A helper class to populate neighbor cache. More...

#include "neighbor-cache-helper.h"

Collaboration diagram for ns3::NeighborCacheHelper:

Public Member Functions
	NeighborCacheHelper ()
	Construct a helper class to make life easier while creating neighbor cache.

	~NeighborCacheHelper ()

void	FlushAutoGenerated () const
	Remove entries generated from NeighborCacheHelper from ARP cache and NDISC cache.

void	PopulateNeighborCache ()
	Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices.

void	PopulateNeighborCache (const Ipv4InterfaceContainer &c) const
	Populate neighbor ARP caches for all IPv4 interfaces in the given Ipv4InterfaceContainer.

void	PopulateNeighborCache (const Ipv6InterfaceContainer &c) const
	Populate neighbor NDISC caches for all IPv6 interfaces in the given Ipv6InterfaceContainer.

void	PopulateNeighborCache (const NetDeviceContainer &c) const
	Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices in the given NetDeviceContainer.

void	PopulateNeighborCache (Ptr< Channel > channel) const
	Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices in the given Channel.

void	SetDynamicNeighborCache (bool enable)
	Enable/disable dynamic neighbor cache, auto-generated neighbor cache will update by IP addresses changed when dynamic neighbor cache enabled.

Private Member Functions
void	AddEntry (Ptr< Ipv4Interface > netDeviceInterface, Ipv4Address ipv4Address, Address macAddress) const
	Add an auto_generated entry to the ARP cache of an interface.

void	AddEntry (Ptr< Ipv6Interface > netDeviceInterface, Ipv6Address ipv6Address, Address macAddress) const
	Add an auto_generated entry to the NDISC cache of an interface.

void	PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4 (Ptr< Ipv4Interface > ipv4Interface, Ptr< Ipv4Interface > neighborDeviceInterface) const
	Populate neighbor ARP entries for given IPv4 interface.

void	PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6 (Ptr< Ipv6Interface > ipv6Interface, Ptr< Ipv6Interface > neighborDeviceInterface) const
	Populate neighbor NDISC entries for given IPv6 interface.

void	UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded (const Ptr< Ipv4Interface > interface, const Ipv4InterfaceAddress ifAddr) const
	Update neighbor caches when an address is added to a Ipv4Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

void	UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressRemoved (const Ptr< Ipv4Interface > interface, const Ipv4InterfaceAddress ifAddr) const
	Update neighbor caches when an address is removed from a Ipv4Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

void	UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded (const Ptr< Ipv6Interface > interface, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress ifAddr) const
	Update neighbor cache when an address is added to a Ipv6Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

void	UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressRemoved (const Ptr< Ipv6Interface > interface, const Ipv6InterfaceAddress ifAddr) const
	Update neighbor caches when an address is removed from a Ipv6Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

Private Attributes
bool	m_dynamicNeighborCache
	flag will set true if dynamic neighbor cache is enabled.

bool	m_globalNeighborCache
	flag will set true if neighbor caches were generated for all devices

Detailed Description

A helper class to populate neighbor cache.

This class is used to populate neighbor cache. Permanent entries will be added on the scope of a channel, a NetDeviceContainer, an InterfaceContainer or globally.

Definition at line 39 of file neighbor-cache-helper.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ NeighborCacheHelper()

ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::NeighborCacheHelper ( )

Construct a helper class to make life easier while creating neighbor cache.

Definition at line 26 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

◆ ~NeighborCacheHelper()

ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::~NeighborCacheHelper ( )

Definition at line 31 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddEntry() [1/2]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::AddEntry	(	Ptr< Ipv4Interface >	netDeviceInterface,
		Ipv4Address	ipv4Address,
		Address	macAddress ) const

private

Add an auto_generated entry to the ARP cache of an interface.

Parameters

netDeviceInterface	the Ipv4Interface that ARP cache belongs to
ipv4Address	the IPv4 address will be added to the cache.
macAddress	the MAC address will be added to the cache.

Definition at line 347 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::ArpCache::Entry::MarkAutoGenerated(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, NS_LOG_LOGIC, and ns3::ArpCache::Entry::SetMacAddress().

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4(), PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6(), UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded(), and UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded().

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◆ AddEntry() [2/2]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::AddEntry	(	Ptr< Ipv6Interface >	netDeviceInterface,
		Ipv6Address	ipv6Address,
		Address	macAddress ) const

private

Add an auto_generated entry to the NDISC cache of an interface.

Parameters

netDeviceInterface	the Ipv6Interface that NDISC cache belongs to
ipv6Address	the IPv6 address will be added to the cache.
macAddress	the MAC address will be added to the cache.

Definition at line 370 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::NdiscCache::Entry::MarkAutoGenerated(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, NS_LOG_LOGIC, and ns3::NdiscCache::Entry::SetMacAddress().

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◆ FlushAutoGenerated()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::FlushAutoGenerated ( ) const

Remove entries generated from NeighborCacheHelper from ARP cache and NDISC cache.

Definition at line 393 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::NodeList::GetNNodes(), ns3::NodeList::GetNode(), and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by FlushTest::DoRun().

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◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [1/5]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborCache ( )

Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices.

This method walks the global ChannelList.

Definition at line 37 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::ChannelList::GetChannel(), ns3::ChannelList::GetNChannels(), m_globalNeighborCache, NS_LOG_FUNCTION, and PopulateNeighborCache().

Referenced by ChannelTest::DoRun(), DuplicateTest::DoRun(), DynamicNeighborCacheTest::DoRun(), DynamicPartialTest::DoRun(), FlushTest::DoRun(), InterfaceContainerTest::DoRun(), NetDeviceContainerTest::DoRun(), PingTestCase::DoRun(), PopulateNeighborCache(), PopulateNeighborCache(), and NeighborCacheExample::Run().

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◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [2/5]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborCache ( const Ipv4InterfaceContainer & c ) const

Populate neighbor ARP caches for all IPv4 interfaces in the given Ipv4InterfaceContainer.

Parameters

c	the Ipv4InterfaceContainer to process

Definition at line 188 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::DynamicCast(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceContainer::Get(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceContainer::GetN(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, and PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4().

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◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [3/5]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborCache ( const Ipv6InterfaceContainer & c ) const

Populate neighbor NDISC caches for all IPv6 interfaces in the given Ipv6InterfaceContainer.

Parameters

c	the Ipv6InterfaceContainer to process

Definition at line 223 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::DynamicCast(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceContainer::Get(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceContainer::GetN(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, and PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

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◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [4/5]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborCache ( const NetDeviceContainer & c ) const

Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices in the given NetDeviceContainer.

Parameters

c	the NetDevice container to process

Definition at line 118 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::NetDeviceContainer::Get(), ns3::NetDeviceContainer::GetN(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4(), and PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

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◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [5/5]

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborCache ( Ptr< Channel > channel ) const

Populate neighbor ARP and NDISC caches for all devices in the given Channel.

Parameters

channel the Channel to process

Definition at line 49 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References NS_LOG_FUNCTION, PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4(), and PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

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◆ PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4	(	Ptr< Ipv4Interface >	ipv4Interface,
		Ptr< Ipv4Interface >	neighborDeviceInterface ) const

private

Populate neighbor ARP entries for given IPv4 interface.

Parameters

ipv4Interface	the Ipv4Interface to process
neighborDeviceInterface	the potential neighbor Ipv4Interface

Definition at line 258 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References AddEntry(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::GetAddress(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::GetLocal(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::IsInSameSubnet(), m_dynamicNeighborCache, m_globalNeighborCache, ns3::MakeCallback(), UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded(), and UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressRemoved().

Referenced by PopulateNeighborCache(), PopulateNeighborCache(), and PopulateNeighborCache().

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◆ PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6	(	Ptr< Ipv6Interface >	ipv6Interface,
		Ptr< Ipv6Interface >	neighborDeviceInterface ) const

private

Populate neighbor NDISC entries for given IPv6 interface.

Parameters

ipv6Interface	the Ipv6Interface to process
neighborDeviceInterface	the potential neighbor Ipv6Interface

Definition at line 292 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References AddEntry(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::GetAddress(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::GetScope(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::HOST, ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::IsInSameSubnet(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::LINKLOCAL, m_dynamicNeighborCache, m_globalNeighborCache, ns3::MakeCallback(), NS_LOG_LOGIC, UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded(), and UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressRemoved().

Referenced by PopulateNeighborCache(), PopulateNeighborCache(), and PopulateNeighborCache().

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◆ SetDynamicNeighborCache()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::SetDynamicNeighborCache ( bool enable )

Enable/disable dynamic neighbor cache, auto-generated neighbor cache will update by IP addresses changed when dynamic neighbor cache enabled.

User should ensure that the NeighborCacheHelper object persists for the duration of the simulation when dynamic neighbor cache is enabled.

Parameters

enable enable state

Definition at line 563 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References m_dynamicNeighborCache, and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by DynamicNeighborCacheTest::DoRun(), and DynamicPartialTest::DoRun().

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◆ UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded	(	const Ptr< Ipv4Interface >	interface,
		const Ipv4InterfaceAddress	ifAddr ) const

private

Update neighbor caches when an address is added to a Ipv4Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

Parameters

interface	the Ipv4Interface that address added to.
ifAddr	the added IPv4 interface address.

Definition at line 463 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References AddEntry(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::GetAddress(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::GetLocal(), ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::IsInSameSubnet(), and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4().

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◆ UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressRemoved()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressRemoved	(	const Ptr< Ipv4Interface >	interface,
		const Ipv4InterfaceAddress	ifAddr ) const

private

Update neighbor caches when an address is removed from a Ipv4Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

Parameters

interface	the Ipv4Interface that address removed from.
ifAddr	the removed IPv4 interface address.

Definition at line 431 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::Ipv4InterfaceAddress::GetLocal(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, and NS_LOG_LOGIC.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4().

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◆ UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded	(	const Ptr< Ipv6Interface >	interface,
		const Ipv6InterfaceAddress	ifAddr ) const

private

Update neighbor cache when an address is added to a Ipv6Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

Parameters

interface	the Ipv6Interface that address added to.
ifAddr	the added IPv6 interface address.

Definition at line 529 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References AddEntry(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::GetAddress(), ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::IsInSameSubnet(), and NS_LOG_FUNCTION.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

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◆ UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressRemoved()

void ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressRemoved	(	const Ptr< Ipv6Interface >	interface,
		const Ipv6InterfaceAddress	ifAddr ) const

private

Update neighbor caches when an address is removed from a Ipv6Interface with auto generated neighbor cache.

Parameters

interface	the Ipv6Interface that address removed from.
ifAddr	the removed IPv6 interface address.

Definition at line 497 of file neighbor-cache-helper.cc.

References ns3::Ipv6InterfaceAddress::GetAddress(), NS_LOG_FUNCTION, and NS_LOG_LOGIC.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

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Member Data Documentation

◆ m_dynamicNeighborCache

bool ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::m_dynamicNeighborCache

private

Initial value:

{

false}

flag will set true if dynamic neighbor cache is enabled.

Definition at line 172 of file neighbor-cache-helper.h.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4(), PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6(), and SetDynamicNeighborCache().

◆ m_globalNeighborCache

bool ns3::NeighborCacheHelper::m_globalNeighborCache

private

Initial value:

{

false}

flag will set true if neighbor caches were generated for all devices

Definition at line 169 of file neighbor-cache-helper.h.

Referenced by PopulateNeighborCache(), PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4(), and PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6().

The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

src/internet/helper/neighbor-cache-helper.h
src/internet/helper/neighbor-cache-helper.cc

Public Member Functions

Private Member Functions

Private Attributes

Detailed Description

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ NeighborCacheHelper()

◆ ~NeighborCacheHelper()

Member Function Documentation

◆ AddEntry() [1/2]

◆ AddEntry() [2/2]

◆ FlushAutoGenerated()

◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [1/5]

◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [2/5]

◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [3/5]

◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [4/5]

◆ PopulateNeighborCache() [5/5]

◆ PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv4()

◆ PopulateNeighborEntriesIpv6()

◆ SetDynamicNeighborCache()

◆ UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressAdded()

◆ UpdateCacheByIpv4AddressRemoved()

◆ UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressAdded()

◆ UpdateCacheByIpv6AddressRemoved()

Member Data Documentation

◆ m_dynamicNeighborCache

◆ m_globalNeighborCache