[Nml-wg] Definitions of Topology, Domain and Network

[Jeroen van der Ham]

Hello,

We took your comments, went back to our definitions and updated some of 
them. The new definitions are below:

Topology: A set of Network Elements and the links connecting them

NetworkDomain: An unordered collection of Network Elements managed under 
the same shared policy umbrella.


To make the distinction clearer that we are describing network elements 
only, we're calling this a NetworkDomain instead of a regular Domain.

Jeroen.


On 14/12/2009 05:47, Jeroen van der Ham wrote:
> Hello,
>
> As agreed at the last OGF, Inder and I have worked on the definitions of
> Network, Topology and Domain.
>
> - Topology: A connected graph of Network Elements
> The intended usage of this is to describe the thing that a network
> provider advertises to others as his network topology that is available
> for use.
>
> - Domain: An unordered collection of Network Elements managed under the
> same shared policy umbrella.
> This describes who or what is responsible for the Network Elements.
>
> - Network: no definition
> We had a discussion about the meaning of this term and in the end we had
> to conclude that is not possible to provide a workable definition for
> the term 'Network'. The term Network has become so widely used for so
> many diverse meanings that it is impossible to create a strict
> definition that everyone can agree on, while still expressing something
> useful.
>
>
> Inder&  Jeroen.
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