ProtoLib Notes

File Structure

KIT_SRC = $(COMMON)/protoDebug.cpp  $(COMMON)/protoAddress.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoSocket.cpp $(COMMON)/protoTimer.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoChannel.cpp $(COMMON)/protoDispatcher.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoCap.cpp $(COMMON)/protoApp.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoTree.cpp $(COMMON)/protoRouteTable.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoRouteMgr.cpp $(COMMON)/protoPipe.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoBitmask.cpp $(COMMON)/protoPkt.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoPktRTP.cpp $(COMMON)/protoPktIP.cpp \
          $(COMMON)/protoPktETH.cpp $(COMMON)/protoPktARP.cpp \
          $(SYSTEM_SRC)

Porting

SYSTEM_SRC in the above includes things like linuxRouteMgr.cc for linux compilations. linuxRouteManager.cc turns on IP forwarding and getting/deleting routes. This would have to be reimplemented for a port.

A port would also have to extend the following:

• ProtoSimAgent, which manages sockets, reads, write, multicast group membership, etc. It also seems to provide an interface to run system commands.
• TimerHandler, which provides hooks to fetch the system time, create timers, etc.