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WDM link

Table with one row for each element of the type: 'WDM link'.

Columns

Name Description
Transceiver (A) The optional pluggable bidirectional transceiver connected at the origin node of the element
Output: channel power mismatch (dB) The ratio between the maximum power density and the minimum power density, among the propagated channels, in dB. If 0 dB, all the channels are perfectly equalized
A Origin node
B Destination node
Description A user-defined text description (potentially long) that can be assigned to this element
Attributes User-defined attributes associated to this element
Input: channel power mismatch (dB) The ratio between the maximum power density and the minimum power density, among the propagated channels, in dB. If 0 dB, all the channels are perfectly equalized
CEP B TAPI connection-edge-point in the link destination
SRGs The Shared Risk Groups (SRGs) this element belongs to: the SRGs that mandate the shutdown (set in failure state) of this element
NEP A TAPI node-edge-point in the link origin
CEP A TAPI connection-edge-point in the link origin
TAPI uuid TAPI global uuid json object
NEP B TAPI node-edge-point in the link destination
Occupied spectrum (THz) The total occupied specturm in the fiber, in THz
Name A user-defined name (typically short) that can be assigned to this element
Optical connections (waste spectrum) The optical connections defined, that does not traverse this element in its nominal path, but for for which its signal eventually propagates through this fiber, i.e. the signal is not appropriately filtered in a nominal path node (e.g. filterless node) and thus propagates through this element
Input: Total power (dBm) Total input power at the WDM link input, in dBm, considering all the propagated channels
Identifier A unique identifier set to the element, and never changed
Valid spectrum (THz) The total valid specturm in the fiber, in THz, summing upu all the usable bands defined for the fiber
Length (km) The length in km that traverses the traffic of this element, considering the paths followed in the underlying physical transport connections. The value provided is the worst case length: all the paths of this element in the underlying infrastructure are analyzed. More than one path can occur e.g. if 1+1 bifurcations appear at lower layers carrying this element
Latency (ms) The latency in miliseconds suffered by the traffic of this element, considering the paths followed in the underlying physical transport connections. The value provided is the worst case length: all the paths of this element in the underlying infrastructure are analyzed. More than one path can occur e.g. if 1+1 bifurcations appear at lower layers carrying this element
Output: total power (dBm) Total input power at the WDM link output, in dBm, considering all the propagated channels
OLS Paths (nominal) The Optical Line System (OLS) paths defined, that traverse this element in its nominal path
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.
Tags User-defined tags associated to this element
Valid spectrum bands The list of the bands of the spectrum that are usable for optical connections in this fiber. They are specified as a list of low frequnecy - high frequency, in THz
TAPI JSON Full TAPI JSON for this element
Transceiver (B) The optional pluggable bidirectional transceiver connected at the destination node of the element
Clashing spectrum (GHz) The total specturm in the fiber (in GHz) where spectrum clashing occurs: spectrum occupied by two or more overlapping channels, that get destroyed because of this clashing
Spectrum utilization (%) The total occupied specturm in the fiber, in THz
Intra-node Indicates if both end nodes are the same or not
Bidi pair If this element is bidirectional, contains its bidirectional pair
JSON An optional JSON content describing this element
Nominal paths List of nominal paths defined
Optical connections (nominal) The optical connections defined, that traverse this element in its nominal path
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
TAPI Local uuid TAPI local UUID. This means, local respet to belonging TAPI element
Average attenuation (dB) The subtraction in dB between the total power at WDM link input (dBm) and at WDM link output (dBm)
Up Indicates if the element is up (active) or down (failed)

Views

Name Columns Description
Full view Name, Identifier, Description, ExternalLinks, A, B, Intra-node, BidiPair, Length(km), Latency(ms), Up, Installed, Srgs, NominalPaths, Transceiver(a), Transceiver(b), ValidSpectrumBands, ValidSpectrum(thz), OccupiedSpectrum(thz), SpectrumUtilization(%), ClashingSpectrum(ghz), OlsPaths(nominal), OpticalConnections(nominal), OpticalConnections(wasteSpectrum), Input:TotalPower(dbm), Input:ChannelPowerMismatch(db), Output:TotalPower(dbm), Output:ChannelPowerMismatch(db), AverageAttenuation(db), Tags, Attributes, Json, NepA, NepB, CepA, CepB, TapiLocalUuid, TapiUuid, TapiJson 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.
TAPI A, B, Up, NepA, NepB, CepA, CepB, TapiLocalUuid, TapiUuid, TapiJson Columns associated to TAPI-related info
Failure status A, B, Up, Installed, Srgs Columns associated to the risks this element belongs to, and its failure status
Spectrum info A, B, Up, ValidSpectrumBands, ValidSpectrum(thz), OccupiedSpectrum(thz), SpectrumUtilization(%), ClashingSpectrum(ghz) This view collects information of the spectrum associated with this element.
Signal KPIs A, B, Up, Input:TotalPower(dbm), Input:ChannelPowerMismatch(db), Output:TotalPower(dbm), Output:ChannelPowerMismatch(db), AverageAttenuation(db) This view collects the KPIs describing the optical signal performances of the channels in the fiber
Connectivity A, B, BidiPair, Up, OlsPaths(nominal), OpticalConnections(nominal), OpticalConnections(wasteSpectrum) Columns associated to the element related paths, links, neighbor nodes and alike
Description & tags & attributes Name, Identifier, Description, ExternalLinks, A, B, Up, Tags, Attributes, Json Columns associated to side information like element names, descriptions, user associated tags or attributes
KPIs A, B, Length(km), Latency(ms), Up, Installed Columns associated to traffic-related KPIs of the multicast flows
Default view A, B, Latency(ms), Up, NominalPaths, Transceiver(a), Transceiver(b), 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

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 '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)
    • Value at column 'Nominal paths': This option sets the value at column 'Nominal paths'
    • For selected elements: Set the value at column 'Nominal paths' 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 'Nominal paths' for: All table elements (All the elements in the table, not applying any filter, and not considering any pagination)
  • Add...: Different options for adding links
    • Add fiber spans / WDM links: Different options for adding fiber spans and potentially WDM links on them
    • Add a sequence of fiber spans: This option permits adding a sequence of fiber spans, and the optical amplifiers between them, between two nodes. Additionally, a single-path WDM link can be created on top.
    • Add a WDM link over existing fiber spans: This option permits adding a WDM link, assigning to it one or two (1+1) sequence of fiber spand interconnected by optical amplifiers, that should already exist (and not be part of other WDM link) in the underlying infrastructure.
    • Add SRG from selected links: Creates a new SRG associated to a simultaneous failure in all selected links.
  • 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)
  • Bidirectional relations: Different options to manage bidirectionality relations between elements
    • Remove bidirectional association to selected elements: For all selected elements that are bidirectional, removes such bidirectional association leaving two unidirectional independent elements
    • Set bidirectional pair to selected element: For all selected elements that are not currently bidirectional, are arranged into pairs of opposite elements (with opposite end nodes), and are set as bidirectional.
  • Tags: Different menu options related to user-defined tags
  • 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

Add a sequence of fiber spans

Form to complete:

  • Add a sequence of fiber spans: This option permits adding a sequence of fiber spans, and the optical amplifiers between them, between two nodes. Additionally, a single-path WDM link can be created on top..
  • Origin node: The origin node of this element.
  • Create origin port: If checked, a new fiber port is created in the node for hosting this link.

  • New origin port type (if created): If a new port is created, its type.

  • Origin port: The port of this element at the origin node..

  • Destination node: The destination node of this element.
  • Create origin port: If checked, a new fiber port is created in the node for hosting this link.

  • New destination port type (if created): If a new port is created, its type.

  • Destination port: The port of this element at the end node..

  • Bidirectional: If checked, a bidirectional element is created, or else a unidirectional one.
  • Span length (in multi-span links)): In fiber links composed of multiple OTS sections, interconnected by amplifiers, this indicates the maximum span length in km.

Options: * Optical line amplifier (OLA): Creates amplifier nodes of the type Optical line amplifier (OLA) to place them between contiguous fiber spans. * Optical line amplifier (OLA): Creates amplifier nodes of the type Optical line amplifier (OLA) to place them between contiguous fiber spans. * Make WDM link: If checked, the created fiber span or sequence of fiber spans, is framed as an Optical Multiplexing Section (OMS), or WDM link.

Form to complete:

  • Add a WDM link over existing fiber spans: This option permits adding a WDM link, assigning to it one or two (1+1) sequence of fiber spand interconnected by optical amplifiers, that should already exist (and not be part of other WDM link) in the underlying infrastructure..
  • Origin node: The origin node of this element.
  • Destination node: The destination node of this element.
  • Bidirectional: If checked, a bidirectional element is created, or else a unidirectional one.
  • WDM 1+1 line protection: If checked, the WDM link is configured with two paths, that must be disjoint. The first one is the working path, unless it fails. If so, the second path (protection path) will be used, unless it is also failed.
  • Number of fiber paths to show: Indicates the number of paths to enumerate, and show for the user to choose among them.
  • Primary path: The primary path of the WDM link. Chosen among the paths of idle fiber links between the end nodes (idle means that the fiber spans are not part of other WDM link).
  • Backup path: The backup path of the WDM link. Can be chosen among the paths of idle fiber links between the end nodes (idle means that the fiber spans are not part of other WDM link).

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.

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.

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.

ODU-AddTagToTraversedNodes

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.

ODU-RemoveTagFromTraversedNodes

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-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.