Class Bridge

java.lang.Object
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public class Bridge

extends Object

Model of a network bridge.

Version:

2002-04-11

Author:

Max Hailperin

Constructor Summary

Bridge(int numPorts)
Constructor for objects of class Bridge

Method Summary

static void	allTick() invoke the tick() method on each Bridge
void	connect(int portNumber, Port peer) connects a specified port number of this Bridge to another Port
void	disconnect(int portNumber) disconnects a specified port number of this Bridge
int	getBridgeNumber() returns a unique identifying number for the Bridge
Port	getPort(int portNum) returns a specified port of the Bridge
void	tick() do any housekeeping that needs doing each time interval

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

Bridge

public Bridge(int numPorts)

Constructor for objects of class Bridge

Parameters:

numPorts - how many Ports the Bridge should have

Method Detail

allTick

public static void allTick()

invoke the tick() method on each Bridge

connect

public void connect(int portNumber,
                    Port peer)

connects a specified port number of this Bridge to another Port

Parameters:

portNumber - specifies which port of this Bridge

peer - specifies the other Port to connect to

disconnect

public void disconnect(int portNumber)

disconnects a specified port number of this Bridge

Parameters:

portNumber - specifies which port of this Bridge

getBridgeNumber

public int getBridgeNumber()

returns a unique identifying number for the Bridge

Returns:

the Bridge's id number

getPort

public Port getPort(int portNum)

returns a specified port of the Bridge

Parameters:

portNum - specifies which port

Returns:

the specified Port

tick

public void tick()

do any housekeeping that needs doing each time interval