LibItsGeoNetworking_Functions.ttcn

            return v_itsGnMaxPacketLifetime;
        }
        
        /**
         * @desc Gets delta for timers.
         * @return 
         */
        function f_getDeltaTimer() return float {
            var float v_deltaTimer := 0.1;
            
            //TODO get the value from PIXIT
            
            return v_deltaTimer;
        }
        
        /**
         * @desc Gets the beacon service retransmit timer.
         * @return 
         */
        function f_getBSRetransmitTimer() return float {
            var float v_itsGnBeaconServiceRetransmitTimer := 3.0;
            
            //TODO get the value from PIXIT
            
            return v_itsGnBeaconServiceRetransmitTimer;
        }
        
        /**
         * @desc Gets the maximum beacon service jitter.
         * @return 
         */
        function f_getBSMaxJitter() return float {
            var float v_itsGnBeaconServiceMaxJitter := f_getMaxPacketLifeTime()/4.0;
            
            //TODO get the value from PIXIT or from the above calculation
            
            return v_itsGnBeaconServiceMaxJitter;
        }

        /**
         * @desc Gets the Lifetime of a Location Table Entry.
         * @return 
         */        
        function f_getLifetimeLocTE() return float {
            var float v_itsGnLifetimeLocTE := 20.0;
            
            //TODO get the value from PIXIT or from the above calculation
            
            return v_itsGnLifetimeLocTE;
        } // end f_getLifetimeLocTE
        
    } // end iutFunctions
    
    group posVectorFunctions {
        
        function f_longPosVector2ShortPosVector(in LongPosVector p_longPosVector) return ShortPosVector {
            var ShortPosVector v_shortPosVector;
            
            v_shortPosVector := {
                gnAddr := p_longPosVector.gnAddr, 
                timestamp := p_longPosVector.timestamp, 
                latitute := p_longPosVector.latitute, 
                longitude := p_longPosVector.longitude
            };
            
            return v_shortPosVector; 
        }
        
        function f_getIutLongPosVector() return LongPosVector {
            var LongPosVector v_longPosVector;
            
            //TODO
            
            return v_longPosVector; 
        }
        
        function f_getIutShortPosVector() return ShortPosVector {
            return f_longPosVector2ShortPosVector(f_getIutLongPosVector()); 
        }
        
    } // end posVectorFunctions
    
} // end LibItsGeoNetworking_Functions