Re: nodeos

[Timothy Stack <stack@cs.utah.edu>]

> Hi there!
> 
> I made the jnodeos and ants config files...
> But how does the ANTSApp config file look like ??
> 
> Normally it looks like this:
> 
> node 18.31.12.1 -routes video.routes -log 255 
> channel 18.31.12.1 localhost:8004 -log 255 
> application 18.31.12.1 VideoAdaptation.video.VideoApplication 
> and so on....
> 
> To make it run over raw ethernet do I simply replace "localhost" with a MAC 
> address ??

I think `if0', or whatever interface you're using, should work.

> How do I start the App ?? I usually use this :
> 
> ./antsvm edu.utah.janos.nodeos.Main ants.core.ConfigurationManager \
> video.config 18.31.12.1
> 
> but there is no real command line on the nodeos..
> Do I have to boot my Image with -config antsApp.config ??

Just enter the command line at the netboot prompt, along with the config
file name.

> In the Active Network architechture, a "Domain" is made of a InChan, an 
> OutChan, a threadpool and a memory pool (if I remember correctly)...
> Considering the JanosVM + JnodeOS + ANTS as a EE, only ANTS lacks the concept 
> of InChan and OutChan, is this right ??

ANTS uses In/Out channels, but it wont expose them to the active
applications.

> (I gave a quick look to the code and my impression is that the CapsuleChannel 
> class in ANTS is used only for receiveing.. what about sending??? )

Node.java maintains a collection of OutChannels...

> Do you think that in the future there will be also a OutChan in ANTS ??
> (effectively allowing different Interfaces to be used??)

maybe

> thanks a lot
> 
> Andreas

tim stack