Full IP & OTN node
This table displays information for the nodes of the network of the type: 'Full IP & OTN node'
Columns
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Site | Site this node belongs to |
| Optical signal types | Optical signal types types that can be provisioned by this node |
| Description | A user-defined text description (potentially long) that can be assigned to this element |
| BGP load sharing limit | The load sharing limit BGP parameter for this node. See the BGP simulation documentation for more details. |
| # Out IP links | Outgoing IP links |
| Attributes | User-defined attributes associated to this element |
| Total input power (dBm) | Sum of the optical input power in all the ports |
| IP In/out nominal capacity (Gbps) | Accumulated nominal capacity of the in/out ports |
| SRGs | The Shared Risk Groups (SRGs) this element belongs to: the SRGs that mandate the shutdown (set in failure state) of this element |
| # Hosted IP ports | Hosted IP ports in the node |
| Gbps by Added ODUs | Total amount of NOMINAL Gbps of Number of added ODUs |
| Name | A user-defined name (typically short) that can be assigned to this element |
| # In Eth Links | Number of ethernet incomming links of this switch |
| AS | IP Autonomous System of this node |
| Identifier | A unique identifier set to the element, and never changed |
| IP In traffic (Gbps) | Accumulated IP traffic incoming to the node |
| OPEX (per year) | Estimated OPEX cost of the element per year, in arbitrary units |
| BGP sharing | BGP load sharing factor for internal nodes, indicating the maximum number of announcing next hops to be chosen for each destination, among the reachable BGP nodes winning in the precedence parameter and IGP cost to them |
| Population | Total population in this node |
| Y-pos | Coordinate along y-axis (i.e. latitude) |
| Port rates (Gbps) | The acceptable rates for any port in Gbps |
| # IP neighbors | IP nodes that have an IP link (non MPLS-TE tunnel) with this node, and thus are IP neighbors |
| External links | Indicates if this element has one or more user-defined external URLs associated to it. If so, when the user clicks this cell, and selects the URL (if more than one), a navigator is launched and the URL page is shown. External links are not editable in the GUI, but via API. |
| DR Violations | Indicates the IP design rules that are being violated by this node |
| Tags | User-defined tags associated to this element |
| IP Out traffic (Gbps) | Accumulated IP traffic outgoing from the node |
| IP Autonomous System (AS) | The IP Autonomous System this node belongs to, if it is an IP node |
| # Out Eth Links | Number of ethernet outgoing links of this switch |
| Power consumption (KW) | Estimated power consumption of the element, in KiloWatts (KW) |
| JSON | An optional JSON content describing this element |
| Dropped ODUs | ODUs terminated in this node |
| Gbps by Dropped ODUs | Total amount of NOMINAL Gbps of Number of dropped ODUs |
| ODU rates (Gbps) | The acceptable rates for any ODU in Gbps |
| X-pos | Coordinate along x-axis (i.e. longitude) |
| BGP Id | A user-defined identifier used in BGP as the BGP id parameter. Of application for breaking ties in the BGP decision process. See the BGP simulation documentarion section for more information |
| Installed | Indicates if the element is installed. If not installed, the element behaves as if it did not exist, being unable to e.g. handle traffic or reserve any bandwidth |
| Added ODUs | ODUs initiated in this node |
| CAPEX | Estimated CAPEX cost of the element, in arbitrary units |
| Total output power (dBm) | Sum of the optical input power in all the ports |
| Show | Show the element in the canvas, or else hide it |
| Up | Indicates if the element is up (active) or down (failed) |
| Accepted OSPF areas | A map assigning for each OSPF instance in the Autonomous System, the OSPF areas that would be acceptable for being assigned to IP interfaces in this node. If an OSPF instance has not assigned area, the backbone area is assumed as the only acceptable area. |
| BGP preference map | A map destination-to-preference map, storing the non-default values of the BGP preference of this node, for traffic to each destination. Higher values mean more preference of this node for becoming a next-hop for that destination. When no value appears in this map, the default preference value 10.0 is assumed. See the BGP simulation documentation section for more details. |
| # In IP links | Incoming IP links |
Views
| Name | Columns | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Full view | Identifier, Name, Description, ExternalLinks, Show, Up, Installed, Srgs, Site, X-pos, Y-pos, Population, OduRates(gbps), PortRates(gbps), BgpId, BgpLoadSharingLimit, IpAutonomousSystem(as), AcceptedOspfAreas, BgpPreferenceMap, As, BgpId, #HostedIpPorts, #InIpLinks, #OutIpLinks, #IpNeighbors, DrViolations, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), IpInTraffic(gbps), IpOutTraffic(gbps), BgpSharing, OpticalSignalTypes, AddedOdus, DroppedOdus, GbpsByAddedOdus, GbpsByDroppedOdus, TotalInputPower(dbm), TotalOutputPower(dbm), #InEthLinks, #OutEthLinks, Tags, Attributes, Json, Capex, Opex(perYear), PowerConsumption(kw) | This table view corresponds to a view with all the table columns. In some occassions, this may imply an impractically large number of columns for human inspection. |
| Failure status | Identifier, Name, Up, Installed, Srgs | Columns associated to the risks this element belongs to, and its failure status |
| BGP/IGP | Identifier, Name, Up, As, BgpId, BgpSharing | Columns associated to BGP and/or IGP information of the node |
| Connectivity | Identifier, Name, Up, X-pos, Y-pos, #HostedIpPorts, #InIpLinks, #OutIpLinks, #IpNeighbors, AddedOdus, DroppedOdus, #InEthLinks, #OutEthLinks | Columns associated to the element related paths, links, neighbor nodes and alike |
| Description & tags & attributes | Identifier, Name, Description, ExternalLinks, Up, Site, Population, Tags, Attributes, Json | Columns associated to side information like element names, descriptions, user associated tags or attributes |
| Default view | Identifier, Name, Show, Up, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), Tags | This table view corresponds to a subset of columns selected as representative for a default table view. They typically include the most typical required values |
| KPIs | Identifier, Name, Up, Installed, DrViolations, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), IpInTraffic(gbps), IpOutTraffic(gbps), GbpsByAddedOdus, GbpsByDroppedOdus, TotalInputPower(dbm), TotalOutputPower(dbm) | Columns associated to traffic-related KPIs of the multicast flows |
| Power consumption info | Identifier, Name, Up, PowerConsumption(kw) | This view collects information on the estimated power consumption related to this element |
| Configuration | Identifier, Name, Up, OduRates(gbps), PortRates(gbps), BgpId, BgpLoadSharingLimit, IpAutonomousSystem(as), AcceptedOspfAreas, BgpPreferenceMap, OpticalSignalTypes | Columns associated to configurable options of this node |
| Cost info | Identifier, Name, Up, Capex, Opex(perYear) | This view collects information on the estimated costs related to this element |
Table right-click menu
- Set for selected elements...: Menu with options for setting values to different parameters of the selected elements
- Value at column 'Identifier': This option sets the value at column 'Identifier'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Identifier' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Identifier' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Name': This option sets the value at column 'Name'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Name' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Name' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Description': This option sets the value at column 'Description'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Description' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Description' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Show': This option sets the value at column 'Show'
- As true:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Show' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Show' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- As false:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Show' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Show' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Up': This option sets the value at column 'Up'
- As true:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Up' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Up' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- As false:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Up' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Up' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Installed': This option sets the value at column 'Installed'
- As true:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Installed' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Installed' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- As false:
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Installed' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Installed' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Site this node belongs to: This option sets the value at column 'Site'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Site' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Site' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'X-pos': This option sets the value at column 'X-pos'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'X-pos' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'X-pos' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Y-pos': This option sets the value at column 'Y-pos'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Y-pos' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Y-pos' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'Population': This option sets the value at column 'Population'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Population' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'Population' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'AS': This option sets the value at column 'AS'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'AS' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'AS' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'BGP ID': This option sets the value at column 'BGP ID'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'BGP ID' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'BGP ID' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Value at column 'BGP sharing': This option sets the value at column 'BGP sharing'
- For selected elements: Set the value at column 'BGP sharing' for: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- For all table elements: Set the value at column 'BGP sharing' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Add: Different options for adding nodes
- Add node: Adds one node in the network of the type 'Full IP & OTN node'
- Add multiple nodes: Adds multiple nodes in the network of the type 'Full IP & OTN node'
- Add external node attached to selected elements: For all selected nodes of this table, a new external (cloud) node will be added, attached to it via an injection IP link
- Add full-mesh of IP demands to selected elements: Adds a full-mesh of bidirectional IP demands among selected nodes
- Remove: Different remove options
- Selected elements: Remove elements: Selected elements (The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action)
- All table elements: Remove elements: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
- Node Aggrupation: Different node aggrupation options
- Arrange PoP node positions: Re-arranges node positions of seleted PoPs, in the indicated layout, with the indicated distances
- Attach to aggregation: Attach selection to an existing node aggregation
- Dettach to aggregation: Dettach selection to an existing node aggregation
- Collapse aggregation: For all the elements selected, if they have a parent aggregation, such parent aggregation is set as not visible in the current layout
- Expand aggregation: For all the elements selected, if they have a parent aggregation, such parent aggregation is set as visible in the current layout
- Create new aggregation: Creates an aggregated node, grouping together the selected nodes
- Ungroup aggregations: Ungroups all selected aggregation nodes
- Configure specific options for one selected node: Opens a dialog to configure different options of the selected node (only one node can be selected)
- Import node positions & population: This option permits the user setting with a JSON file, the node geographical longitude and latitude positions, as well as the node population. The JSON is an object with a field (node-info) that contains an array element. The array elements are objects with the following properties: (i) node-id (string), (ii) node-name (string), (iii) longitude (float), (iv) latitude (float) and (v) population (float). Not all the information of the node may be present. If node-id is present is preferred instead of node name to identify the node. The entries in the object matching a node-id or node-name in the design are imported. If population of longitude/latitude are not present, the previous node values are kept
- Set BGP LOCAL-PREF/MED preference value for selected nodes: Sets for all selected nodes, and a particular destination (or all destinations), the BGP-preference value used in the BGP path decision process for routing the traffic in the node, that is targeted to that destination. See the ENP documentation regarding the BGP simulation for details on how this parameter influences the IP routing.
- Show/Edit BGP LOCAL-PREF/MED preference values for selected node: Sets for one selected node, the BGP-preference value used in the BGP path decision process for routing the traffic in the node, that is targeted to different destinations. See the ENP documentation regarding the BGP simulation for details on how this parameter influences the IP routing.
- Add SRG: Menu with several options for defining new SRGs in the network
- Add SRG from selected nodes: Creates a new SRG associated to a simultaneous failure in all selected nodes.
- Add IP adjacency SRGs between all selected nodes: Adds one IP adjancency SRG for each possible pair of different selected nodes
- Tags: Different menu options related to user-defined tags
- Add tag: Adds a user-defined tag to the indicated elements
- Remove tag: Removes a user-defined tag from the indicated elements
- Remove all tags: For all the indicated elements, all their tags are removed
- Attributes: Different menu options related to user-defined attributes
- Add attribute: Adds a user-defined attribute (key-value pair) to all the selected elements. Any attribute with the same key is replaced by the new value.
- Remove attribute: Removes a user-defined attribute (key-value pair) from all the selected elements.
- Remove all attributes: Removes all the user-defined attributes (key-value pair) from the indicated elements.