Full IP & OTN node

Table with one row for each element of the type: 'Full IP & OTN node'.

Columns

Name	Description
Optical signal types	Optical signal types types that can be provisioned by this node
Added OTUs	OTUs initiated in this node
Attributes	User-defined attributes associated to this element
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
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
Identifier	A unique identifier set to the element, and never changed
IP In traffic (Gbps)	Accumulated IP traffic incoming to the node
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
Y-pos	Coordinate along y-axis (i.e. latitude)
Port rates (Gbps)	The acceptable rates for any port in Gbps
DR Violations	The design rules that this IP node is currently violating
Gbps by Dropped OTUs	Total amount of NOMINAL Gbps of Number of dropped OTUs
Tags	User-defined tags associated to this element
Cost details	A JSON detailing the cost items in this element
# 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
X-pos	Coordinate along x-axis (i.e. longitude)
CAPEX	Estimated CAPEX cost of the element, in arbitrary units
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.
Site	Site this node belongs to
Description	A user-defined text description (potentially long) that can be assigned to this element
# Out IP links	Outgoing IP links
BGP load sharing limit	The load sharing limit BGP parameter for this node. See the BGP simulation documentation for more details.
Hit design rule	The design rule matching this element.
Gbps by Added ODUs	Total amount of NOMINAL Gbps of Number of added ODUs
AS	IP Autonomous System of this node
OPEX (per year)	Estimated OPEX cost of the element per year, in arbitrary units
Population	Total population in this node
# 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.
Dropped OTUs	OTUs terminated in this node
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
Power consumption details	A JSON detailing the cost items in this element
ODU rates (Gbps)	The acceptable rates for any ODU in Gbps
BGP ID	BGP Identifier for the node. Used on some tie-breaking decisions in IP routing.
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
Gbps by Added OTUs	Total amount of NOMINAL Gbps of Number of added OTUs
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	Name, Identifier, Description, ExternalLinks, Show, HitDesignRule, Up, Installed, Srgs, Site, X-pos, Y-pos, Population, As, BgpId, #HostedIpPorts, #InIpLinks, #OutIpLinks, #IpNeighbors, DrViolations, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), IpInTraffic(gbps), IpOutTraffic(gbps), BgpSharing, OpticalSignalTypes, AddedOtus, DroppedOtus, GbpsByAddedOtus, GbpsByDroppedOtus, AddedOdus, DroppedOdus, GbpsByAddedOdus, GbpsByDroppedOdus, #InEthLinks, #OutEthLinks, OduRates(gbps), PortRates(gbps), BgpLoadSharingLimit, IpAutonomousSystem(as), AcceptedOspfAreas, BgpPreferenceMap, Tags, Attributes, Json, Capex, Opex(perYear), CostDetails, PowerConsumption(kw), PowerConsumptionDetails	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	Name, Up, Installed, Srgs	Columns associated to the risks this element belongs to, and its failure status
BGP/IGP	Name, Up, As, BgpId, BgpSharing	Columns associated to BGP and/or IGP information of the node
Connectivity	Name, Up, X-pos, Y-pos, #HostedIpPorts, #InIpLinks, #OutIpLinks, #IpNeighbors, AddedOtus, DroppedOtus, AddedOdus, DroppedOdus, #InEthLinks, #OutEthLinks	Columns associated to the element related paths, links, neighbor nodes and alike
Design info	Name, HitDesignRule, Up	Columns associated to design algorithms, or design rules imposed to the network
Description & tags & attributes	Name, Identifier, Description, ExternalLinks, Up, Site, Population, Tags, Attributes, Json	Columns associated to side information like element names, descriptions, user associated tags or attributes
Power consumption info	Name, Up, PowerConsumption(kw), PowerConsumptionDetails	This view collects information on the estimated power consumption related to this element
KPIs	Name, Up, Installed, DrViolations, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), IpInTraffic(gbps), IpOutTraffic(gbps), GbpsByAddedOtus, GbpsByDroppedOtus, GbpsByAddedOdus, GbpsByDroppedOdus	Columns associated to traffic-related KPIs of the multicast flows
Default view	Name, Show, Up, Site, As, IpIn/outNominalCapacity(gbps), IpInTraffic(gbps), IpOutTraffic(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
Configuration	Name, Up, BgpId, OpticalSignalTypes, OduRates(gbps), PortRates(gbps), BgpLoadSharingLimit, IpAutonomousSystem(as), AcceptedOspfAreas, BgpPreferenceMap	Columns associated to configurable options of this node
Cost info	Name, Up, Capex, Opex(perYear), CostDetails	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 '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 '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 '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
• Change node color: Changes the color of the icon of the indicated 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.

Form-required interactions

Optical line amplifier (OLA)-Create0

Form to complete:

• Add node of the type Optical line amplifier (OLA).
• Node class: The name of the class of the node to create. The full name of the class. Options:
  • Node of type: 'Project_ZOpticalLineBidiAmplifierSerapis': Node of the type represented by the identifier: 'Project_ZOpticalLineBidiAmplifierSerapis'.
• Longitude (X-coordinate): The value for the Y coordinate of the nodes in the geographical layout, measured in degrees (from -90 to 90).
• Latitude (Y-coordinate): The value for the X coordinate of the nodes in the geographical layout, measured in degrees (from -180 to 180).
• Name: The name of the node.

IP Autonomous System-Create

Form to complete:

• AS name: The name of the new Autonomous System (AS) that will be created.

Optical line amplifier (OLA)-CreateFullMeshDemandsSelectedNodes

Form to complete:

• Origin to destination traffic (Gbps): The traffic to assign to the demands from origin to destination node..
• Tag for created demands: Optionally, the tag to add to the created demands.

Node-ArrangePoPNodePositions

Form to complete:

• Layout: The layout where to apply the node arrangement.
• PoP radius: The radius of the PoP, meaning the maximum distance to the center. In geographical layout, this is expected to be measured in km. If not, in the units of visualization of the layout.

Node-RC-AttachToAggregation

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Node-RC-DettachToAggregation

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Node-RC-CollapseAggregation

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Node-RC-ExpandAggregation

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Node-CreateNewAggregation

Form to complete:

• Aggregation name: The name of the new aggregation that will be created.

Optical line amplifier (OLA)-ImportNodePosition&Population

Form to complete:

• JSON content: A string in JSON syntax with the per-node information.

Full IP & OTN node-SetBgpLocalPrefOrMed

Form to complete:

• Priority value (int, higher-better): The priority value announced by this node via iBGP, for the given destinations.
• Apply to all destination nodes outside the AS: Applies this preference to all destination nodes that are not in the same AS as this node.
• Destination IP node: The destination nodes to be announced with the given preference.

Full IP & OTN node-AddSrgIpAdjType

Form to complete:

• MTTF (in days):: The Mean Time To Fail measured in days for this SRG. This is the time since it got repaired and started working, until next failure occurs..
• MTTR (in days):: The Mean Time To Repair measured in days for this SRG. This is the time since the system is down since it failed, and it gets up once the repair is completed.

Full IP & OTN node-FeiChangeIconColorRequest-RC-TestOnly_ZIpAndOtnNode

Form to complete:

• Change node color: Changes the color of the icon of the indicated nodes.
• Color: The color to be used for the icon. Options:
  • Blue: The default color.
  • Green: The color green.
  • Orange: The color orange.
  • Purple: The color purple.
  • Yellow: The color yellow.
• Apply to children: If true, the color will be applied to all the children of the selected nodes.

Network Controller-AddTag

Form to complete:

• Tag: The tag string.
• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Network Controller-RemoveTag

Form to complete:

• Tag: The tag string.
• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Network Controller-RemoveAllTags

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Network Controller-AddAttribute

Form to complete:

• Key: The attributes key, or name.
• Value: The attribute value, to associate to the attribute name.
• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Network Controller-RemoveAttribute

Form to complete:

• Key: The attributes key, or name.
• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.

Network Controller-RemoveAllAttributes

Form to complete:

• Applicable elements: This selector indicates the elements to which this action is going to be applied. Options:
  • Selected elements: The elements already selected by the user in the table before calling this action.
  • All table elements: All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination.