org.onosproject.net.packet

Interface PacketStore

All Superinterfaces:

Store<PacketEvent,PacketStoreDelegate>

public interface PacketStore
extends Store<PacketEvent,PacketStoreDelegate>

Manages routing of outbound packets.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	cancelPackets(PacketRequest request) Cancels intercept of packets that match the given selector.
void	emit(OutboundPacket packet) Decides which instance should emit the packet and forwards the packet to that instance.
List<PacketRequest>	existingRequests() Obtains all existing requests in the system.
void	requestPackets(PacketRequest request) Requests intercept of packets that match the given selector.

Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.store.Store

hasDelegate, setDelegate, unsetDelegate

Method Detail

emit

void emit(OutboundPacket packet)

Decides which instance should emit the packet and forwards the packet to that instance. The relevant PacketManager is notified via the PacketStoreDelegate that it should emit the packet.

Parameters:

packet - the packet to emit

requestPackets

void requestPackets(PacketRequest request)

Requests intercept of packets that match the given selector.

Parameters:

request - a packet request

cancelPackets

void cancelPackets(PacketRequest request)

Cancels intercept of packets that match the given selector.

Parameters:

request - a packet request

existingRequests

List<PacketRequest> existingRequests()

Obtains all existing requests in the system.

Returns:

list of packet requests in order of priority