Entity Multicast

Send multicast entities

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Libraries:
SimEvents

Description

The Entity Multicast block broadcasts entities. An entity that arrives at the block is cloned into copies and sent with a Multicast tag. Each Entity Queue block with Entity arrival source specified as Multicast with the same Multicast tag receives copies. For more information, see Overview of Queues and Servers in Discrete-Event Simulation.

Examples

Broadcast Entities Using Entity Multicasting

Send, receive, transport, and multicast entities wirelessly.

• Open Model

Ports

Input

Port_1 — Input entity

scalar | vector | matrix

Input entity port for entities entering the block.

Note

Event actions are not supported with string entity data type

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | enumerated | bus | string | fixed point

Output

send — Broadcast entities

scalar | vector | matrix

Output broadcasted entities.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64 | Boolean | enumerated | bus | string | fixed point

Parameters

Multicast tag — Specify the tag with which to broadcast the entities

A (default) | character vector

Specify the tag with which to broadcast the entities. For example if the default tag A is used, each Entity Queue block with Entity arrival source specified as Multicast and the Multicast tag is set as A receives a copy.

Programmatic Use

Block Parameter: MulticastTag

Type: character vector

Values: 'A' | character vector

Default: 'A'

Version History

Introduced in R2016a