Keeps the table of network interfaces.

Interfaces are dynamically registered by the corresponding L2 modules, e.g. PppInterface. In addition to registered interfaces, a loopback interface will also be created. This table only contains protocol-independent properties of interfaces -- IPv4 or IPv6 specific per-interface data (addresses etc) are kept in Ipv4RoutingTable and Ipv6RoutingTable. Must be named as "interfaceTable".

This module has no gates; all functionality can be accessed via member functions of the C++ module class. For detailed info, please see the C++ documentation of the class (Doxygen).

Used in compound modules

Name	Type	Description
AccessPoint	compound module	A generic access point supporting multiple wireless radios, and multiple ethernet ports. The type of the ethernet MAC, relay unit and wireless card can be specified as parameters.
EthernetHost	compound module	An example host with one Ethernet port and a traffic generator that generates request-reply traffic directly over Ethernet. This host model does not contain higher layer protocols (IP, TCP). By default it is configured to use half-duplex MAC (CSMA/CD).
EthernetSwitch	compound module	Model of an Ethernet switch.
LdpMplsRouter	compound module	An LDP-capable router.
LinkLayerNodeBase	compound module	(no description)
RsvpMplsRouter	compound module	An RSVP-TE capable router.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default value	Description
displayAddresses	bool	false	whether to display IP addresses on links

Properties

Name	Value	Description
display	i=block/table

Signals

Name	Type	Unit
ipv4MulticastGroupLeft	inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo
ipv4MulticastGroupJoined	inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo
ipv4McastChange	inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupSourceInfo
ipv4MulticastGroupRegistered	inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo
interfaceDeleted	inet::NetworkInterface
interfaceStateChanged	inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails
interfaceIpv6ConfigChanged	inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails
ipv6MulticastGroupJoined	inet::Ipv6MulticastGroupInfo
interfaceIpv4ConfigChanged	inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails
ipv6MulticastGroupLeft	inet::Ipv6MulticastGroupInfo
interfaceConfigChanged	inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails
ipv4MulticastGroupUnregistered	inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo
interfaceGnpConfigChanged	inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails
interfaceCreated	inet::NetworkInterface

Direct method calls (observed)

call to	function	info
EthernetMacLayer	inet::EthernetMacLayer::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Rstp	inet::Rstp::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
GlobalArp	inet::GlobalArp::receiveSignal	interfaceIpv4ConfigChanged
GlobalArp	inet::GlobalArp::receiveSignal	interfaceIpv6ConfigChanged
Ipv4NodeConfigurator	inet::Ipv4NodeConfigurator::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Ipv4RoutingTable	inet::Ipv4RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
Ipv4RoutingTable	inet::Ipv4RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceIpv4ConfigChanged
Ipv4RoutingTable	inet::Ipv4RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Ipv6RoutingTable	inet::Ipv6RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
Ipv6RoutingTable	inet::Ipv6RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceIpv6ConfigChanged
Ipv6RoutingTable	inet::Ipv6RoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
NextHopRoutingTable	inet::NextHopRoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
NextHopRoutingTable	inet::NextHopRoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceIpv4ConfigChanged
NextHopRoutingTable	inet::NextHopRoutingTable::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Ieee80211ScalarRadioMedium	inet::physicallayer::RadioMedium::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
EigrpIpv4Pdm	inet::eigrp::EigrpIpv4Pdm::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
EigrpIpv4Pdm	inet::eigrp::EigrpIpv4Pdm::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
EigrpIpv6Pdm	inet::eigrp::EigrpIpv6Pdm::receiveSignal	interfaceConfigChanged
EigrpIpv6Pdm	inet::eigrp::EigrpIpv6Pdm::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Ospfv2	inet::ospfv2::Ospfv2::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged
Rip	inet::Rip::receiveSignal	interfaceStateChanged

Called methods (observed)

function	info	call from
inet::InterfaceTable::findFirstLoopbackInterface	findFirstLoopbackInterface	Ipv4, Ipv4RoutingTable
inet::InterfaceTable::findFirstMulticastInterface	findFirstMulticastInterface	Ipv4
inet::InterfaceTable::findFirstNonLoopbackInterface	findFirstNonLoopbackInterface	Flooding, AdaptiveProbabilisticBroadcast, ProbabilisticBroadcast, WiseRoute
inet::InterfaceTable::findInterfaceByName	findInterfaceByName	DhcpClient, DhcpServer, EtherAppClient, EtherTrafGen, NetPerfMeter, PingApp, SctpClient, TcpSessionApp, TunnelApp, AckingWirelessInterface, BMacInterface, WirelessInterface, CsmaCaInterface, EthernetInterface, LayeredEthernetInterface, MacForwardingTable, EthernetCutthroughInterface, Ieee80211Interface, Ieee802154NarrowbandInterface, Gptp, LMacInterface, LoopbackInterface, PppInterface, ShortcutInterface, TunInterface, VirtualInterface, VirtualTunnel, XMacInterface, HostAutoConfigurator, Ipv4NetworkConfigurator, Ipv4RoutingTable, Mpls, RsvpTe, LinkStateRouting, Aodv, EigrpIpv4Pdm, EigrpIpv6Pdm, Gpsr, Ospfv2, Ospfv3Splitter, Ospfv3Process
inet::InterfaceTable::findInterfaceByNodeInputGateId	findInterfaceByNodeInputGateId	FailureProtectionConfigurator, MacForwardingTableConfigurator, StreamRedundancyConfigurator, EagerGateScheduleConfigurator, Z3GateScheduleConfigurator, Ipv4NetworkConfigurator, Ipv6FlatNetworkConfigurator, NextHopNetworkConfigurator, SingleRateThreeColorMeter, TokenBucketMeter, Ted, ShortcutRadio
inet::InterfaceTable::findInterfaceByNodeOutputGateId	findInterfaceByNodeOutputGateId	FailureProtectionConfigurator, MacForwardingTableConfigurator, StreamRedundancyConfigurator, EagerGateScheduleConfigurator, Z3GateScheduleConfigurator, StpTester, Ipv4NetworkConfigurator, Ipv6FlatNetworkConfigurator, NextHopNetworkConfigurator
inet::InterfaceTable::handleOperationStage	handleOperationStage	ScenarioManager, SimpleEpEnergyManagement, SimpleEpEnergyStorage
inet::InterfaceTable::interfaceChanged	interfaceChanged	DhcpClient, AckingMac, AckingWirelessInterface, BMac, BMacInterface, WirelessInterface, L2NodeConfigurator, CsmaCaInterface, CsmaCaMac, EthernetInterface, LayeredEthernetInterface, EthernetCsmaMac, EthernetMac, EthernetCutthroughInterface, Ieee80211Interface, Ieee80211Mac, Ieee802154Mac, Ieee802154NarrowbandInterface, Ieee802154NarrowbandMac, LMac, LMacInterface, Loopback, LoopbackInterface, Ppp, PppInterface, ShortcutInterface, ShortcutMac, TunInterface, VirtualInterface, VirtualTunnel, XMac, XMacInterface, HostAutoConfigurator, Ipv4NodeConfigurator, Ipv6NeighbourDiscovery, Igmpv2, Igmpv3, Ipv4RoutingTable, Ipv6RoutingTable, NextHopRoutingTable, Dsdv, Dymo, EigrpIpv4Pdm, EigrpIpv6Pdm, Gpsr, Ospfv2, Ospfv3Splitter, Ospfv3Process, PimDm, PimSm, Udp

Tagging operations (observed)

tagType	tagAction
	clearTags
inet::Ipv4InterfaceData	findTag

Source code

//
// Keeps the table of network interfaces.
//
// Interfaces are dynamically registered by the corresponding L2 modules, e.g.
// ~PppInterface. In addition to registered interfaces, a loopback interface
// will also be created. This table only contains protocol-independent
// properties of interfaces -- IPv4 or IPv6 specific per-interface data
// (addresses etc) are kept in ~Ipv4RoutingTable and ~Ipv6RoutingTable.
// Must be named as "interfaceTable".
//
// This module has no gates; all functionality can be accessed via member
// functions of the C++ module class. For detailed info, please see the C++
// documentation of the class (Doxygen).
//
simple InterfaceTable
{
    parameters:
        bool displayAddresses = default(false);  // whether to display IP addresses on links
        @display("i=block/table");
        @signal[interfaceCreated](type=inet::NetworkInterface);
        @signal[interfaceDeleted](type=inet::NetworkInterface);
        @signal[interfaceStateChanged](type=inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails);
        @signal[interfaceConfigChanged](type=inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails);
        @signal[interfaceIpv4ConfigChanged](type=inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails);
        @signal[interfaceIpv6ConfigChanged](type=inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails);
        @signal[interfaceGnpConfigChanged](type=inet::NetworkInterfaceChangeDetails);
        @signal[ipv4MulticastGroupJoined](type=inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo);
        @signal[ipv4MulticastGroupLeft](type=inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo);
        @signal[ipv4McastChange](type=inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupSourceInfo);
        @signal[ipv4MulticastGroupRegistered](type=inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo);
        @signal[ipv4MulticastGroupUnregistered](type=inet::Ipv4MulticastGroupInfo);
        @signal[ipv6MulticastGroupJoined](type=inet::Ipv6MulticastGroupInfo);
        @signal[ipv6MulticastGroupLeft](type=inet::Ipv6MulticastGroupInfo);
}

File: src/inet/networklayer/common/InterfaceTable.ned

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