NetworkLayerNodeBase¶

compound module NetworkLayerNodeBase

An extension of the link layer node base with network layer functionality. Provides support for multiple network protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6.

Adds network layer capabilities to the node architecture, enabling end-to-end connectivity across different networks.

Usage diagram¶

Inheritance diagram¶

Known subclasses¶

Name	Type	Description
TransportLayerNodeBase	compound module	An extension of the network layer node base with transport layer protocols. Provides support for UDP, TCP, and SCTP, enabling end-to-end communication services for applications.
InternetCloud	compound module	InternetCloud models a large network such as part of the Internet or a corporate backbone network with realistic delay, packet loss, and datarate characteristics. It abstracts away the internal structure of the network while preserving the end-to-end behavior that applications would experience.

Extends¶

Name	Type	Description
LinkLayerNodeBase	compound module	An extension of the basic node infrastructure with link layer functionality. Provides support for various network interfaces and link layer protocols, forming the foundation for network connectivity.

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
hasStatus	bool	false
hasEnvironment	bool	false
osgModel	string	“”	3D model for OSG visualization, no 3D model by default
osgModelColor	string	“”	Tint color, no colorization by default
canvasImage	string	“”	Image for canvas visualization, no image by default
canvasImageColor	string	“”	Tint color, no colorization by default
recordPcap	bool	false
numPcapRecorders	int	recordPcap ? 1 : 0
numLoInterfaces	int	1
numWlanInterfaces	int	0
numEthInterfaces	int	0	Minimum number of Ethernet interfaces
numPppInterfaces	int	0	Minimum number of PPP interfaces
numTunInterfaces	int	0
numVirtInterfaces	int	0
fcsMode	string	“declared”
hasIpv4	bool	true
hasIpv6	bool	false
hasGn	bool	false
forwarding	bool	false
multicastForwarding	bool	false

Properties¶

Name	Value	Description
class	NodeBase
display	bgb=1256,1125
labels	node,ethernet-node,wireless-node
networkNode

Gates¶

Name	Direction	Size
radioIn [ ]	input	numWlanInterfaces
pppg [ ]	inout	numPppInterfaces
ethg [ ]	inout	numEthInterfaces

Unassigned submodule parameters¶

Name	Type	Default value	Description
status.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{stateStr}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
status.initialStatus	string	“UP”	Initial status of the network node
environment.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
environment.initStage	int	0	Initialization stage for the setup command
environment.globalNamespace	bool	false	Create new network namespaces under /var/run/netns/ (Linux only)
environment.namespace	string	“”	Name of the host OS network namespace (optional) (Linux only)
environment.setupCommand	string	“”	A host OS system command
environment.teardownCommand	string	“”	A host OS system command
pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
pcapRecorder.moduleNamePatterns	string	“wlan[] eth[] ppp[*]”	Space-separated list of sibling module names to listen on
pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
interfaceTable.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{numInterfaces} interfaces”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
interfaceTable.displayAddresses	bool	false	Whether to display IP addresses on links
cb.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
cb.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
cb.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
cb.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
cb.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
cb.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
cb.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
bl.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
bl.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
bl.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
bl.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
bl.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
bl.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
bl.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ethernet.displayStringTextFormat	string	“passed up: {totalFromMAC}\nsent: {totalFromHigherLayer}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ethernet.registerProtocol	bool	false	FIXME //KLUDGE should redesign place of EthernetEncapsulation and LLC modules
ethernet.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ethernet.fcsMode	string	“declared”
ethernet.stopOperationExtraTime	double	-1s	Extra time after the lifecycle stop operation has finished
ethernet.stopOperationTimeout	double	2s	Timeout value for the lifecycle stop operation
li.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
li.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
li.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
li.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
li.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
li.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
li.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
lo.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
lo.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
lo.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
lo.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
lo.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
lo.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
lo.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
lo.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
lo.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
lo.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
lo.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
lo.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
lo.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
lo.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
lo.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
lo.lo.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
lo.lo.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
lo.lo.mtu	int	4470B
wlan.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
wlan.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
wlan.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
wlan.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
wlan.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
wlan.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
wlan.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
wlan.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
wlan.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
wlan.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
wlan.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
wlan.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
wlan.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
wlan.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
wlan.mib.displayStringTextFormat	string	“Address: {address}{ssidStr}\n{modeStr}{stationTypeStr}{qosStr}{associatedStr}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.agent.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.agent.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
wlan.agent.mibModule	string
wlan.agent.activeScan	bool	true	Selects between active and passive scanning
wlan.agent.channelsToScan	string	“”	List of channel numbers to scan (space delimited); empty means all channels
wlan.agent.probeDelay	double	100ms	Delay before sending a probe request during active scanning
wlan.agent.minChannelTime	double	150ms	Min interval to spend on a channel during active scanning
wlan.agent.maxChannelTime	double	300ms	Channel time for passive scanning, and max channel time for active scanning
wlan.agent.authenticationTimeout	double	5s	Timeout for the authentication procedure
wlan.agent.associationTimeout	double	5s	Timeout for the association procedure
wlan.agent.startingTime	double	-1s	Agent starting time.
wlan.agent.defaultSsid	string	“”	List of allowed SSIDs to connect to; leave empty for no filtering
wlan.mgmt.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mgmt.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
wlan.mgmt.numChannels	int	1	Number of channels to scan
wlan.mgmt.mibModule	string
wlan.mgmt.macModule	string		The path to the MAC module
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.displayStringTextFormat	string	“contains %p pk (%l) pushed %u\npulled %o removed %r dropped %d”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.packetCapacity	int	100	Maximum number of packets in the queue, no limit by default
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.dataCapacity	int	-1b	Maximum total length of packets in the queue, no limit by default
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.dropperClass	string	“inet::queueing::PacketAtCollectionEndDropper”	Determines which packets are dropped when the queue is overloaded, packets are not dropped by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketDropperFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.comparatorClass	string	“inet::ieee80211::MgmtOverDataComparator”	Determines the order of packets in the queue, insertion order by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketComparatorFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.pendingQueue.bufferModule	string	“”	Relative module path to the IPacketBuffer module used by this queue, implicit buffer by default
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.inProgressFrames.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{numInProgress} packets”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.inProgressFrames.pendingQueueModule	string	“^.pendingQueue”
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.inProgressFrames.originatorMacDataServiceModule	string	“^.^.originatorMacDataService”
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.inProgressFrames.ackHandlerModule	string	“^.^.ackHandler”
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.contention.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{fsmState}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.contention.initialChannelBusy	bool	true	Assume that the channel was busy before the simulation started
wlan.mac.dcf.channelAccess.contention.backoffOptimization	bool	true	We can pretend the frame has arrived into the queue a little bit earlier, and maybe able to start transmitting immediately
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorMacDataService.fragmentationPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorMacDataService.fragmentationPolicy.fragmentationThreshold	int	1500B
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.multicastFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.responseAckFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.responseCtsFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.dataFrameBitrate	double	-1bps	Fastest
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.dataFrameBandwidth	double	nan Hz	Unspecified by default
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.dataFrameNumSpatialStreams	int	-1	Unspecified by default
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.mgmtFrameBitrate	double	-1bps	Fastest
wlan.mac.dcf.rateSelection.controlFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.dcf.recoveryProcedure.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.recoveryProcedure.shortRetryLimit	int	7
wlan.mac.dcf.recoveryProcedure.longRetryLimit	int	4
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorProtectionMechanism.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorProtectionMechanism.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.dcf.ackHandler.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorAckPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorAckPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.dcf.originatorAckPolicy.ackTimeout	double	-1s
wlan.mac.dcf.recipientAckPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.recipientAckPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.dcf.rtsPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.rtsPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.dcf.rtsPolicy.ctsTimeout	double	-1s
wlan.mac.dcf.rtsPolicy.rtsThreshold	int	2346B
wlan.mac.dcf.ctsPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.dcf.ctsPolicy.rxModule	string
wlan.mac.dcf.ctsPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.displayStringTextFormat	string	“contains %p pk (%l) pushed %u\npulled %o removed %r dropped %d”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.packetCapacity	int	100	Maximum number of packets in the queue, no limit by default
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.dataCapacity	int	-1b	Maximum total length of packets in the queue, no limit by default
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.dropperClass	string	“inet::queueing::PacketAtCollectionEndDropper”	Determines which packets are dropped when the queue is overloaded, packets are not dropped by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketDropperFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.comparatorClass	string	“inet::ieee80211::MgmtOverDataComparator”	Determines the order of packets in the queue, insertion order by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketComparatorFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.pendingQueue.bufferModule	string	“”	Relative module path to the IPacketBuffer module used by this queue, implicit buffer by default
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.inProgressFrames.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{numInProgress} packets”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.inProgressFrames.pendingQueueModule	string	“^.pendingQueue”
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.inProgressFrames.originatorMacDataServiceModule	string	“^.^.^.originatorMacDataService”
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.inProgressFrames.ackHandlerModule	string	“^.ackHandler”
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.contention.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{fsmState}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.contention.initialChannelBusy	bool	true	Assume that the channel was busy before the simulation started
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.contention.backoffOptimization	bool	true	We can pretend the frame has arrived into the queue a little bit earlier, and maybe able to start transmitting immediately
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.ackHandler.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.txopProcedure.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.txopProcedure.txopLimit	double	-1s
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.recoveryProcedure.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.recoveryProcedure.shortRetryLimit	int	7
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.edcaf.recoveryProcedure.longRetryLimit	int	4
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.collisionController.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.mgmtAndNonQoSRecoveryProcedure.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.mgmtAndNonQoSRecoveryProcedure.shortRetryLimit	int	7
wlan.mac.hcf.edca.mgmtAndNonQoSRecoveryProcedure.longRetryLimit	int	4
wlan.mac.hcf.hcca.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.msduAggregationPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.msduAggregationPolicy.subframeNumThreshold	int	-1	Minimum number of subframes needed to compose an A-MSDU. (-1 means it won’t be checked)
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.msduAggregationPolicy.aggregationLengthThreshold	int	-1	The minimum length for an aggregated payload necessary to create an A-MSDU (-1 means it won’t be checked).
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.msduAggregationPolicy.maxAMsduSize	int	4065	-1 means infinity
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.msduAggregationPolicy.qOsCheck	bool	true	Turns on/off the check of the presence of the QoS flag (false means off – this is needed for aggregation in DCF mode).
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.mpduAggregationPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.fragmentationPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorMacDataService.fragmentationPolicy.fragmentationThreshold	int	1500B
wlan.mac.hcf.singleProtectionMechanism.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.singleProtectionMechanism.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.multicastFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.responseAckFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.responseBlockAckFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.responseCtsFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.dataFrameBitrate	double	-1bps	Fastest
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.dataFrameBandwidth	double	nan Hz	Unspecified by default
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.dataFrameNumSpatialStreams	int	-1	Unspecified by default
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.mgmtFrameBitrate	double	-1bps	Fastest
wlan.mac.hcf.rateSelection.controlFrameBitrate	double	-1bps
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.blockAckReqThreshold	int	5
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.maxBlockAckPolicyFrameLength	int	1000B
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.blockAckTimeout	double	-1s
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorAckPolicy.ackTimeout	double	-1s
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientAckPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientAckPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.rtsPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.rtsPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.rtsPolicy.ctsTimeout	double	-1s
wlan.mac.hcf.rtsPolicy.rtsThreshold	int	2346B
wlan.mac.hcf.ctsPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.ctsPolicy.rxModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.ctsPolicy.rateSelectionModule	string
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorBlockAckAgreementPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorBlockAckAgreementPolicy.delayedAckPolicySupported	bool	false
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorBlockAckAgreementPolicy.aMsduSupported	bool	true
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorBlockAckAgreementPolicy.maximumAllowedBufferSize	int	64
wlan.mac.hcf.originatorBlockAckAgreementPolicy.blockAckTimeoutValue	double	0s	0 means that it depends on the originator
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientBlockAckAgreementPolicy.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientBlockAckAgreementPolicy.delayedAckPolicySupported	bool	false
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientBlockAckAgreementPolicy.aMsduSupported	bool	true
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientBlockAckAgreementPolicy.maximumAllowedBufferSize	int	64
wlan.mac.hcf.recipientBlockAckAgreementPolicy.blockAckTimeoutValue	double	0s	0 means that it depends on the originator
wlan.mac.ds.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.ds.mibModule	string
wlan.mac.rx.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{rxStatus}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.tx.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{txFramePrefix}{txState}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
wlan.mac.tx.rxModule	string
ppp.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ppp.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
ppp.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
ppp.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
ppp.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
ppp.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
ppp.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
ppp.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
ppp.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
ppp.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
ppp.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
ppp.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
ppp.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
ppp.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
ppp.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
ppp.queue.displayStringTextFormat	string	“contains %p pk (%l) pushed %u\npulled %o removed %r dropped %d”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ppp.queue.packetCapacity	int	10000	Maximum number of packets in the queue, no limit by default
ppp.queue.dataCapacity	int	-1b	Maximum total length of packets in the queue, no limit by default
ppp.queue.dropperClass	string	“inet::queueing::PacketAtCollectionEndDropper”	Determines which packets are dropped when the queue is overloaded, packets are not dropped by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketDropperFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
ppp.queue.comparatorClass	string	“”	Determines the order of packets in the queue, insertion order by default; the parameter must be the name of a C++ class which implements the IPacketComparatorFunction C++ interface and is registered via Register_Class
ppp.queue.bufferModule	string	“”	Relative module path to the IPacketBuffer module used by this queue, implicit buffer by default
ppp.ppp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rate: %b\nsent: %s, rcvd: %r\nqueue: %q, drop: %d”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ppp.ppp.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ppp.ppp.sendRawBytes	bool	false	When true packets are serialized into a sequence of bytes before sending out
ppp.ppp.mtu	int	4470B
ppp.ppp.stopOperationExtraTime	double	-1s	Extra time after lifecycle stop operation finished
ppp.ppp.stopOperationTimeout	double	2s	Timeout value for lifecycle stop operation
eth.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
eth.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
eth.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
eth.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
eth.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
eth.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
eth.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
eth.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
eth.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
eth.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
eth.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
eth.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
eth.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
eth.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
eth.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
tun.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
tun.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
tun.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
tun.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
tun.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
tun.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
tun.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
tun.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
tun.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
tun.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
tun.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
tun.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
tun.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
tun.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
tun.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
tun.tun.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
tun.tun.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
tun.tun.mtu	int	1500B
virt.pcapRecorder.displayStringTextFormat	string	“rec: %n pks”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
virt.pcapRecorder.verbose	bool	true	Whether to log packets on the module output
virt.pcapRecorder.recordEmptyPackets	bool	true	Specifies if zero length packets are recorded or not
virt.pcapRecorder.enableConvertingPackets	bool	true	Specifies if converting packets to link type is allowed or not
virt.pcapRecorder.pcapFile	string	“”	The PCAP file to be written, suggested value: pcapFile = “${resultdir}/${configname}-#${runnumber}” + fullpath() + “.pcap”
virt.pcapRecorder.fileFormat	string	“pcapng”
virt.pcapRecorder.snaplen	int	65535	Maximum number of bytes to record per packet
virt.pcapRecorder.timePrecision	int	6	Time precision in recorded file. pcap supports only 6 (usec) or 9 (nanosec), pcapng supports more values (see ‘if_tsresol’ option in pcapng file format).
virt.pcapRecorder.dumpBadFrames	bool	true	Enable dump of frames with hasBitError
virt.pcapRecorder.sendingSignalNames	string	“transmissionEnded”	Space-separated list of outbound packet signals to subscribe to
virt.pcapRecorder.receivingSignalNames	string	“receptionEnded”	Space-separated list of inbound packet signals to subscribe to
virt.pcapRecorder.dumpProtocols	string	“ethernetmac ppp ieee80211mac”	Space-separated list of protocol names as defined in the Protocol class
virt.pcapRecorder.packetFilter	object	“*”	Which packets are considered, matches all packets by default
virt.pcapRecorder.helpers	string	“”	Usable PcapRecorder::IHelper helpers for accept packettype and store/convert packet as specified linktype
virt.pcapRecorder.alwaysFlush	bool	false	Flush the pcapFile after each write to ensure that all packets are captured in case of a crash
virt.tunnel.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
virt.tunnel.interfaceTableModule	string
virt.tunnel.realInterface	string
virt.tunnel.protocol	string	vlanId != -1 ? “ieee8021qctag” : “”
virt.tunnel.address	string	“copy”
virt.tunnel.vlanId	int	-1
virt.tunnel.steal	bool	vlanId != -1
ipv4.configurator.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.configurator.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.configurator.routingTableModule	string
ipv4.configurator.networkConfiguratorModule	string	“configurator”	The absolute path to the Ipv4NetworkConfigurator; use “” if there is no configurator
ipv4.configurator.configureRoutingTable	bool	true	Add routing entries to the routing table (uses the configurator module)
ipv4.routingTable.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{routingTableStatusText}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.routingTable.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.routingTable.routerId	string	“auto”	For routers, the router id using IPv4 address dotted
ipv4.routingTable.netmaskRoutes	string	“*”	Maintain netmask routes for interfaces
ipv4.routingTable.forwarding	bool	true	Turns IP forwarding on/off
ipv4.routingTable.multicastForwarding	bool	false	Turns multicast forwarding on/off
ipv4.routingTable.useAdminDist	bool	false	Use Cisco-like administrative distances
ipv4.routingTable.routingFile	string	“”	Routing table file name
ipv4.natTable.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{numNatEntries} entries”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.natTable.networkProtocolModule	string	“^.ip”
ipv4.natTable.config	xml	xml(“<config></config>”)	XML configuration parameters for network address translation
ipv4.up.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.up.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.up.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.up.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.up.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
ipv4.up.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
ipv4.up.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ipv4.igmp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.igmp.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.igmp.routingTableModule	string
ipv4.igmp.checksumMode	string	“declared”
ipv4.igmp.enabled	bool	true
ipv4.igmp.robustnessVariable	int	2	IGMP is robust to (robustnessVariable-1) packet loss
ipv4.igmp.queryInterval	double	125s
ipv4.igmp.queryResponseInterval	double	10s
ipv4.igmp.groupMembershipInterval	double	(robustnessVariable * queryInterval) + queryResponseInterval
ipv4.igmp.otherQuerierPresentInterval	double	(robustnessVariable * queryInterval) + (queryResponseInterval / 2)
ipv4.igmp.startupQueryInterval	double	queryInterval / 4
ipv4.igmp.startupQueryCount	int	robustnessVariable
ipv4.igmp.lastMemberQueryInterval	double	1s
ipv4.igmp.lastMemberQueryCount	int	robustnessVariable
ipv4.igmp.unsolicitedReportInterval	double	10s
ipv4.icmp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.icmp.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.icmp.routingTableModule	string
ipv4.icmp.checksumMode	string	“declared”
ipv4.icmp.quoteLength	int	8B	Number of bytes from original packet to quote in ICMP reply
ipv4.mp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.mp.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.mp.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.mp.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.mp.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
ipv4.mp.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
ipv4.mp.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ipv4.ip.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{ipv4StatusText}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.ip.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.ip.routingTableModule	string
ipv4.ip.arpModule	string
ipv4.ip.icmpModule	string
ipv4.ip.checksumMode	string	“declared”
ipv4.ip.timeToLive	int	32
ipv4.ip.multicastTimeToLive	int	32
ipv4.ip.fragmentTimeout	double	60s
ipv4.ip.limitedBroadcast	bool	false	Send out limited broadcast packets coming from the higher layer
ipv4.ip.directBroadcastInterfaces	string	“”	List of interfaces where direct broadcast is enabled (by default direct broadcast is disabled on all interfaces)
ipv4.ip.enableLocalOutMulticastRouting	bool	false	Enable using the multicast routing table for determining outgoing interfaces for local out packets
ipv4.ip.enableTimestampOption	bool	false	When enabled, IP inserts a timestamp option into the IP header
ipv4.ip.maxLifetime	double	-1s	Packets older than the limit are discarded
ipv4.arp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“size:{arpCacheSize} sent:{numRequestsSent}\nrepl:{numRepliesSent} fail:{numFailedResolutions}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.arp.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.arp.routingTableModule	string
ipv4.arp.retryTimeout	double	1s	Number of seconds ARP waits between retries to resolve an IPv4 address
ipv4.arp.retryCount	int	3	Number of times ARP will attempt to resolve an IPv4 address
ipv4.arp.cacheTimeout	double	120s	Number of seconds unused entries in the cache will time out
ipv4.arp.proxyArpInterfaces	string	“*”	List of interfaces that proxy ARP is enabled on (all interfaces by default)
ipv4.ipsec.displayStringTextFormat	string	“IN: ACCEPT: {inAccept} DROP: {inDrop} BYPASS: {inBypass}\n OUT: PROTECT: {outProtect} DROP: {outDrop} BYPASS: {outBypass}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.ipsec.networkProtocolModule	string	“^.ip”
ipv4.ipsec.networkProtocol	string	“ipv4”	address family this instance protects (set to “ipv6” in Ipv6NetworkLayer)
ipv4.ipsec.interfaceTableModule	string
ipv4.ipsec.spdModule	string	“^.spd”
ipv4.ipsec.sadModule	string	“^.sad”
ipv4.ipsec.spdConfig	xml
ipv4.ipsec.defaultProtection	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <Protection> element is absent from the configuration
ipv4.ipsec.defaultEspMode	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <EspMode> element is absent from the configuration
ipv4.ipsec.defaultEncryptionAlg	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <EncryptionAlg> element is absent from the configuration
ipv4.ipsec.defaultAuthenticationAlg	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <defaultAuthenticationAlg> element is absent from the configuration
ipv4.ipsec.defaultMaxTfcPadLength	int	0	Value to use where <MaxTfcPadLength> element is absent from the configuration
ipv4.ipsec.ahProtectOutDelay	double	0.0s
ipv4.ipsec.ahProtectInDelay	double	0.0s
ipv4.ipsec.espProtectOutDelay	double	0.0s
ipv4.ipsec.espProtectInDelay	double	0.0s
ipv4.spd.displayStringTextFormat	string	“entries: {numEntries}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.sad.displayStringTextFormat	string	“entries: {numEntries}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.lp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv4.lp.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv4.lp.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.lp.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
ipv4.lp.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
ipv4.lp.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
ipv4.lp.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ipv6.configurator.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.configurator.interfaceTableModule	string
ipv6.configurator.routingTableModule	string
ipv6.configurator.networkConfiguratorModule	string	“”	The absolute path to the Ipv6NetworkConfigurator; use “” if there is no configurator
ipv6.configurator.configureRoutingTable	bool	true
ipv6.routingTable.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{numRoutes} routes\n{numDestCache} destcache entries”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.routingTable.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.routingTable.routes	xml	xml(“<routingTable/>”)
ipv6.routingTable.forwarding	bool	false
ipv6.routingTable.isRouter	bool	this.forwarding
ipv6.routingTable.multicastForwarding	bool	false
ipv6.routingTable.useAdminDist	bool	false	Use Cisco-like administrative distances
ipv6.routingTable.advManagedFlag	bool	false	“Managed address configuration” (M) flag in RAs
ipv6.routingTable.advOtherConfigFlag	bool	false	“Other configuration” (O) flag in RAs
ipv6.routingTable.advLinkMtu	int	1280	MTU option in RAs (1280 = IPv6 minimum MTU, 0 = don’t include)
ipv6.routingTable.advCurHopLimit	int	30	Cur Hop Limit field in RAs (0 = unspecified)
ipv6.routingTable.advDefaultLifetime	double	-1s	Router Lifetime in RAs (-1 = auto: 3*maxRtrAdvInterval)
ipv6.up.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.up.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.up.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
ipv6.up.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
ipv6.up.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
ipv6.up.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
ipv6.up.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ipv6.icmpv6.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.icmpv6.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.icmpv6.checksumMode	string	“declared”
ipv6.icmpv6.mldModule	string	“”	Path to the MLD module, or “” if MLD is not enabled; MLD messages are dropped when empty
ipv6.lp.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.lp.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.lp.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
ipv6.lp.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
ipv6.lp.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
ipv6.lp.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
ipv6.lp.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.checksumMode	string	“declared”
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.icmpv6Module	string
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.mipv6Module	string
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.routingTableModule	string
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.minIntervalBetweenRAs	double	200s	RFC 4861: MinRtrAdvInterval (0.33 * MaxRtrAdvInterval)
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.maxIntervalBetweenRAs	double	600s	RFC 4861: MaxRtrAdvInterval
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.advReachableTime	double	3600s	advertised reachable time in RAs; hosts use it as base for NUD
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.dupAddrDetectTransmits	int	1	RFC 4862 Section 5.1: number of NS sent for DAD (0 = disable DAD)
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.optimisticDad	bool	false	RFC 4429 Optimistic DAD: if true, an autoconfigured address may be used as a source address while DAD is still in progress; if false (RFC 4862), packets that would use it are deferred until DAD completes
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.detectL2Movement	bool	true	if true (default), (re)start Router Discovery (send Router Solicitations) whenever an interface associates at the link layer (e.g. a wireless handover to a new access point); lets a mobile node detect movement and obtain a new care-of address immediately, instead of relying on frequent unsolicited Router Advertisements (cf. MIPv6 fast RAs). Set to false to restore the legacy behaviour (movement detected only from periodic Router Advertisements)
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.retransTimer	double	1s	RFC 4861 Section 10: delay between retransmitted NS messages
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.baseReachableTime	double	30s	RFC 4861 Section 10: base value for computing random ReachableTime
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.routerBootupTime	double	uniform(0s, 0.3s)	random startup delay before a router assigns its link-local address; routers boot faster than hosts so that RAs are available by the time hosts solicit
ipv6.neighbourDiscovery.hostBootupTime	double	uniform(0.4s, 1s)	random startup delay before a host assigns its link-local address
ipv6.ipv6.displayStringTextFormat	string	“{ipv6StatusText}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.ipv6.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.ipv6.routingTableModule	string
ipv6.ipv6.ipv6NeighbourDiscoveryModule	string
ipv6.ipv6.icmpv6Module	string
ipv6.ipv6.procDelay	double	0s
ipv6.ipv6.sendRedirects	bool	true	RFC 4861 Section 8.2: when a router forwards a packet back out the interface it arrived on, send the source an ICMPv6 Redirect. Disable on wireless multi-hop / ad-hoc networks (e.g. MANET routing), where the geographic next hop is not directly reachable by the source, so redirects are useless and trigger a storm.
ipv6.ipsec.displayStringTextFormat	string	“IN: ACCEPT: {inAccept} DROP: {inDrop} BYPASS: {inBypass}\n OUT: PROTECT: {outProtect} DROP: {outDrop} BYPASS: {outBypass}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.ipsec.interfaceTableModule	string
ipv6.ipsec.spdModule	string	“^.spd”
ipv6.ipsec.sadModule	string	“^.sad”
ipv6.ipsec.spdConfig	xml
ipv6.ipsec.defaultProtection	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <Protection> element is absent from the configuration
ipv6.ipsec.defaultEspMode	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <EspMode> element is absent from the configuration
ipv6.ipsec.defaultEncryptionAlg	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <EncryptionAlg> element is absent from the configuration
ipv6.ipsec.defaultAuthenticationAlg	string	“”	If not “”: value to use where <defaultAuthenticationAlg> element is absent from the configuration
ipv6.ipsec.defaultMaxTfcPadLength	int	0	Value to use where <MaxTfcPadLength> element is absent from the configuration
ipv6.ipsec.ahProtectOutDelay	double	0.0s
ipv6.ipsec.ahProtectInDelay	double	0.0s
ipv6.ipsec.espProtectOutDelay	double	0.0s
ipv6.ipsec.espProtectInDelay	double	0.0s
ipv6.spd.displayStringTextFormat	string	“entries: {numEntries}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.sad.displayStringTextFormat	string	“entries: {numEntries}”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.mipv6.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.mipv6.interfaceTableModule	string		The path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.mipv6.ipv6NeighbourDiscoveryModule	string
ipv6.mipv6.bindingUpdateListModule	string
ipv6.mipv6.bindingCacheModule	string
ipv6.mipv6.isHomeAgent	bool
ipv6.mipv6.isMobileNode	bool
ipv6.mipv6.maxHaBindingLifeTime	double	3600s	max binding lifetime for HA registration
ipv6.mipv6.maxRrBindingLifeTime	double	420s	max binding lifetime for CN (route optimization)
ipv6.mipv6.useRouteOptimization	bool	true	whether a mobile node route-optimizes with correspondent nodes (RFC 3775); if false, their traffic always uses the bidirectional home-agent tunnel
ipv6.buList.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.bindingCache.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.pmipv6.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.pmipv6.interfaceTableModule	string		path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.pmipv6.ipv6NeighbourDiscoveryModule	string		path to the Ipv6NeighbourDiscovery module
ipv6.pmipv6.isLocalMobilityAnchor	bool	false	(the IPv6 routing table is resolved automatically)
ipv6.pmipv6.isMobileAccessGateway	bool	false
ipv6.pmipv6.localMobilityAnchorAddress	string	“”	MAG: the address of the LMA to register mobile nodes with
ipv6.pmipv6.mobileNodeProfiles	xml	xml(“<mobileNodes/>”)	MAG: mobile-node policy profiles, one per access interface, e.g. <mobileNodes> <mobileNode accessInterface=”wlan0” id=”mn1@example.com” homeNetworkPrefix=”2001:db8:1::” prefixLength=”64”/> </mobileNodes> (accessInterface may be omitted to match any access interface)
ipv6.pmipv6.bindingLifetime	double	3600s	lifetime requested in Proxy Binding Updates
ipv6.pmipv6.homeNetworkPrefixAdvValidLifetime	double	3600s	MAG: valid lifetime of the advertised home network prefix
ipv6.pmipv6.homeNetworkPrefixAdvPreferredLifetime	double	1800s	MAG: preferred lifetime of the advertised home network prefix
ipv6.mld.displayStringTextFormat	string	“”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
ipv6.mld.interfaceTableModule	string		path to the InterfaceTable module
ipv6.mld.routingTableModule	string		path to the Ipv6RoutingTable module
ipv6.mld.checksumMode	string	“declared”	how the ICMPv6 checksum is handled
ipv6.mld.enabled	bool	true	when false, MLD is inert on this node (see above)
ipv6.mld.unsolicitedReportInterval	double	10s	host: delay before the repeated Report after a join
ipv6.mld.robustnessVariable	int	2	loss tolerance; only supplies the defaults of the three params marked (RV) below
ipv6.mld.queryInterval	double	125s	querier: interval between periodic General Queries
ipv6.mld.queryResponseInterval	double	10s	querier: max delay a host may wait before answering a General Query
ipv6.mld.multicastListenerInterval	double	(robustnessVariable * queryInterval) + queryResponseInterval	querier: how long a group stays “has listeners” without a new Report (RV)
ipv6.mld.startupQueryInterval	double	queryInterval / 4	querier: interval between the initial General Queries at startup
ipv6.mld.startupQueryCount	int	robustnessVariable	querier: number of General Queries sent at startup (RV)
ipv6.mld.lastListenerQueryInterval	double	1s	querier: interval between the group-specific Queries sent after a Done
ipv6.mld.lastListenerQueryCount	int	robustnessVariable	querier: number of group-specific Queries sent after a Done (RV)
nl.displayStringTextFormat	string	“processed {numProcessedPackets} pk ({processedTotalLength})”	Determines the text that is written on top of the submodule, supports displaying pars, watches, and module-specific information
nl.interfaceTableModule	string		Module path to the InterfaceTable module
nl.forwardServiceRegistration	bool	true
nl.forwardProtocolRegistration	bool	true
nl.interfaceMapping	object	{}	Maps network interface names to connected submodule names (e.g. {“eth0”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned network interfaces, ? overrides default
nl.serviceMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ethernetmac”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned services, ? overrides default
nl.protocolMapping	object	{}	Maps protocols to connected submodule names (e.g. {“ipv4”: “bridging”}), overrides automatically learned dispatching; * overrides all learned protocols, ? overrides default

Source code¶

//
// An extension of the link layer node base with network layer functionality.
// Provides support for multiple network protocols, including IPv4 and IPv6.
//
// Adds network layer capabilities to the node architecture, enabling
// end-to-end connectivity across different networks.
//
module NetworkLayerNodeBase extends LinkLayerNodeBase
{
    parameters:
        bool hasIpv4 = default(true);
        bool hasIpv6 = default(false);
        bool hasGn = default(false);
        bool forwarding = default(false);
        bool multicastForwarding = default(false);
        *.forwarding = this.forwarding;
        *.multicastForwarding = this.multicastForwarding;
        @figure[networkLayer](type=rectangle; pos=250,308; size=1000,134; fillColor=#00ff00; lineColor=#808080; cornerRadius=5; fillOpacity=0.1);
        @figure[networkLayer.title](type=text; pos=1245,313; anchor=ne; text="network layer");
    submodules:
        ipv4: <default("Ipv4NetworkLayer")> like INetworkLayer if hasIpv4 {
            @display("p=375,375;q=queue");
        }
        ipv6: <default("Ipv6NetworkLayer")> like INetworkLayer if hasIpv6 {
            @display("p=525,375;q=queue");
        }
        generic: <default("")> like INetworkLayer if hasGn {
            @display("p=675,375;q=queue");
        }
        nl: MessageDispatcher {
            @display("p=750,450;b=1000,5,,,,1");
        }
    connections allowunconnected:
        cb.out++ --> nl.in++;   // nl.in[0]: always the link-layer (cb) side
        cb.in++ <-- nl.out++;   // nl.out[0]: always the link-layer (cb) side

        ipv4.ifIn <-- nl.out++ if hasIpv4;
        ipv4.ifOut --> nl.in++ if hasIpv4;

        ipv6.ifIn <-- nl.out++ if hasIpv6;
        ipv6.ifOut --> nl.in++ if hasIpv6;

        generic.ifIn <-- nl.out++ if exists(generic);
        generic.ifOut --> nl.in++ if exists(generic);

        llc.upperLayerOut --> nl.in++ if exists(llc);
        llc.upperLayerIn <-- nl.out++ if exists(llc);
}

File: src/inet/node/base/NetworkLayerNodeBase.ned