IIpGenerator.java

/* 
 * Copyright 2016 christopher.metter.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
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package de.uniwuerzburg.info3.ofcprobe.vswitch.trafficgen.ipgen;

/**
 * Interface for IPGenerators
 *
 * @author Christopher Metter(christopher.metter@informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de)
 *
 */
public interface IIpGenerator {

    /**
     * The IP Version used by this Generator
     *
     * @return IPversion Used
     */
    public int getIpVersion();

    /**
     * Get Yourself a new IP
     *
     * @return ip as byte[]
     */
    public byte[] getIp();

    /**
     * Gets the Type
     *
     * @return
     */
    public IPGeneratorType getType();
}