Ipv6NodeConfigurator¶

Package: inet.networklayer.configurator.ipv6

simple module Ipv6NodeConfigurator

Configures the containing network node using information provided by the network’s global configurator module Ipv6NetworkConfigurator.

Ipv6NetworkConfigurator only computes and remembers configuration data (assigned IPv6 addresses, static routes, etc), but doesn’t configure the nodes’ routing tables and interfaces accordingly. The actual configuration is carried out by this module, at network initialization time and also when the node restarts (i.e. after a shutdown or a crash.)

This module is needed because of failure/restart scenarios: Ipv6NetworkConfigurator would not be able to configure the node after a restart, because being a global module, it doesn’t know about node lifecycle events.

Usage diagram¶

Inheritance diagram¶

Used in compound modules¶

Name	Type	Description
Ipv6NetworkLayer	compound module	Represents a complete IPv6 network layer (L3), to be used within hosts and routers. It connects to higher-layer protocols (TCP, UDP, …) on top and to the network interfaces below, and bundles the modules that together implement IPv6:

Extends¶

Name	Type	Description
SimpleModule	simple module	Base module for all INET simple modules.

Parameters¶

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
interfaceTableModule	string
routingTableModule	string
networkConfiguratorModule	string	“”	The absolute path to the Ipv6NetworkConfigurator; use “” if there is no configurator
configureRoutingTable	bool	true

Properties¶

Name	Value	Description
class	Ipv6NodeConfigurator
display	i=block/cogwheel

Source code¶

//
// Configures the containing network node using information provided by
// the network's global configurator module ~Ipv6NetworkConfigurator.
//
// ~Ipv6NetworkConfigurator only computes and remembers configuration data
// (assigned IPv6 addresses, static routes, etc), but doesn't configure the
// nodes' routing tables and interfaces accordingly. The actual configuration
// is carried out by this module, at network initialization time and also when
// the node restarts (i.e. after a shutdown or a crash.)
//
// This module is needed because of failure/restart scenarios:
// ~Ipv6NetworkConfigurator would not be able to configure the node after
// a restart, because being a global module, it doesn't know about node
// lifecycle events.
//
simple Ipv6NodeConfigurator extends SimpleModule like IIpv6NodeConfigurator
{
    parameters:
        @class(Ipv6NodeConfigurator);
        string interfaceTableModule;
        string routingTableModule;
        string networkConfiguratorModule = default(""); // The absolute path to the Ipv6NetworkConfigurator; use "" if there is no configurator
        bool configureRoutingTable = default(true);
        @display("i=block/cogwheel");
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/configurator/ipv6/Ipv6NodeConfigurator.ned