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Abhishek Harish
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FILES
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* mp2_node.h - header file for mp2_node.c

* mp2_node.c - contains all the functionality for a member.

* emulnet.h - header file for emulnet.c

* emulnet.c - contains all the operations for the network layer.

* params.h - header file for params.c

* params.c - initialization of all required parameters.

* app.h - header file for app.c

* app.c - source file for the Application layer. 

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COMPILATION
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To compile the code do:

make

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RUNNING THE CODE
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To execute the program, from the program directory do:

./app testcase\<conf-file>

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IMPLEMENTATION DETAILS
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* Join Mechanism
The introducer is the node that has the address JOINADDR. Every other node will 
have a different address. It is assumed that the introducer won't fail, as there 
is no way to replace it in the current implementation. However, the functionality 
implemented by this node can also be carried out by any other node. When the 
introducer receives a JOINREQ message, it will reply with a JOINREP message that
contains a list of neighbors for the new node in the system.