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As mentionned in paragraph 2.2.1 ( the VIF module ) ; when an interface is added
we create FIFOs for the interlayers communications. The VARP module uses one
couple of these FIFOs to send and receive messages with the VIF module.
To send a VARP packet, the VARP module opens the corresponding interface's input
FIFO and then writes the packet, This message will be read by the VIF module
which continuousely polls messages from its input FIFOs.
since there the VIF module will use the VDL primitives to send the message in
the link.
The reverse way communication ( reception of VARP packets ) was shown in the VIF
module paragraph 2.2.2 and fig. 2.3.
Last changed 2004-08-25.
Zrelli Saber. , Japan
Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Shinoda-lab
zrelli@jasit.ac.jp