Class CIM_ForwardingService
extends CIM_NetworkService

This class represents the functions used in forwarding network traffic. Its instances act on packets received from one or more ProtocolEndpoints or Services, and drop (discard), or send those packets to one or more other ProtocolEndpoints or Services. The explicit Endpoints being forwarded between, are described using the ForwardsAmong association (or one of its subclasses). Generally, the Endpoints are at the same protocol layer and are usually of similar types, or of the same type. ForwardingService is different than RouteCalculation Service in that it represents the function of forwarding traffic independent of calculating routing information. Examining the ForwardingService class definition, note that its superclass NetworkService is deprecated. Therefore, NetworkService's properties need not be implemented in an instance of ForwardingService. Unfortunately, NetworkService cannot be removed from the object hierarchy without a major Schema release. When/if this occurs, the NetworkService superclass will be removed, and ForwardingService will subclass from CIM_Service directly. Also note that there are a large number of additional protocols that are not currently modeled. These will be added over time.

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Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods


Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
   |
   +--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
   |
   +--CIM_LogicalElement
   |
   +--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
   |
   +--CIM_Service
   |
   +--CIM_NetworkService
   |
   +--CIM_ForwardingService

Direct Known Subclasses

CIM_NATService
CIM_SourceRoutingService
CIM_SpanningTreeService
CIM_SwitchService
CIM_TransparentBridgingService

Class Qualifiers

NameData TypeValue
DescriptionstringThis class represents the functions used in forwarding network traffic. Its instances act on packets received from one or more ProtocolEndpoints or Services, and drop (discard), or send those packets to one or more other ProtocolEndpoints or Services. The explicit Endpoints being forwarded between, are described using the ForwardsAmong association (or one of its subclasses). Generally, the Endpoints are at the same protocol layer and are usually of similar types, or of the same type. ForwardingService is different than RouteCalculation Service in that it represents the function of forwarding traffic independent of calculating routing information. Examining the ForwardingService class definition, note that its superclass NetworkService is deprecated. Therefore, NetworkService's properties need not be implemented in an instance of ForwardingService. Unfortunately, NetworkService cannot be removed from the object hierarchy without a major Schema release. When/if this occurs, the NetworkService superclass will be removed, and ForwardingService will subclass from CIM_Service directly. Also note that there are a large number of additional protocols that are not currently modeled. These will be added over time.
UMLPackagePathstringCIM::Network::RoutingForwarding
Versionstring2.7.0

Class Properties

Local Class Properties

NameData TypeDefault ValueQualifiers
NameData TypeValue
OtherProtocolTypestring
DescriptionstringThis defines the type of protocol that is being forwarded when the value of the ProtocolType attribute is 1 (i.e., "Other"). This provides for future extensibility.
MaxLenuint3232
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_ForwardingService.ProtocolType
ProtocolTypeuint16
DescriptionstringThis defines the type of protocol that is being forwarded.
ModelCorrespondencestringCIM_ForwardingService.OtherProtocolType
ValueMapstring0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
ValuesstringUnknown, Other, IPv4, IPv6, IPv4/IPv6, IPX, AppleTalk, DECnet, SNA, CONP, CLNP, VINES, XNS, ATM, Frame Relay, Ethernet, TokenRing, FDDI, Infiniband, Fibre Channel

Inherited Properties

NameData Type
Captionstring
CommunicationStatusuint16
CreationClassNamestring
Descriptionstring
DetailedStatusuint16
ElementNamestring
EnabledDefaultuint16
EnabledStateuint16
Generationuint64
HealthStateuint16
InstallDatedatetime
InstanceIDstring
LoSIDstring
LoSOrgIDstring
Namestring
OperatingStatusuint16
OtherEnabledStatestring
PrimaryOwnerContactstring
PrimaryOwnerNamestring
PrimaryStatusuint16
RequestedStateuint16
ServiceURLstring
Startedboolean
StartModestring
Statusstring
SystemCreationClassNamestring
SystemNamestring
TimeOfLastStateChangedatetime
TransitioningToStateuint16
AvailableRequestedStatesuint16[]
Keywordsstring[]
OperationalStatusuint16[]
StartupConditionsstring[]
StartupParametersstring[]
StatusDescriptionsstring[]

Class Methods

Inherited Class Methods

NameReturn Type
ChangeAffectedElementsAssignedSequenceuint32
RequestStateChangeuint32
StartServiceuint32
StopServiceuint32