this method returns a sequentially increasing random trace id , so that we can differentiate cells in the network concode_field_sep int traceID concode_elem_sep NIC nic concode_elem_sep Boolean trace concode_elem_sep int address concode_elem_sep Statistics stats concode_field_sep void addNIC concode_elem_sep void addNIC concode_elem_sep void sendFromBuffer concode_elem_sep void sendPacket concode_elem_sep void clearBuffer concode_elem_sep int getAddress concode_elem_sep NIC getNIC
int function ( ) { int loc0 = this . traceID ; this . traceID ++ ; return loc0 ; }