NetworkProtocolBase

simple module

Module base for different network protocols.

Inheritance diagram

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

Known subclasses

Name	Type	Description
Flood	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.

Extends

Name	Type	Description
LayeredProtocolBase	simple module	Module base for different layered protocols.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/fork

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
upperLayerIn [ ]	input
upperLayerOut [ ]	output
lowerLayerIn [ ]	input
lowerLayerOut [ ]	output

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
packetReceivedFromUpper	cPacket
packetReceivedFromLower	cPacket
packetFromLowerDropped	cPacket
packetFromUpperDropped	cPacket
packetSentToLower	cPacket
packetSentToUpper	cPacket

Source code

//
// Module base for different network protocols.
//
simple NetworkProtocolBase extends LayeredProtocolBase
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;
        @display("i=block/fork");
    gates:
        input upperLayerIn[] @labels(ITransportPacket/down);
        output upperLayerOut[] @labels(ITransportPacket/up);
        input lowerLayerIn[] @labels(INetworkDatagram/up);
        output lowerLayerOut[] @labels(INetworkDatagram/down);
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/base/NetworkProtocolBase.ned