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* Copyright (c) 2008 INRIA
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*
* Author: Mathieu Lacage <mathieu.lacage@sophia.inria.fr>
*/
#ifndef IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H
#define IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H
#include "ns3/ptr.h"
namespace ns3 {
class Ipv4RoutingProtocol;
class Node;
/**
* \brief a factory to create ns3::Ipv4RoutingProtocol objects
*
* For each new routing protocol created as a subclass of
* ns3::Ipv4RoutingProtocol, you need to create a subclass of
* ns3::Ipv4RoutingHelper which can be used by
* ns3::InternetStackHelper::SetRoutingHelper and
* ns3::InternetStackHelper::Install.
*/
class Ipv4RoutingHelper
{
public:
virtual ~Ipv4RoutingHelper ();
/**
* \param node the node within which the new routing protocol will run
* \returns a newly-created routing protocol
*/
virtual Ptr<Ipv4RoutingProtocol> Create (Ptr<Node> node) const = 0;
};
} // namespace ns3
#endif /* IPV4_ROUTING_HELPER_H */