Ethernet Convergence Layer

The EthConvergenceLayer provides access to any ethernet interfaces that support RAW sockets. It periodically sends beacons out on each interface to support neighbor discovery. (this may change later). To add an ethernet interface in your config file, use:

Syntax: interface add string://interface CL [arg=val arg=val2 argN=valN...]

Example: interface add string://eth0 eth beacon_interval=1

Valid arguments for arg are:

arg Possible settings Default Comments
beacon_interval number (seconds) 1 The Ethernet discovery beacon

Note

link next hop parameter next hop must be set to an Ethernet hardware Address

Theoretically, any router type should work.

Beacons timeout every 2.5 seconds by default

The max size for and Ethernet packet is 1518 bytes

The maximum bundle size is s that of the UDP datagram (65507 bytes)