends ILinkLayerUpper, ILinkLayerLower
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/rxtx");
}