Class CIM_IPLoopback
extends CIM_IPProtocolEndpoint

A loopback interface is a virtual Layer 3 interface typically found in an Ethernet Switch or router that has a single endpoint that is always up. Packets that are transmitted over a loopback interface are immediately received by this interface.

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Hierarchy
Direct Known Subclasses
Class Qualifiers
Class Properties
Class Methods


Class Hierarchy

CIM_ManagedElement
   |
   +--CIM_ManagedSystemElement
   |
   +--CIM_LogicalElement
   |
   +--CIM_EnabledLogicalElement
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   +--CIM_ServiceAccessPoint
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   +--CIM_ProtocolEndpoint
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   +--CIM_IPProtocolEndpoint
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   +--CIM_IPLoopback

Direct Known Subclasses

Class Qualifiers

NameData TypeValue
DescriptionstringA loopback interface is a virtual Layer 3 interface typically found in an Ethernet Switch or router that has a single endpoint that is always up. Packets that are transmitted over a loopback interface are immediately received by this interface.
UMLPackagePathstringCIM::Network
Versionstring2.51.0

Class Properties

Local Class Properties

NameData TypeDefault ValueQualifiers
NameData TypeValue
ElementNamestring
DescriptionstringThe Interface name for the Loopback interface. This property allows each instance to define a user-friendly name in addition to the Name property which is a key properties in this class. Element Name may be a copy of the Name property but the class provider may add additional indentifing information to the Name property to assure it is a unique instance when forming the key.
OverridestringElementName

Inherited Properties

NameData Type
Addressstring
AddressOriginuint16
AddressTypeuint16
BroadcastResetSupportedboolean
Captionstring
CommunicationStatusuint16
CreationClassNamestring
Descriptionstring
DetailedStatusuint16
EnabledDefaultuint16
EnabledStateuint16
Generationuint64
HealthStateuint16
InstallDatedatetime
InstanceIDstring
IPv4Addressstring
IPv6Addressstring
IPv6AddressTypeuint16
IPv6SubnetPrefixLengthuint16
IPVersionSupportuint16
Namestring
NameFormatstring
OperatingStatusuint16
OtherEnabledStatestring
OtherTypeDescriptionstring
PrefixLengthuint8
PrimaryStatusuint16
ProtocolIFTypeuint16
ProtocolTypeuint16
RequestedStateuint16
Statusstring
SubnetMaskstring
SystemCreationClassNamestring
SystemNamestring
TimeOfLastStateChangedatetime
TransitioningToStateuint16
AvailableRequestedStatesuint16[]
OperationalStatusuint16[]
StatusDescriptionsstring[]

Class Methods

Inherited Class Methods

NameReturn Type
BroadcastResetuint32
RequestStateChangeuint32