interfaces
Class ConnectivityOptimizer

java.lang.Object
  interfaces.ConnectivityOptimizer

Direct Known Subclasses:

ConnectivityGrid

public abstract class ConnectivityOptimizer
extends java.lang.Object

A superclass for schemes for optimizing the location of possible contacts with network interfaces of a specific range

Constructor Summary

ConnectivityOptimizer()

Method Summary

abstract void	addInterface(NetworkInterface ni) Adds a network interface to the optimizer (unless it is already present)
abstract void	addInterfaces(java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface> interfaces) Adds a collection of network interfaces to the optimizer (except of those already added
abstract java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface>	getAllInterfaces() Finds all other interfaces that are registered to the ConnectivityOptimizer
abstract java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface>	getNearInterfaces(NetworkInterface ni) Finds all network interfaces that might be located so that they can be connected with the network interface
abstract void	updateLocation(NetworkInterface ni) Updates a network interface's location

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ConnectivityOptimizer

public ConnectivityOptimizer()

Method Detail

addInterface

public abstract void addInterface(NetworkInterface ni)

Adds a network interface to the optimizer (unless it is already present)

addInterfaces

public abstract void addInterfaces(java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface> interfaces)

Adds a collection of network interfaces to the optimizer (except of those already added

updateLocation

public abstract void updateLocation(NetworkInterface ni)

Updates a network interface's location

getNearInterfaces

public abstract java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface> getNearInterfaces(NetworkInterface ni)

Finds all network interfaces that might be located so that they can be connected with the network interface

Parameters:

ni - network interface that needs to be connected

Returns:

A collection of network interfaces within proximity

getAllInterfaces

public abstract java.util.Collection<NetworkInterface> getAllInterfaces()

Finds all other interfaces that are registered to the ConnectivityOptimizer