Topology Technical Guide
Section 1 - INTRODUCTION

1.1 Overview
 

This document provides an introduction to topology in the DRM.

 
1.2 Prerequisites
 

It is recommended that the following documents from the SEDRIS Technology Documentation Set (see Section 1.2) be reviewed prior to reading this document.

  • Part 3: SEDRIS Basics


  • Part 4, Volume 1: Technical Overview


  • Part 4, Volume 2: The SEDRIS Data Representation Model


  • Part 4, Volume 3: Examples of Using the Data Representation Model


  • Part 4, Volume 12: Application Programmer's Interface Overview
 
1.3 For Additional Information on SEDRIS
 
This document is part of a larger set of overview and technical documents on SEDRIS, the Technology Documentation Set. The Technology Documentation Set describes the why, what, and how of SEDRIS.

The Technology Documentation Set, listed below, is available at the SEDRIS web site (www.sedris.org). An overview of the contents of each "part" of the documentation set is provided in Part 1. A detailed description of the individual "volumes" contained in Part 4 is provided in Volume 1.

 
1.4 Document Conventions and Notations
 
Throughout the SEDRIS Technology Documentation Set, special conventions and notations are implemented in the written text of documents to distinguish between and add emphasis to various computer-related or SEDRIS-specific terms. The table below defines these conventions and notations.
 
CONVENTION EXAMPLES DEFINITIONS
Reverse video
_Open_
window buttons/selections/choices/etc.
<Key or Class>
<Shift>
 
<Colour Data>
keys on the keyboard
 
SEDRIS DRM class names
Courier font
src / lib / api_impl / ...
gmake env
 
"false"
directory, file, transmittal, library names
 
command line input
 
variable names, values, and coding examples
italics
www.sedris.org
 
gmake
.
 
Part 1: Intro to
 
not always
Internet addresses
.
software, window, mode, function, option, etc. names
 
document/section titles
 
for emphasis
"quotes"
"generic"
highlight or call attention to


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