MirroringDescription (ONOS Java API (2.5.4))

All Superinterfaces:

Annotated, Description

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultMirroringDescription
```
@Beta
public interface MirroringDescription
extends Description, Annotated
```
The abstraction of a mirroring. Port mirroring is a method of monitoring network traffic that forwards a copy of each incoming or outgoing packet from one port (Monitor port) on a network switch to another port (Mirror port) where the packet can be analyzed.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Optional<String>`	`mirrorPort()`	Returns mirror port.
`Optional<VlanId>`	`mirrorVlan()`	Returns mirror vlan.
`List<String>`	`monitorDstPorts()`	Returns dst ports to monitor.
`List<String>`	`monitorSrcPorts()`	Returns src ports to monitor.
`List<VlanId>`	`monitorVlans()`	Returns vlans to monitor.
`MirroringName`	`name()`	Returns mirroring name.

Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.net.Description
annotations

- Method Detail
  - name
```
MirroringName name()
```
    Returns mirroring name.
    
    Returns:
    
    mirroring name
  - monitorSrcPorts
```
List<String> monitorSrcPorts()
```
    Returns src ports to monitor. If it is empty, then no src port has to be monitored.
    
    Returns:
    
    set of src ports to monitor
  - monitorDstPorts
```
List<String> monitorDstPorts()
```
    Returns dst ports to monitor. If it is empty, then no dst port has to be monitored.
    
    Returns:
    
    set of dst ports to monitor
  - monitorVlans
```
List<VlanId> monitorVlans()
```
    Returns vlans to monitor. If it is empty, then no vlan has to be monitored.
    
    Returns:
    
    monitored vlan
  - mirrorPort
```
Optional<String> mirrorPort()
```
    Returns mirror port. If it is not set, then no destination port for mirrored packets.
    
    Returns:
    
    mirror port
  - mirrorVlan
```
Optional<VlanId> mirrorVlan()
```
    Returns mirror vlan. If it is not set then no destination vlan for mirrored packets.
    
    Returns:
    
    mirror vlan