The NetworkElement entity represents a physical instance of an active network element such as switch or router in the target environment. Each element may have zero or more downlinks, with all elements within the downlink hierarchy representing a single network. Each element can also have multiple siblings, with sibling links corresponding to routed links. The combination of downlinks and siblings allows creating network topologies consisting of connected local networks. The NetworkElement entity is not expected to represent network devices such as hubs, which are considered obsolete in modern local networks.

Attribute
<Class> NetworkInterface	nodeConnections	Connections to computational Nodes, through their NetworkInterfaces.
<Class> NetworkElementDescriptor	descriptor	Reference to NetworkElementDescriptor capturing the common attributes of this NetworkElement.
<Class> NetworkElement	downlinks	Downlink network elements, typically switches. Such elements allow creating local networks where each connected node is directly visible to other nodes.
<Class> NetworkElement	siblings	Sibling network elements, typically routers. Such elements allow connecting local networks represented by the hierarchy of network elements connected by downlink elements.

!!TableHeading.InheritedAttributes!! samm::core::NamedEntity

name

!!TableHeading.InheritedAttributes!! samm::core::Entity

documentation

!!TableHeading.InheritedAttributes!! identifier::Identifier

id

!!TableHeading.InheritedOperations!! samm::core::NamedEntity

!!TableHeading.InheritedOperations!! samm::core::Entity

!!TableHeading.InheritedOperations!! identifier::Identifier

 descriptor

Public <Class> NetworkElementDescriptor descriptor

Reference to NetworkElementDescriptor capturing the common attributes of this NetworkElement.

Eigenschaften:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association	<Association> A_descriptor_networkElement
Association End
Class	<Class> NetworkElement
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	1
Lower Value	<Literal Integer> 1
Multiplicity	1
Name	descriptor
Name Expression
Namespace	<Class> NetworkElement
Opposite
Owned Template Signature
Owner	<Class> NetworkElement
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	samm::deployment::targetenvironment::NetworkElement::descriptor
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	<Class> NetworkElementDescriptor
Upper	1
Upper Value	<Literal Unlimited Natural> 1
Visibility	Public

 downlinks

Public <Class> NetworkElement downlinks

Downlink network elements, typically switches. Such elements allow creating local networks where each connected node is directly visible to other nodes.

Eigenschaften:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association	<Association> A_downlinks_networkElement
Association End
Class	<Class> NetworkElement
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	<Literal Integer> 0
Multiplicity	*
Name	downlinks
Name Expression
Namespace	<Class> NetworkElement
Opposite
Owned Template Signature
Owner	<Class> NetworkElement
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	samm::deployment::targetenvironment::NetworkElement::downlinks
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	<Class> NetworkElement
Upper	*
Upper Value	<Literal Unlimited Natural> *
Visibility	Public

 nodeConnections

Public <Class> NetworkInterface nodeConnections

Connections to computational Nodes, through their NetworkInterfaces.

Eigenschaften:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association	<Association> A_nodeConnections_connection
Association End
Class	<Class> NetworkElement
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	<Literal Integer> 0
Multiplicity	*
Name	nodeConnections
Name Expression
Namespace	<Class> NetworkElement
Opposite	<Property> connection : NetworkElement
Owned Template Signature
Owner	<Class> NetworkElement
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	samm::deployment::targetenvironment::NetworkElement::nodeConnections
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	<Class> NetworkInterface
Upper	*
Upper Value	<Literal Unlimited Natural> *
Visibility	Public

 siblings

Public <Class> NetworkElement siblings

Sibling network elements, typically routers. Such elements allow connecting local networks represented by the hierarchy of network elements connected by downlink elements.

Eigenschaften:

Aggregation	None
Alias
Association	<Association> A_siblings_siblings
Association End
Class	<Class> NetworkElement
Datatype
Default
Default Value
Is Composite	false
Is Derived	false
Is Derived Union	false
Is Leaf	false
Is Ordered	false
Is Read Only	false
Is Static	false
Is Unique	true
Keywords
Lower	0
Lower Value	<Literal Integer> 0
Multiplicity	*
Name	siblings
Name Expression
Namespace	<Class> NetworkElement
Opposite
Owned Template Signature
Owner	<Class> NetworkElement
Owning Association
Owning Template Parameter
Qualified Name	samm::deployment::targetenvironment::NetworkElement::siblings
Stereotype
Template Parameter
Type	<Class> NetworkElement
Upper	*
Upper Value	<Literal Unlimited Natural> *
Visibility	Public