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UDPv4 Transport

Built-in transport plug-in using UDP/IPv4 (NDDS_TRANSPORT_CLASSID_UDPv4) More...

Classes

struct  NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t
 Configurable IPv4/UDP Transport-Plugin properties. More...
 

Macros

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_CLASSID_UDPv4   (1)
 Builtin IPv4 UDP/IP Transport-Plugin class ID.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_ADDRESS_BIT_COUNT   (32)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::address_bit_count.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PROPERTIES_BITMAP_DEFAULT   (0)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::properties_bitmap.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_GATHER_SEND_BUFFER_COUNT_MAX_DEFAULT   (16)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::gather_send_buffer_count_max.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_OS_DEFAULT   (-1)
 Used to specify that os default be used to specify socket buffer size.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_SEND_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT   (131072)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::send_socket_buffer_size.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_RECV_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT   (131072)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::recv_socket_buffer_size.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX   (65507)
 Maximum value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::message_size_max.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MESSAGE_SIZE_MAX_DEFAULT   NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::message_size_max.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MULTICAST_TTL_DEFAULT   (1)
 Default value of NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::multicast_ttl.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_NEVER
 Value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify non-blocking sockets.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_ALWAYS
 [default] Value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify blocking sockets.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_DEFAULT   NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_ALWAYS
 Default value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify blocking sockets.
 
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PROPERTY_DEFAULT
 Use this to initialize a NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t structure.
 

Functions

NDDS_Transport_Plugin * NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_new (const struct NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t *property_in)
 Create an instance of a UDPv4 Transport Plugin.
 
RTI_INT32 NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_string_to_address_cEA (NDDS_Transport_Plugin *self, NDDS_Transport_Address_t *address_out, const char *address_in)
 Realization of NDDS_Transport_String_To_Address_Fcn_cEA for IP transports.
 
RTI_INT32 NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_get_receive_interfaces_cEA (NDDS_Transport_Plugin *self, RTI_INT32 *found_more_than_provided_for_out, RTI_INT32 *interface_reported_count_out, NDDS_Transport_Interface_t interface_array_inout[], RTI_INT32 interface_array_size_in)
 Realization of NDDS_Transport_Get_Receive_Interfaces_Fcn_cEA for IP transports.
 
NDDS_Transport_Plugin * NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_create (NDDS_Transport_Address_t *default_network_address_out, const struct DDS_PropertyQosPolicy *property_in)
 Create an instance of a UDPv4 Transport Plugin, using PropertyQosPolicy.
 

Detailed Description

Built-in transport plug-in using UDP/IPv4 (NDDS_TRANSPORT_CLASSID_UDPv4)

This transport plugin uses UDPv4 sockets to send and receive messages. It supports both unicast and multicast communications in a single instance of the plugin. By default, this plugin will use all interfaces that it finds enabled and "UP" at instantiation time to send and receive messages.

The user can configure an instance of this plugin to only use unicast or only use multicast, see NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::unicast_enabled and NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::multicast_enabled.

In addition, the user can configure an instance of this plugin to selectively use the network interfaces of a node (and restrict a plugin from sending multicast messages on specific interfaces) by specifying the "white" and "black" lists in the base property's fields (NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_interfaces_list, NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_interfaces_list, NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_multicast_interfaces_list, NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_multicast_interfaces_list).

RTI Connext can implicitly create this plugin and register with the DDSDomainParticipant if this transport is specified in DDS_TransportBuiltinQosPolicy.

To specify the properties of the builtin UDPv4 transport that is implicitly registered, you can either:

Note that all properties should be set before the transport is implicitly created and registered by RTI Connext. Any properties set after the builtin transport is registered will be ignored. See Built-in Transport Plugins for details on when a builtin transport is registered. To explicitly create an instance of this plugin, NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_new() should be called. The instance should be registered with RTI Connext, see NDDSTransportSupport::register_transport. In some configurations one may have to disable the builtin UDPv4 transport plugin instance (DDS_TransportBuiltinQosPolicy, DDS_TRANSPORTBUILTIN_UDPv4), to avoid port conflicts with the newly created plugin instance.

UDPv4 Transport Property Names in Property QoS Policy of Domain Participant

The following table lists the predefined property names that can be set in DDS_PropertyQosPolicy of a DDSDomainParticipant to configure the builtin UDPv4 transport plugin.

Property Names for UDPv4 Transport Plugin
Property Name

Description

dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.address_bit_count See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::address_bit_count
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.properties_bitmap See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::properties_bitmap
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.gather_send_buffer_count_max See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::gather_send_buffer_count_max
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.message_size_max See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::message_size_max
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.allow_interfaces See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_interfaces_list and NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_interfaces_list_length.
Interfaces should be specified as comma-separated strings, with each comma delimiting an interface. For example, 127.0.0.1,eth0
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.deny_interfaces See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_interfaces_list and NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_interfaces_list_length.
Interfaces should be specified as comma-separated strings, with each comma delimiting an interface. For example: 127.0.0.1,eth0
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.allow_multicast_interfaces See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_multicast_interfaces_list and NDDS_Transport_Property_t::allow_multicast_interfaces_list_length.
Interfaces should be specified as comma-separated strings, with each comma delimiting an interface. For example: 127.0.0.1,eth0
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.parent.deny_multicast_interfaces See NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_multicast_interfaces_list and NDDS_Transport_Property_t::deny_multicast_interfaces_list_length. Interfaces should be specified as comma-separated strings, with each comma delimiting an interface. For example: 127.0.0.1,eth0
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.send_socket_buffer_size See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_socket_buffer_size
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.recv_socket_buffer_size See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::recv_socket_buffer_size
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.unicast_enabled See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::unicast_enabled
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.multicast_enabled See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::multicast_enabled
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.multicast_ttl See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::multicast_ttl
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.multicast_loopback_disabled See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::multicast_loopback_disabled
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.ignore_loopback_interface See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::ignore_loopback_interface
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.ignore_nonrunning_interfaces See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::ignore_nonrunning_interfaces
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.no_zero_copy See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::no_zero_copy
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.send_blocking See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.transport_priority_mask See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::transport_priority_mask
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.transport_priority_mapping_low See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::transport_priority_mapping_low
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.transport_priority_mapping_high See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::transport_priority_mapping_high
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.send_ping See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_ping
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.interface_poll_period See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::interface_poll_period
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.reuse_multicast_receive_resource See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::reuse_multicast_receive_resource
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.protocol_overhead_max See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::protocol_overhead_max
dds.transport.UDPv4.builtin.public_address

See NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::public_address

See Also
NDDSTransportSupport::set_builtin_transport_property()

Macro Definition Documentation

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_CLASSID_UDPv4   (1)

Builtin IPv4 UDP/IP Transport-Plugin class ID.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_ADDRESS_BIT_COUNT   (32)
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PROPERTIES_BITMAP_DEFAULT   (0)
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_GATHER_SEND_BUFFER_COUNT_MAX_DEFAULT   (16)

Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::gather_send_buffer_count_max.

This is also the maximum value that can be used when instantiating the udp transport.

16 is sufficient for RTI Connext, but more may improve discovery and reliable performance. Porting note: find out what the maximum gather buffer count is on your OS!

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_OS_DEFAULT   (-1)

Used to specify that os default be used to specify socket buffer size.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_SEND_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT   (131072)

Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::send_socket_buffer_size.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_RECV_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT   (131072)

Default value of NDDS_Transport_Property_t::recv_socket_buffer_size.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX   (65507)
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MESSAGE_SIZE_MAX_DEFAULT   NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MULTICAST_TTL_DEFAULT   (1)
#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_NEVER

Value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify non-blocking sockets.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_ALWAYS

[default] Value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify blocking sockets.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_DEFAULT   NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_ALWAYS

Default value for NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::send_blocking to specify blocking sockets.

#define NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PROPERTY_DEFAULT
Value:
{ \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_ADDRESS_BIT_COUNT, \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_PROPERTIES_BITMAP_DEFAULT, \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_GATHER_SEND_BUFFER_COUNT_MAX_DEFAULT, \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MESSAGE_SIZE_MAX_DEFAULT, \
NULL, 0, /* allow_interfaces_list */ \
NULL, 0, /* deny_interfaces_list */ \
NULL, 0, /* allow_multicast_interfaces_list */ \
NULL, 0, /* deny_multicast_interfaces_list */ \
NULL /* domain_participant_ptr */ \
}, \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_SEND_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT, \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_RECV_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE_DEFAULT, \
1, /* use unicast */ \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_USE_MULTICAST_DEFAULT, /* use multicast */ \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_MULTICAST_TTL_DEFAULT, \
0, /* multicast loopback enabled */ \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_IGNORE_LOOPBACK_AUTO, /* (auto-)ignore loopback */ \
1, /* ignore_nonup_interfaces */ \
0, /* do not ignore non-RUNNING */ \
0, /* no_zero_copy */ \
NDDS_TRANSPORT_UDPV4_BLOCKING_DEFAULT, \
0, 0, 0xff /* no mapping to IP_TOS by default */, \
1, /* send_ping */ \
500, /* 500 millisecs is the default polling period*/ \
1, /* reuse multicast receive resource */ \
28, /* protocol_overhead_max (UDP(8)+IP(20)) */ \
NULL /* public_address */ \
}

Use this to initialize a NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t structure.

Function Documentation

NDDS_Transport_Plugin* NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_new ( const struct NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t property_in)

Create an instance of a UDPv4 Transport Plugin.

An application may create and register multiple instances of this Transport Plugin with RTI Connext. This may be to partition the network interfaces across multiple RTI Connext domains. However, note that the underlying transport, the operating system's IP layer, is still a "singleton". For example, if a unicast transport has already bound to a port, and another unicast transport tries to bind to the same port, the second attempt will fail.

The transport plugin honors the interface/multicast "white" and "black" lists specified in the NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::parent:

The format of a string in these lists is assumed to be in standard IPv4 dot notation, possibly containing wildcards. For example:

  • 10.10.30.232
  • 10.10.*.*
  • 192.168.1.*
  • etc. Strings not in the correct format will be ignored.
Parameters
property_in<<in>> Desired behavior of this transport. May be NULL for default property.
Returns
A UDPv4 Transport Plugin instance on success; or NULL on failure.
RTI_INT32 NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_string_to_address_cEA ( NDDS_Transport_Plugin *  self,
NDDS_Transport_Address_t address_out,
const char *  address_in 
)

Realization of NDDS_Transport_String_To_Address_Fcn_cEA for IP transports.

Converts a host name string to a IPv4 address.

Parameters
selfNOT USED. May be NULL.
address_out<<out>> The corresponding numerical value in IPv6 format.
address_in<<in>> The name of the IPv4 address. It can be a dot notation name or a host name. If NULL, then the IP address of the localhost will be returned.
See Also
NDDS_Transport_String_To_Address_Fcn_cEA for complete documentation.
RTI_INT32 NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_get_receive_interfaces_cEA ( NDDS_Transport_Plugin *  self,
RTI_INT32 *  found_more_than_provided_for_out,
RTI_INT32 *  interface_reported_count_out,
NDDS_Transport_Interface_t  interface_array_inout[],
RTI_INT32  interface_array_size_in 
)

Realization of NDDS_Transport_Get_Receive_Interfaces_Fcn_cEA for IP transports.

Retrieves a list of available IPv4 network interfaces. The addresses returned from IPv4 plugin will be of the pattern 0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.x.x.x.x.

See Also
NDDS_Transport_Get_Receive_Interfaces_Fcn_cEA for complete documentation.
NDDS_Transport_Plugin* NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_create ( NDDS_Transport_Address_t default_network_address_out,
const struct DDS_PropertyQosPolicy property_in 
)

Create an instance of a UDPv4 Transport Plugin, using PropertyQosPolicy.

An application may create and register multiple instances of this Transport Plugin with RTI Connext. This may be to partition the network interfaces across multiple RTI Connext domains. However, note that the underlying transport, the operating system's IP layer, is still a "singleton". For example, if a unicast transport has already bound to a port, and another unicast transport tries to bind to the same port, the second attempt will fail.

The transport plugin honors the interface/multicast "white" and "black" lists specified in the NDDS_Transport_UDPv4_Property_t::parent:

The format of a string in these lists is assumed to be in standard IPv4 dot notation, possibly containing wildcards. For example:

  • 10.10.30.232
  • 10.10.*.*
  • 192.168.1.*
  • etc. Strings not in the correct format will be ignored.
Parameters
default_network_address_out<<out>> Network address to be used when registering the transport.
property_in<<in>> Desired behavior of this transport, through the property field in DDS_DomainParticipantQos.
Returns
A UDPv4 Transport Plugin instance on success; or NULL on failure.

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