MCProxy

Proxy

The module Proxy reads the configuration file on startup. It then configures and starts all other modules, acquire the mrt-flag on a socket for manipulating the multicast routing tables of the Linux kernel.

Classes

class  check_if
 Monitored running state the network interfaces. More...
class  proxy
 Instanced the multicast proxy. More...

Defines

#define PROXY_CONFIG_LINE_LENGTH   200
#define PROXY_DEBUG_MSG_TIMEOUT   3000
#define PROXY_DEFAULT_CONIG_PATH   "mcproxy.conf"
#define PROXY_RP_FILTER_PATH   "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/"

Typedefs

typedef vector< int > down_vector
typedef map< int, int > interface_map
typedef pair< int, int > interface_pair
typedef map< int, down_vector > up_down_map
typedef pair< int, down_vector > up_down_pair
typedef map< int, int > vif_map
typedef pair< int, int > vif_pair

Define Documentation

#define PROXY_CONFIG_LINE_LENGTH   200

Maximum length of a line in the config file.

#define PROXY_DEBUG_MSG_TIMEOUT   3000

If some proxy instance in the timeout time dont react to an debug message it will be ignored.

Referenced by proxy::start().

#define PROXY_DEFAULT_CONIG_PATH   "mcproxy.conf"

Default path to find the config file.

#define PROXY_RP_FILTER_PATH   "/proc/sys/net/ipv4/conf/"

Path to change the rp filter flag.

Typedef Documentation

typedef vector< int > down_vector

Downstream vector for up_down_map.

Parameters:
vector of the downstream interfaces
typedef map<int,int > interface_map

Lookup map to find a proxyinstance for a spezific interface index.

Parameters:
first interface index
second proxyinstance index based on arbitrary vector
typedef pair<int,int> interface_pair

Pair for interface_map.

Parameters:
first interface index
second proxyinstance index based on arbitrary vector
typedef map<int, down_vector > up_down_map

data structure to mangage the upstream/downstream instances.

Parameters:
first index of the upstream interface
second index vector of the downstream interfaces
typedef pair<int, down_vector > up_down_pair

Pair for up_down_map.

Parameters:
first index of the upstream interface
second vector of the downstream interfaces
typedef map<int, int> vif_map

data structure to the interface index with the current virtual interface index.

Parameters:
first if_index
second vif
typedef pair<int, int> vif_pair

Pair for vif_map.

Parameters:
first if_index
second vif