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Design rules

Groups several tables representing user-defined topological rules that can be applied to the different design algorithms under the "Design" tab. They permit shaping the aspect of the IP topology, the topology of OTU links, and the topology of Ethernet links. For instance, they permit specifying that nodes with particular tags cannot have a direct IP link, or else, each node with particular tags (e.g. assigned to "edge nodes") must be connected with at least two nodes tagged with other tags (e.g. assigned to "core nodes").

Tables

  1. IP Design Rules. This table contains the user-defined IP design rules. These rules specify constraints that the topology of IP adjacenecies between IP nodes shold follow (e.g. nodes with tag X cannot connect to nodes with tag Y, and must connect with at least two nodes of type Z).
  2. Ethernet-topology Design Rules. This table contains the user-defined Ethernet-topology design rules. These rules specify constraints that the topology of Ethernet adjacenecies between Ethernet-capable nodes (that can end/start Ethernet links) should follow (e.g. nodes with tag X cannot connect to nodes with tag Y). In all the cases, two Ethernet nodes are considered neighbors if there is at least one Ethernet link between them, in any direction
  3. OTSI Design Rules. This table contains the user-defined OTSI design rules. These rules specify constraints to the paths of OTSIs (e.g. OTSIs between nodes with tag X and Y cannot traverse nodes with tag Z).