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Type:
SwitchKit API message
Purpose
Use the SK_ConfigSwitch message to dynamically configure the switch without sending a configuration file.
Description
SK_ConfigSwitch uses the bytes of the message as parameters. The acknowledgement SK_ConfigSwitchAck contains a status value from SwitchKit and a status value from the switch.
How to use SK_ConfigSwitch
You have to declare a C Structure to contain a configuration that will be sent to the switch. Use the function sk_packMessage(MsgStruct *m, char *data, int *NumBytes) to find out the fields NumBytes and Data. Send the message to the LLC using its member function send(). Wait for an acknowledgment, the status fields give information about the configuration message.
When you send the SK_ConfigSwitch message, SwitchManager extracts it using the function sk_unpackMessage() and sends the extracted information to the switch. Before SwitchManager can send an acknowledgment, if must wait until the switch processes the configuration. During this time, it is not possible to send another SK_ConfigSwitch message to the switch. If another SK_ConfigSwitch message is sent before receiving an acknowledgment, SwitchManager will NACK the second message.The SKStatus field will indicate this with SK_NOT_READY.
Sent by
CSA or Application
Field Values
The following table shows the possible field values for this message:
|
Field |
Values and Description |
|---|---|
|
Action |
• 0 = Do not send or process the message yet, there are more to come. SwitchManager stores the message in a TEMP collection. • 1 = Send this message and all the messages previously added using Action set to 0. |
|
Offline |
• 0 = Process and send the message. • 1 = Process the message but do not send it. |
C Structure
typedef struct {
UBYTE Action;
UBYTE Offline;
int DataSize;
UBYTE Data[247];
} SK_ConfigSwitch;
C Structure Response
typedef struct {
int Status;
int XLStatus;
} SK_ConfigSwitchAck;
C++ Class
class SKC_ConfigSwitch : public SKC_ToolkitMessage {
public:
UBYTE getAction() const;
void setAction(UBYTE x);
UBYTE getOffline() const;
void setOffline(UBYTE x);
int getDataSize() const;
void setDataSize(int x);
const UBYTE *getData() const;
UBYTE *getData();
void setData(UBYTE *x);
};
C++ Class Response
class SKC_ConfigSwitchAck : public SKC_ToolkitAck {
public:
int getStatus() const;
void setStatus(int x);
int getXLStatus() const;
void setXLStatus(int x);
};