interfaces
Class SimpleBroadcastInterface

java.lang.Object
  core.NetworkInterface
      interfaces.SimpleBroadcastInterface

All Implemented Interfaces:

ModuleCommunicationListener

public class SimpleBroadcastInterface
extends NetworkInterface

A simple Network Interface that provides a constant bit-rate service, where one transmission can be on at a time.

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class core.NetworkInterface

connections, host, interfacetype, optimizer, RANGE_ID, SCAN_INTERVAL_ID, SCAN_INTERVAL_S, SPEED_ID, TRANSMIT_RANGE_S, TRANSMIT_SPEED_S, transmitRange, transmitSpeed

Constructor Summary

SimpleBroadcastInterface(Settings s)
Reads the interface settings from the Settings file

SimpleBroadcastInterface(SimpleBroadcastInterface ni)
Copy constructor

Method Summary

void	connect(NetworkInterface anotherInterface) Tries to connect this host to another host.
void	createConnection(NetworkInterface anotherInterface) Creates a connection to another host.
NetworkInterface	replicate() Replication function
java.lang.String	toString() Returns a string representation of the object.
void	update() Updates the state of current connections (ie tears down connections that are out of range).

Methods inherited from class core.NetworkInterface

connect, destroyConnection, disconnect, ensurePositiveValue, getAddress, getConnections, getHost, getInterfaceType, getLocation, getTransmitRange, getTransmitSpeed, isConnected, isScanning, isWithinRange, moduleValueChanged, reset, setClisteners, setHost

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

SimpleBroadcastInterface

public SimpleBroadcastInterface(Settings s)

Reads the interface settings from the Settings file

SimpleBroadcastInterface

public SimpleBroadcastInterface(SimpleBroadcastInterface ni)

Copy constructor

Parameters:

ni - the copied network interface object

Method Detail

replicate

public NetworkInterface replicate()

Description copied from class: NetworkInterface

Replication function

Specified by:

replicate in class NetworkInterface

connect

public void connect(NetworkInterface anotherInterface)

Tries to connect this host to another host. The other host must be active and within range of this host for the connection to succeed.

Specified by:

connect in class NetworkInterface

Parameters:

anotherInterface - The interface to connect to

update

public void update()

Updates the state of current connections (ie tears down connections that are out of range).

Specified by:

update in class NetworkInterface

createConnection

public void createConnection(NetworkInterface anotherInterface)

Creates a connection to another host. This method does not do any checks on whether the other node is in range or active

Specified by:

createConnection in class NetworkInterface

Parameters:

anotherInterface - The interface to create the connection to

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Returns a string representation of the object.

Overrides:

toString in class NetworkInterface

Returns:

a string representation of the object.