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Building a Simple Routing Protocol in Java

Step 1: Create the Packet Class


What is it?
A Packet represents the data being sent or forwarded. It stores a message in the form
of a byte array.
Tasks
1. Create a new class named Packet.
2. Add an attribute message of type byte[].
3. Write a constructor to initialize the message.
4. Add a method getMessage() to retrieve the message.

Step 2: Create the PacketQueue Class


What is it?
A PacketQueue is a data structure to hold packets temporarily before they are
processed.
Tasks
1. Create a new class named PacketQueue.
2. Add the following attributes:
1. Queue<Packet> packetQueue to store packets.
2. int maxQueueLength to define the maximum size of the queue.
3. int queueLength to track the current number of packets in the queue.
3. Write a constructor to initialize the queue and set the maximum size.
4. Implement the enqueue(Packet p) method:
1. Add a packet if the queue is not full.
5. Implement the dequeue() method:
1. Remove and return a packet if the queue is not empty.

Step 3: Create the ProtocolStateEnum Enum


What is it?
ProtocolStateEnum is used to represent the state of the routing protocol.
Tasks
1. Create a new enum named ProtocolStateEnum.
2. Define three states:
1. STATE_IDLE: The protocol is idle.
2. STATE_ON_RECEIVE: The protocol is receiving packets.
3. STATE_ON_FORWARD: The protocol is forwarding packets.
Step 4: Create the RoutingProtocol Class
What is it?
This class represents the logic of receiving and forwarding packets.
Tasks
1. Create a new class named RoutingProtocol.
2. Add the following attributes:
1. ProtocolStateEnum protocolState to store the protocol's state.
2. PacketQueue packetQueue to hold packets.
3. Write a constructor to initialize the protocol state and queue.
4. Implement the receive(Packet p) method:
1. Change the state to STATE_ON_RECEIVE.
2. Add the packet to the queue.
3. Reset the state to STATE_IDLE.
5. Implement the forward() method:
1. Change the state to STATE_ON_FORWARD.
2. Remove a packet from the queue and print its message.
3. Reset the state to STATE_IDLE.
Step 5: Write the main Method
What is it?
The main method is where the program starts running.
Tasks
1. Create a RoutingProtocol object.
2. Use the receive() method to add packets to the protocol.
3. Use the forward() method to process and forward packets.

Step 6: Test the Program


1. Run the program.
2. Check the output to see if packets are forwarded correctly.
3. Test edge cases:
1. Add more packets than the queue can hold.
2. Try forwarding when the queue is empty.

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