org.opendaylight.controller.hosttracker.hostAware

Interface IHostFinder

public interface IHostFinder

This Interface defines the methods to trigger the discovery of a Host and to probe if a learned Host is still in the network.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
void	find(InetAddress networkAddress) This method initiates the discovery of a host based on its IP address.
void	probe(HostNodeConnector host) This method is called by HostTracker to see if a learned Host is still in the network.

Method Detail

find

void find(InetAddress networkAddress)

This method initiates the discovery of a host based on its IP address. This is triggered by query of an application to the HostTracker. The requested IP address doesn't exist in the local database at this point.

Parameters:

networkAddress - IP Address encapsulated in InetAddress class

probe

void probe(HostNodeConnector host)

This method is called by HostTracker to see if a learned Host is still in the network. Used mostly for ARP Aging.

Parameters:

host - The Host that needs to be probed