NodeStatus

simple module

Keeps track of the status of network node (up, down, etc.) for other modules, and also displays it as a small overlay icon on this module and on the module of the network node.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
AccessPoint	compound module	A generic access point supporting multiple wireless radios, and multiple ethernet ports. The type of the ethernet MAC, relay unit and wireless card can be specified as parameters.
EtherHost	compound module	An example host with one Ethernet port and a traffic generator that generates request-reply traffic directly over Ethernet. This host model does not contain higher layer protocols (IP, TCP). By default it is configured to use half-duplex MAC (CSMA/CD).
EtherSwitch	compound module	Model of an Ethernet switch.
LDP_LSR	compound module	An LDP-capable router.
NodeBase	compound module	Contains the common lower layers (linklayer and networklayer) of Router, StandardHost, WirelessHost etc.
RSVP_LSR	compound module	An RSVP-TE capable router.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
initialStatus	string	"UP"	TODO @signal, @statistic

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/cogwheel;is=s

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
nodeStatusChanged	inet::NodeStatus

Source code

//
// Keeps track of the status of network node (up, down, etc.) for other
// modules, and also displays it as a small overlay icon on this module
// and on the module of the network node.
//
simple NodeStatus
{
    parameters:
        //TODO @signal, @statistic
        string initialStatus = default("UP"); // initial status of the network node
        @display("i=block/cogwheel;is=s");
        @signal[nodeStatusChanged](type=inet::NodeStatus);
}

File: src/inet/common/lifecycle/NodeStatus.ned