Udp

Package: inet.transportlayer.udp

simple module Udp

UDP protocol implementation, for IPv4 (Ipv4) and IPv6 (Ipv6).

The UDP protocol header is represented by the class UdpHeader.

Communication with clients (applications)

The module can (should) be connected to several applications. For sending a UDP packet, the application should attach an ~UdpCommand object to the payload and send it to Udp. Udp will also attach an ~UdpCommand object to any payload message it sends up to the application.

For receiving UDP packets, the connected applications should first “bind” to the given UDP port. This can be done by sending an arbitrary message with message kind UDP_C_BIND and an ~UdpCommand attached with srcPort filled in.

When UDP receives an ICMP error (IcmpHeader or Icmpv6Header) that refers to a UDP socket, it reports the error to the corresponding application by sending a message with kind UDP_I_ERROR.

Communication with the IP (IPv4/IPv6) layer

The Udp model relies on sending and receiving L3AddressReq/L3AddressInd tags attached to UDP packets.

Checksum operation modes for outgoing UDP packets (checksumMode parameter in UDP module):

  • “disabled” means the outgoing packet will have its checksum set to 0 (serializable)

  • “declared” means the outgoing packet will have the correct checksum declared

    without actually computing it; the value is set to 0xC00D (not serializable)

  • “computed” means the outgoing packet will have the correctly computed checksum

    as defined by the RFC (serializable)

Checksum operation modes for incoming UDP packets (checksumMode field in UdpHeader chunk):

  • CHECKSUM_DISABLED means the incoming packet must have its checksum set to 0 (serializable)

  • CHECKSUM_DECLARED_CORRECT means the incoming packet is assumed to have a

    correct checksum without the actual value (not serializable)

  • CHECKSUM_DECLARED_INCORRECT means the incoming packet is assumed to have an

    incorrect checksum without the actual value (not serializable)

  • CHECKSUM_COMPUTED means the incoming packet has a potentially incorrect checksum

    that is to be verified as defined by the RFC (serializable)

    The incoming packet also fails the checksum verification if any relevant chunk is marked incorrect.

See also: UdpHeader, ~UdpCommand, UdpCommandCode

inet.transportlayer.udp.UdpUdpsimple

Usage diagram

Inheritance diagram

Used in compound modules

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.

Extends

Name

Type

Description

SimpleModule

simple module

Base module for all INET simple modules.

Parameters

Name

Type

Default value

Description

displayStringTextFormat

string

“passed up: {numPassedUp} pks\nsent: {numSent} pks{udpDroppedText}”

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

checksumMode

string

“declared”

defaultMulticastLoop

bool

true

Properties

Name

Value

Description

class

Udp

directSendKinds

Kind not used in sendDirect() messages or model doesn’t use any sendDirect()

display

i=block/transport

selfMessageKinds

Kind not used in self messages or model doesn’t use any self message

Gates

Name

Direction

Size

Description

appIn

input

ipIn

input

appOut

output

ipOut

output

Signals

Name

Type

Unit

Description

packetDropped

inet::Packet

packetReceived

cPacket

packetReceivedFromLower

cPacket

packetReceivedFromUpper

cPacket

packetSent

cPacket

packetSentToLower

cPacket

packetSentToUpper

cPacket

Statistics

Name

Title

Source

Record

Unit

Interpolation Mode

Description

droppedPkBadChecksum

packets dropped (checksum error)

packetDropReasonIsIncorrectlyReceived(packetDropped)

count,”vector(count)”

none

droppedPkWrongPort

packets dropped (wrong port)

packetDropReasonIsNoPortFound(packetDropped)

count,”vector(count)”

none

outgoingDataRate

outgoing datarate

throughput(packetSent)

vector

bps

linear

packetReceived

packets received

packetReceived

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

none

packetSent

packets sent

packetSent

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

none

passedUpPk

packets passed up

packetSentToUpper

count,”vector(count)”

none

Source code

//
// UDP protocol implementation, for IPv4 (~Ipv4) and IPv6 (~Ipv6).
//
// The UDP protocol header is represented by the class ~UdpHeader.
//
// <b>Communication with clients (applications)</b>
//
// The module can (should) be connected to several applications.
// For sending a UDP packet, the application should attach an ~UdpCommand
// object to the payload and send it to ~Udp.
// ~Udp will also attach an ~UdpCommand object to any payload
// message it sends up to the application.
//
// For receiving UDP packets, the connected applications should first
// "bind" to the given UDP port. This can be done by sending an
// arbitrary message with message kind UDP_C_BIND and an ~UdpCommand
// attached with `srcPort` filled in.
//
// When UDP receives an ICMP error (~IcmpHeader or ~Icmpv6Header)
// that refers to a UDP socket, it reports the error to the corresponding
// application by sending a message with kind UDP_I_ERROR.
//
// <b>Communication with the IP (IPv4/IPv6) layer</b>
//
// The ~Udp model relies on sending and receiving ~L3AddressReq/~L3AddressInd
// tags attached to UDP packets.
//
// Checksum operation modes for outgoing UDP packets (`checksumMode` parameter in UDP module):
//  - "disabled" means the outgoing packet will have its checksum set to 0 (serializable)
//  - "declared" means the outgoing packet will have the correct checksum declared
//     without actually computing it; the value is set to `0xC00D` (not serializable)
//  - "computed" means the outgoing packet will have the correctly computed checksum
//     as defined by the RFC (serializable)
//
// Checksum operation modes for incoming UDP packets (`checksumMode` field in ~UdpHeader chunk):
//  - CHECKSUM_DISABLED means the incoming packet must have its checksum set to 0 (serializable)
//  - CHECKSUM_DECLARED_CORRECT means the incoming packet is assumed to have a
//    correct checksum without the actual value (not serializable)
//  - CHECKSUM_DECLARED_INCORRECT means the incoming packet is assumed to have an
//    incorrect checksum without the actual value (not serializable)
//  - CHECKSUM_COMPUTED means the incoming packet has a potentially incorrect checksum
//    that is to be verified as defined by the RFC (serializable)
// The incoming packet also fails the checksum verification if any relevant chunk is marked incorrect.
//
// @see ~UdpHeader, ~UdpCommand, ~UdpCommandCode
//
simple Udp extends SimpleModule like IUdp
{
    parameters:
        @class(Udp);
        string interfaceTableModule;   // The path to the InterfaceTable module
        string checksumMode @enum("disabled", "declared", "computed") = default("declared");
        bool defaultMulticastLoop = default(true);
        displayStringTextFormat = default("passed up: {numPassedUp} pks\nsent: {numSent} pks{udpDroppedText}");
        @display("i=block/transport");
        @signal[packetSentToUpper](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetReceivedFromUpper](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetSentToLower](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetReceivedFromLower](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetDropped](type=inet::Packet);
        @signal[packetSent](type=cPacket);
        @signal[packetReceived](type=cPacket);
        @statistic[packetSent](title="packets sent"; source=packetSent; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[outgoingDataRate](title="outgoing datarate"; source=throughput(packetSent); record=vector; unit=bps; interpolationmode=linear);
        @statistic[packetReceived](title="packets received"; source=packetReceived; record=count,"sum(packetBytes)","vector(packetBytes)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[passedUpPk](title="packets passed up"; source=packetSentToUpper; record=count,"vector(count)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[droppedPkWrongPort](title="packets dropped (wrong port)"; source=packetDropReasonIsNoPortFound(packetDropped); record=count,"vector(count)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @statistic[droppedPkBadChecksum](title="packets dropped (checksum error)"; source=packetDropReasonIsIncorrectlyReceived(packetDropped); record=count,"vector(count)"; interpolationmode=none);
        @selfMessageKinds();    // Kind not used in self messages or model doesn't use any self message
        @directSendKinds();     // Kind not used in sendDirect() messages or model doesn't use any sendDirect()

    gates:
        input appIn @labels(UdpCommand/down) @messageKinds(inet::UdpCommandCode);
        input ipIn @labels(UdpHeader,Ipv4ControlInfo/up,Ipv6ControlInfo/up);
        output appOut @labels(UdpCommand/up) @messageKinds(inet::UdpStatusInd);
        output ipOut @labels(UdpHeader,Ipv4ControlInfo/down,Ipv6ControlInfo/down);
}

File: src/inet/transportlayer/udp/Udp.ned