IIeee80211Mgmt

module interface

This is not a concrete module type, but a prototype for all IEEE 802.11 management module types. It exists to specify what gates a management module should have in order to be usable within Ieee80211Nic.

Inheritance diagram

The following diagram shows inheritance relationships for this type. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Implemented by

Name	Type	Description
Ieee80211MgmtAdhoc	simple module	802.11 management module used for ad-hoc mode. Relies on the MAC layer (Ieee80211Mac) for reception and transmission of frames.
Ieee80211MgmtAP	simple module	Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for an access point (AP). It relies on a connected Ieee80211Mac for actual reception and transmission of frames.
Ieee80211MgmtAPSimplified	simple module	Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for an access point (AP). It relies on a connected Ieee80211Mac for actual reception and transmission of frames.
Ieee80211MgmtSTA	simple module	Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for a station (STA).
Ieee80211MgmtSTASimplified	simple module	Used in 802.11 infrastructure mode: handles management frames for a station (STA). Relies on the MAC layer (Ieee80211Mac) for reception and transmission of frames.

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
Ieee80211Nic	compound module	This NIC implements an 802.11 network interface card. It can be configured via the mgmtType parameter to act as an AP or a STA, or for ad-hoc mode.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
macModule	string		The path to the MAC module

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/cogwheel

Source code

//
// This is not a concrete module type, but a prototype for all IEEE 802.11
// management module types. It exists to specify what gates a management
// module should have in order to be usable within ~Ieee80211Nic.
//
moduleinterface IIeee80211Mgmt
{
    parameters:
        @display("i=block/cogwheel");
        string macModule;               // The path to the MAC module
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn;
        output upperLayerOut;
        input macIn @labels(Ieee80211Frame);
        output macOut @labels(Ieee80211Frame);
        input agentIn;   // optional gates used for the agent in stations
        output agentOut; // optional gates used for the agent in stations
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/ieee80211/mgmt/IIeee80211Mgmt.ned