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A K M Mahmudul Hoque, 05/05/2014 08:43 AM

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## Configuration File Format
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NLSR is configured using an [INFO file](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_42_0/doc/html/boost_propertytree/parsers.html#boost_propertytree.parsers.info_parser).
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## Example configuration
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    ; the router section contains the setting of network, site name 
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    ; and router name which all together makes router-prefix
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    router
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    {
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        network
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        {
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            name /ndn             ; name prefix of the network router belongs to
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        }                         ; must be in ndn URI format
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        site-name
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        {
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            name /memphis.edu     ; name prefix of the site name router belongs to
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        }                         ; must be in ndn URI format
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        router-name
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        {
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            name /cs/pollux       ; name prefix of the router
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        }                         ; must be in ndn URI format
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    ; the hello section describes the configuration settings for NLSR hello protocol
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    hello
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    {
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    ; neighbor command is used to configure router's neighbor. Each neighbor will need
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    ; one block of neighbor command
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       neighbor
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       {
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           name /ndn/memphis.edu/cs/castor ; name prefix of the neighbor router consists
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                                           ; of network, site-name and router-name
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           host cs.castor.memphis.edu      ; hostname or ip address of neighbor router
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           link-cost 20.6                  ; cost of the connecting link to neighbor
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    ; interest-retry command is used to configure the interval of hello interest and number
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    ; of retry interests before a router gives up in case of interest timed out
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       interest-retry
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       {
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           number    3      ; interest retry number in integer. Default value 3
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                            ; valid values 1-10
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           interval  10     ; interest sending interval in seconds. Default value 1
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                            ; valid values 1-15
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    ; the synchronization section contains all the configuration settings for router's update
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    ; synchronization with neighbors in the network
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    ; all routers in the network must have same sync-prefix. Routers synchronizes routing updates
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    ; in this prefix across the network. This prefix is routable to each neighbor from every router
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        sync-prefix
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        {
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            name /ndn/nlsr/sync    ; name in URI format. Default value /ndn/nlsr/sync
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    ; lsa-refresh-time is the time in seconds, after which router will refresh its LSAs
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        lsa-refresh-time
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        {
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            seconds 1800           ; default value 1800. Valid values 240-7200
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        }
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    ; the hyperbolic section contains the configuration settings of enabling a router to calculate
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    ; routing table using [hyperbolic routing table calculation](http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1266) method
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    hyperbolic
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    {
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    ;
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       switch
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       {
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       coordinate
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       {
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    }