Loopback

Package: inet.linklayer.loopback

simple module Loopback

Loopback interface module implementation.

See also: LoopbackInterface

inet.linklayer.loopback.LoopbackLoopbacksimple

Usage diagram

Inheritance diagram

Used in compound modules

Name

Type

Description

LoopbackInterface

compound module

Implements a loopback network interface.

Extends

Name

Type

Description

SimpleModule

simple module

Base module for all INET simple modules.

Parameters

Name

Type

Default value

Description

displayStringTextFormat

string

“rcv:{numRcvdOK} snt:{numSent}”

Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information

interfaceTableModule

string

The path to the InterfaceTable module

mtu

int

4470B

Properties

Name

Value

Description

class

Loopback

display

i=block/rxtx

Gates

Name

Direction

Size

Description

upperLayerIn

input

upperLayerOut

output

Signals

Name

Type

Unit

Description

packetReceivedFromUpper

cPacket

packetSentToUpper

cPacket

Statistics

Name

Title

Source

Record

Unit

Interpolation Mode

Description

passedUpPk

packets passed to higher layer

packetSentToUpper

count,”sum(packetBytes)”,”vector(packetBytes)”

none

rcvdPkFromHl

packets received from higher layer

packetReceivedFromUpper

count,”sum(packetBytes)”,”vector(packetBytes)”

none

Source code

//
// Loopback interface module implementation.
//
// @see ~LoopbackInterface
//
simple Loopback extends SimpleModule
{
    parameters:
        @class(Loopback);
        string interfaceTableModule;   // The path to the InterfaceTable module
        int mtu @unit(B) = default(4470B);
        displayStringTextFormat = default("rcv:{numRcvdOK} snt:{numSent}");
        @display("i=block/rxtx");

        @signal[packetSentToUpper](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetReceivedFromUpper](type=cPacket);
        @statistic[rcvdPkFromHl](title="packets received from higher layer"; source=packetReceivedFromUpper; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[passedUpPk](title="packets passed to higher layer"; source=packetSentToUpper; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);

    gates:
        input upperLayerIn;
        output upperLayerOut;
}

File: src/inet/linklayer/loopback/Loopback.ned