ICMPv6 implementation.

To send an ICMPv6 Echo Request, send any message to port pingIn with IPv6ControlInfo attached. The message will be used as ping payload (encapsulated into an ICMPv6Message). When an ICMPv6 Echo Reply is received, the payload message will be sent to pingOut.

See also: IPv6, IPv6RoutingTable, IPv6NeighbourDiscovery

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
IPv6NetworkLayer	compound module	Represents an IPv6 network layer (L3).

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/control

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
ipv6In	input
ipv6Out	output
pingIn [ ]	input		ping requests from app
pingOut [ ]	output
errorOut	output		for errors

Source code

//
// ICMPv6 implementation.
//
// To send an ICMPv6 Echo Request, send any message to port pingIn with ~IPv6ControlInfo
// attached. The message will be used as ping payload (encapsulated into an ~ICMPv6Message).
// When an ICMPv6 Echo Reply is received, the payload message will be sent to pingOut.
//
// @see ~IPv6, ~IPv6RoutingTable, ~IPv6NeighbourDiscovery
//#FIXME gate descriptions needed...
//
simple ICMPv6
{
    parameters:
        string interfaceTableModule;   // The path to the InterfaceTable module
        @display("i=block/control");
    gates:
        input ipv6In;
        output ipv6Out;
        input pingIn[]; // ping requests from app
        output pingOut[];
        output errorOut;  // for errors
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/icmpv6/ICMPv6.ned

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