SwitchedLAN

Package: inet.examples.ethernet.lans

SwitchedLAN

network

Sample Ethernet LAN: four hosts connected to a switch.

EthernetHost EthernetHost EthernetHost EthernetHost EthernetSwitch

Usage diagram

The following diagram shows usage relationships between types. Unresolved types are missing from the diagram.

Properties

Name Value Description
isNetwork

Unassigned submodule parameters

Name Type Default value Description
hostA.status.initialStatus string "UP"

TODO @signal, @statistic
hostA.interfaceTable.displayAddresses bool false

whether to display IP addresses on links
hostA.cli.interfaceTableModule string
hostA.cli.destAddress string ""

destination MAC address, or module path name of destination station; empty means off
hostA.cli.startTime double this.sendInterval

time of sending the first request
hostA.cli.stopTime double -1s

time of finishing sending, negative values mean forever
hostA.cli.localSAP int 0xf0

local service access point
hostA.cli.remoteSAP int 0xf1

remote service access point
hostA.cli.sendInterval double uniform(0s,1s)

interval between sending requests
hostA.cli.reqLength int 100B

length of request packets
hostA.cli.respLength int 1KiB

length of response packets
hostA.cli.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostA.cli.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostA.srv.localSAP int 0xf1
hostA.srv.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostA.srv.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostA.dp.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostA.dp.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostA.dp.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostA.li.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostA.li.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostA.li.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostA.eth.bitrate double
hostB.status.initialStatus string "UP"

TODO @signal, @statistic
hostB.interfaceTable.displayAddresses bool false

whether to display IP addresses on links
hostB.cli.interfaceTableModule string
hostB.cli.destAddress string ""

destination MAC address, or module path name of destination station; empty means off
hostB.cli.startTime double this.sendInterval

time of sending the first request
hostB.cli.stopTime double -1s

time of finishing sending, negative values mean forever
hostB.cli.localSAP int 0xf0

local service access point
hostB.cli.remoteSAP int 0xf1

remote service access point
hostB.cli.sendInterval double uniform(0s,1s)

interval between sending requests
hostB.cli.reqLength int 100B

length of request packets
hostB.cli.respLength int 1KiB

length of response packets
hostB.cli.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostB.cli.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostB.srv.localSAP int 0xf1
hostB.srv.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostB.srv.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostB.dp.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostB.dp.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostB.dp.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostB.li.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostB.li.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostB.li.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostB.eth.bitrate double
hostC.status.initialStatus string "UP"

TODO @signal, @statistic
hostC.interfaceTable.displayAddresses bool false

whether to display IP addresses on links
hostC.cli.interfaceTableModule string
hostC.cli.destAddress string ""

destination MAC address, or module path name of destination station; empty means off
hostC.cli.startTime double this.sendInterval

time of sending the first request
hostC.cli.stopTime double -1s

time of finishing sending, negative values mean forever
hostC.cli.localSAP int 0xf0

local service access point
hostC.cli.remoteSAP int 0xf1

remote service access point
hostC.cli.sendInterval double uniform(0s,1s)

interval between sending requests
hostC.cli.reqLength int 100B

length of request packets
hostC.cli.respLength int 1KiB

length of response packets
hostC.cli.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostC.cli.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostC.srv.localSAP int 0xf1
hostC.srv.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostC.srv.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostC.dp.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostC.dp.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostC.dp.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostC.li.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostC.li.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostC.li.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostC.eth.bitrate double
hostD.status.initialStatus string "UP"

TODO @signal, @statistic
hostD.interfaceTable.displayAddresses bool false

whether to display IP addresses on links
hostD.cli.interfaceTableModule string
hostD.cli.destAddress string ""

destination MAC address, or module path name of destination station; empty means off
hostD.cli.startTime double this.sendInterval

time of sending the first request
hostD.cli.stopTime double -1s

time of finishing sending, negative values mean forever
hostD.cli.localSAP int 0xf0

local service access point
hostD.cli.remoteSAP int 0xf1

remote service access point
hostD.cli.sendInterval double uniform(0s,1s)

interval between sending requests
hostD.cli.reqLength int 100B

length of request packets
hostD.cli.respLength int 1KiB

length of response packets
hostD.cli.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostD.cli.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostD.srv.localSAP int 0xf1
hostD.srv.stopOperationExtraTime double -1s

extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
hostD.srv.stopOperationTimeout double 2s

timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
hostD.dp.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostD.dp.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostD.dp.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostD.li.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
hostD.li.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
hostD.li.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
hostD.eth.bitrate double
switch.macTable.agingTime double
switch.macTable.forwardingTableFile string
switch.interfaceTable.displayAddresses bool false

whether to display IP addresses on links
switch.l2NodeConfigurator.interfaceTableModule string
switch.l2NodeConfigurator.l2ConfiguratorModule string "l2NetworkConfigurator"

the absolute path to the ~L2NetworkConfigurator; use "" if there is no configurator
switch.status.initialStatus string "UP"

TODO @signal, @statistic
switch.pcapRecorder.verbose bool true

whether to log packets on the module output
switch.pcapRecorder.pcapFile string ""

the PCAP file to be written
switch.pcapRecorder.fileFormat string "pcapng"
switch.pcapRecorder.snaplen int 65535

maximum number of bytes to record per packet
switch.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames bool true

enable dump of frames with hasBitError
switch.pcapRecorder.moduleNamePatterns string "wlan[*] eth[*] ppp[*]"

space-separated list of sibling module names to listen on
switch.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames string "packetSentToLower"

space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
switch.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames string "packetReceivedFromLower"

space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
switch.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols string "ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac"

space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
switch.pcapRecorder.packetFilter object "*"

which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
switch.pcapRecorder.helpers string ""

usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype currently available: "inet::AckingMacToEthernetPcapRecorderHelper"
switch.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush bool false

flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
switch.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat string "rec: %n pks"
switch.stp.helloTime double
switch.stp.forwardDelay double
switch.stp.maxAge double
switch.stp.bridgePriority int
switch.stp.visualize bool
switch.sc.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
switch.sc.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
switch.sc.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
switch.cb.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
switch.cb.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
switch.cb.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
switch.bl.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
switch.bl.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
switch.bl.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
switch.li.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
switch.li.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
switch.li.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
switch.cutthrough.displayStringTextFormat string "processed %p pk (%l)"

determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
switch.cutthrough.forwardServiceRegistration bool true
switch.cutthrough.forwardProtocolRegistration bool true
switch.eth.bitrate double

Source code

//
// Sample Ethernet LAN: four hosts connected to a switch.
//
network SwitchedLAN
{
    types:
        channel C extends DatarateChannel
        {
            delay = 0.1us;
            datarate = 100Mbps;
        }
    submodules:
        hostA: EthernetHost {
            parameters:
                csmacdSupport = false;
                eth.duplexMode = true;
                @display("p=250,100");
        }
        hostB: EthernetHost {
            parameters:
                csmacdSupport = false;
                eth.duplexMode = true;
                @display("p=400,200");
        }
        hostC: EthernetHost {
            parameters:
                csmacdSupport = false;
                eth.duplexMode = true;
                @display("p=250,300");
        }
        hostD: EthernetHost {
            parameters:
                csmacdSupport = false;
                eth.duplexMode = true;
                @display("p=100,200");
        }
        switch: EthernetSwitch {
            parameters:
                @display("p=250,200");
            gates:
                ethg[4];
        }
    connections:
        switch.ethg[0] <--> C <--> hostA.ethg;
        switch.ethg[1] <--> C <--> hostB.ethg;
        switch.ethg[2] <--> C <--> hostC.ethg;
        switch.ethg[3] <--> C <--> hostD.ethg;
}
File: examples/ethernet/lans/Networks.ned

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