Re: [ns] what does "receive" event mean in trace file?

[Tarik Alj <aljtarik@inrs-telecom.uquebec.ca>]

>Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 08:36:24 +0800
>From: Wu Wei <wuwei@sdp.ee.tsinghua.edu.cn>
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>Thanks for your reply,but I still wonder th difference when I trace a
>queue event.For a queue that a packet
>is received just means that it is enqued. Am I right?

no. r means the "interface" (NetIf) has received it. e.g. +  then - then r. 
While the packet is in the queue you can't do anything with it, it is therefore 
not received yet...

>
>
>Robin Poss wrote:
>
>> receive means a packet is received....
>> and enque means a packet is put in a queue, waiting there for
>> something to happen.
>>
>> On Sat, 04 Nov 2000, you wrote:
>> > Ns-users,
>> >
>> > I wonder what "receive" event (which is labeled 'r') means.What's the
>> > difference between the receive event
>> > and enque event(which is labed "+")?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance!
>> --
>> Robin

Tarik Alj

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