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## Configuration File Format
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).
## Example configuration
; the general section contains all the general settings for router
general
{
; mandatory configuration command section network, site and router
network /ndn ; name of the network the router belongs to in ndn URI format
site /memphis.edu ; name of the site the router belongs to in ndn URI format
router /cs/pollux ; name of the network the router belongs to in ndn URI format
; lsa-refresh-time is the time in seconds, after which router will refresh its LSAs
lsa-refresh-time 1800 ; default value 1800. Valid values 240-7200
; log-level is to set the levels of log for NLSR
log-level INFO ; default value INFO, valid value DEBUG, INFO
}
; the neighbors section contains the configuration for router's neighbors and hello's behavior
neighbors
{
; in case hello interest timed out, router will try 'hello-retries' times at 'hello-time-out'
; seconds interval before giving up for any neighbors (deciding link is down)
hello-retries 3 ; interest retries number in integer. Default value 3
; valid values 1-10
hello-time-out 1 ; interest time out value for hello interest. Default
; value 1, Valid values 1-15
hello-interval 60 ; hello interest sending interval in seconds. Default value 60
; valid values 30-90
; neighbor command is used to configure router's neighbor. Each neighbor will need
; one block of neighbor command
neighbor
{
name /ndn/memphis.edu/cs/castor ; name prefix of the neighbor router consists
; of network, site-name and router-name
face-id 17 ; face id of the face connected to the neighbor
link-cost 20.6 ; cost of the connecting link to neighbor
}
}
; the hyperbolic section contains the configuration settings of enabling a router to calculate
; routing table using [hyperbolic routing table calculation](http://arxiv.org/abs/0805.1266) method
hyperbolic
{
; commands in this section follows a strict order
; the switch is used to set hyperbolic routing calculation in NLSR
state off ; default value 'off', set value 'on' to enable hyperbolic routing table
; calculation which turns link state routing 'off'. set value to 'dry-run"
; to test hyperbolic routing and compare with link state routing.
radius 123.456 ; radius of the router in hyperbolic coordinate system
angle 1.45 ; angle of the router in hyperbolic coordinate system
}
; the fib section is used to configure fib entry's type to ndn FIB updated by NLSR
fib
{
; the max-faces-per-prefix is used to limit the number of faces for each name prefixes
; by NLSR in ndn FIB
max-faces-per-prefix 3 ; default value 0. Valid value 0-60. By default (value 0) NLSR adds
; all available faces for each reachable name prefixes in NDN FIB
}
; the advertising section contains the configuration settings of the name prefixes
; hosted by this router
advertising
{
; the prefix ndnname is used to advertised name from the router. To advertise each name prefixes prefix
; configure one block of prefix ndnname configuration command for every name prefix.
prefix /ndn/edu/memphis/cs/netlab ; name in ndn URI format
prefix /ndn/edu/memphis/sports/basketball
}