gov.nist.core.net
Interface NetworkLayer

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultNetworkLayer

public interface NetworkLayer

basic interface to the network layer

Author:

m.andrews

Method Summary

DatagramSocket	createDatagramSocket() Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine.
DatagramSocket	createDatagramSocket(int port, InetAddress laddr) Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address.
ServerSocket	createServerSocket(int port, int backlog, InetAddress bindAddress) Creates a server with the specified port, listen backlog, and local IP address to bind to.
Socket	createSocket(InetAddress address, int port) Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.
Socket	createSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress) Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.
SSLServerSocket	createSSLServerSocket(int port, int backlog, InetAddress bindAddress) Creates an SSL server with the specified port, listen backlog, and local IP address to bind to.
SSLSocket	createSSLSocket(InetAddress address, int port) Creates a stream SSL socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.
SSLSocket	createSSLSocket(InetAddress address, int port, InetAddress localAddress) Creates a stream SSL socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address.

Method Detail

createServerSocket

public ServerSocket createServerSocket(int port,
                                       int backlog,
                                       InetAddress bindAddress)
                                throws IOException

Creates a server with the specified port, listen backlog, and local IP address to bind to. comparable to "new java.net.ServerSocket(port,backlog,bindAddress);"

Parameters:

port -

backlog -

bindAddress -

Returns:

the server socket

Throws:

IOException

createSSLServerSocket

public SSLServerSocket createSSLServerSocket(int port,
                                             int backlog,
                                             InetAddress bindAddress)
                                      throws IOException

Creates an SSL server with the specified port, listen backlog, and local IP address to bind to. Added by Daniel J. Martinez Manzano

Parameters:

port -

backlog -

bindAddress -

Returns:

the server socket

Throws:

IOException

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(InetAddress address,
                           int port)
                    throws IOException

Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address. comparable to "new java.net.Socket(address, port);"

Parameters:

address -

port -

Returns:

the socket

Throws:

IOException

createSocket

public Socket createSocket(InetAddress address,
                           int port,
                           InetAddress localAddress)
                    throws IOException

Creates a stream socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address. comparable to "new java.net.Socket(address, port,localaddress);"

Parameters:

address -

port -

localAddress -

Returns:

the socket

Throws:

IOException

createSSLSocket

public SSLSocket createSSLSocket(InetAddress address,
                                 int port)
                          throws IOException

Creates a stream SSL socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address. Added by Daniel J. Martinez Manzano

Parameters:

address -

port -

Returns:

the socket

Throws:

IOException

createSSLSocket

public SSLSocket createSSLSocket(InetAddress address,
                                 int port,
                                 InetAddress localAddress)
                          throws IOException

Creates a stream SSL socket and connects it to the specified port number at the specified IP address. Added by Daniel J. Martinez Manzano

Parameters:

address -

port -

localAddress - -- my address.

Returns:

the socket

Throws:

IOException

createDatagramSocket

public DatagramSocket createDatagramSocket()
                                    throws SocketException

Constructs a datagram socket and binds it to any available port on the local host machine. comparable to "new java.net.DatagramSocket();"

Returns:

the datagram socket

Throws:

SocketException

createDatagramSocket

public DatagramSocket createDatagramSocket(int port,
                                           InetAddress laddr)
                                    throws SocketException

Creates a datagram socket, bound to the specified local address. comparable to "new java.net.DatagramSocket(port,laddr);"

Parameters:

port -

laddr -

Returns:

the datagram socket

Throws:

SocketException