uk.ac.ic.doc.rodex.p2p.protocol
Class SICP

java.lang.Object
  uk.ac.ic.doc.rodex.p2p.protocol.SICP

public class SICP
extends java.lang.Object

SICP.java

Schema Information Control Protocol: provides standard interface functions for publishing/obtaining information regarding resources on the P2P network.

Author:

Duc M Le dmle@doc.ic.ac.uk
Created on April 10, 2006
Department of Computing, Imperial College

Method Summary

static SICP	getInstance(AutoMedPeer mainPeer) Return a single instance of SICP protocol
java.lang.String	getLinkAddress() Return the IP address of the network interface which connects a peer to the network
boolean	isLinkUp() Test whether or not the peer's link to the network is up
static void	main(java.lang.String[] args)
java.util.List	requestAbstractPathwayToSource(java.lang.String schemaName) Peer->DS: A peer invokes this method to request the directory service about possible pathways to data source for a public schema that the peer knows

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getInstance

public static SICP getInstance(AutoMedPeer mainPeer)

Return a single instance of SICP protocol

requestAbstractPathwayToSource

public java.util.List requestAbstractPathwayToSource(java.lang.String schemaName)
                                              throws CommunicationException,
                                                     AutoMedException

Peer->DS: A peer invokes this method to request the directory service about possible pathways to data source for a public schema that the peer knows

Returns:

List a list of PathwayDescripition objects

Throws:

CommunicationException

AutoMedException

isLinkUp

public boolean isLinkUp()

Test whether or not the peer's link to the network is up

getLinkAddress

public java.lang.String getLinkAddress()

Return the IP address of the network interface which connects a peer to the network

main

public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)