This indicates the current bearer that is used
for this session. Or an empty string if no bearer
- is available.
-
- boolean Online [readonly]
-
- This indicates if the connection is online or
- offline.
-
- This maps to the online service state. And it is
- only valid for the selected bearer configuration.
- Otherwise it will be reported as offline even if
- the global state would be online.
-
- In addition the Online settings notification might
- not happen right away. Notifications of online state
+ if available.
+
+ string ConnectionType [readwrite]
+
+ This is used to indicate which connection is requested
+ from the session. The state of the session will be
+ updated accordingly. Values can be nothing, 'local' or
+ 'internet'.
+ 'local' means the session requests to be connected,
+ but does not require specifically to be online.
+ Therefore State property will be set to 'connected' if
+ underlying service gets ready and/or online.
+ 'online' means the session requests to be connected,
+ and online. State property will never get 'connected'
+ but instead will switch to 'online' if underlying
+ service gets online.
+ No value means the session requests any kind of
+ connection and the state will be updated on all steps,
+ 'connected' and 'online'. This is the default value.
+
+ boolean State [readonly]
+
+ This indicates if the connection is disconnected,
+ connected or online. It is updated according to the
+ selected ConnectionType. The session will not be
+ in a useful shape (i.e.: providing a network connection
+ to the owner) until its State gets updated to connected
+ and/or online.
+
+ This maps to the useful port of the service state.
+ And it is only valid for the selected bearer
+ configuration. Otherwise it will be reported as
+ disconnected even if connected services are present.
+
+ In addition the State settings notification might
+ not happen right away. Notifications of this state
can be delayed based on the speed of the bearer. It
- is done to avoid congestion on bearers like 3G etc.
+ is done to avoid congestion on bearers like cellular
+ etc.
boolean Priority [readwrite]
dict IPv4 [readonly]
- Current IPv4 configuration. This settings is only
- valid when online is true as well. Otherwise an
- empty dictionary is reported.
+ Current IPv4 configuration.
dict IPv6 [readonly]
- Current IPv6 configuration. This setting is only
- valid when online is true as well. Otherwise an
- empty dictionary is reported.
+ Current IPv6 configuration.
boolean AvoidHandover [readwrite]
modem. The Emergency is true if an emergency call or
related operation is currently active.
+ If the emergency application sets this setting to true
+ all other session will be informed about the emergency
+ situation with setting it also to true. Only the
+ emergency application can set back to false.
+
+ As long the EmergencyCall is true no new session can
+ be created.
+
Only one application is supposed to write this setting
and therefore it will be protected by additional
PolicyKit rule so that only the emergency application
can write.
+ The emergency application is expected to call Connect()
+ after setting this setting true. If the emergency
+ situation is over the application should call
+ Disconnect() and also set the EmergencyCall to false
+ afterward.
+
+ Note only services matching the AllowedBearers rule
+ will be considered.
+
string RoamingPolicy [readwrite]
The allowed roaming behavior.