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 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 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