NED File src/networklayer/arp/ARP.ned

Name Description
ARP (simple module)

Implements the Address Resolution Protocol for IPv4 and IEEE 802 6-byte MAC addresses.

Source code:

//
// Copyright (C) 2004 Andras Varga
//
// This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
// modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License
// as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
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//
// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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//
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//

package inet.networklayer.arp;

//
// Implements the Address Resolution Protocol for IPv4 and IEEE 802 6-byte
// MAC addresses.
//
// Expects IPRoutingDecision control info objects to be attached to packets
// coming from higher layers. \ARP packets are represented by the ARPPacket
// class. Datagrams to be sent and incoming \ARP packets are expected to
// on gate ipIn.
//
// \ARP resolution is used over <i>broadcast</i> interfaces only,
// that is, over interfaces that have the <tt>isBroadcast()</tt> flag set in
// <tt>InterfaceEntry</tt> (see InterfaceTable). Since routing files
// (<tt>.irt</tt> or <tt>.mrt</tt> files, given as parameter to RoutingTable)
// may modify the default interface configuration, you must take care that
// these files don't contain the word <tt>BROADCAST</tt> e.g. for PPP
// interfaces.
//
simple ARP
{
    parameters:
        double retryTimeout @unit("s") = default(1s); // number seconds ARP waits between retries to resolve an \IP address
        int retryCount = default(3);   // number of times ARP will attempt to resolve an \IP address
        double cacheTimeout @unit("s") = default(120s); // number seconds unused entries in the cache will time out
        bool proxyARP = default(true);        // sets proxy \ARP mode (replying to \ARP requests for the addresses for which a routing table entry exists)
        @display("i=block/layer");
    gates:
        input ipIn @labels(ARPPacket,IPDatagram);
        output nicOut[] @labels(ARPPacket);
}