PacketGate

simple module

This module allows or forbids packets to pass through depending on whether the gate is open or closed.

Inheritance diagram

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

Used in

Name	Type	Description
Gate1TutorialStep	network	(no description)
Gate2TutorialStep	network	(no description)

Extends

Name	Type	Description
PacketGateBase	simple module	This is a base module for various packet gate modules.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayStringTextFormat	string	"passed %p pk (%l)"	determines the text that is written on top of the submodule
bitrate	double	nan bps
extraLength	int	0b
extraDuration	double	0s
clockModule	string	""	relative path of a module that implements IClock(1,2); optional
initiallyOpen	bool	false
openTime	double
closeTime	double

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/cogwheel
class	PacketGate

Gates

Name	Direction	Size	Description
in	input
out	output

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
gateStateChanged	bool

Statistics

Name	Title	Source	Record	Unit	Interpolation Mode
gateState	gate state	gateStateChanged	vector		sample-hold

Source code

//
// This module allows or forbids packets to pass through depending on whether
// the gate is open or closed.
//
simple PacketGate extends PacketGateBase like IPacketGate
{
    parameters:
        string clockModule = default(""); // relative path of a module that implements IClock; optional
        bool initiallyOpen = default(false);
        double openTime @unit(s);
        double closeTime @unit(s);
        @class(PacketGate);
}

File: src/inet/queueing/gate/PacketGate.ned