P4V4 - Section 1

Overview

This document provides an introduction to topology in the DRM.

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.

Part 1: Introduction to SEDRIS and the Technology Documentation Set

Part 2: SEDRIS and The Synthetic Environment Domain

Part 3: SEDRIS Basics

Part 4: Technical Reference Set

Volume 1: Technical Overview
Volume 2: The SEDRIS Data Representation Model
Volume 3: Examples of Using the Data Representation Model
Volume 4: Topology Technical Guide (This document)
Volume 5: Control Link Technical Guide
Volume 6: Data Tables Technical Guide
Volume 8: Images and Colour Models Technical Guide
Volume 9: Attribute Inheritance and Context Technical Guide
Volume 10: Environmental Data Coding Specification (EDCS) Reference Manual
Volume 11: SRM Reference Manual
Volume 12: Application Programmer's Interface Overview
Volume 13: How to Extract Data from SEDRIS Transmittals
Volume 14: How to Produce SEDRIS Transmittals
Volume 15: SEDRIS Transmittal Format Description
Volume 16: Guide to the Build Kit
Volume 17: SEDRIS Reference Manual
Volume 18: Reference Implementation Listings

Part 5: Tools and Utilities User's Guide Set

Volume 1: Browser User's Guide
Volume 2: Checker User's Guide
Volume 3: Depth User's Guide
Volume 4: Feature Viewer User's Guide
Volume 5: Model Viewer User's Guide
Volume 6: Netscape Plug-In User's Guide
Volume 7: Ocean Profile User's Guide
Volume 8: SEE-IT User's Guide
Volume 9: Side-By-Side Viewer User's Guide
Volume 10: Wind Map User's Guide
Volume 11: API Implementations and Format Conversions User's Guide

Part 6: Procedures and Processes Manual

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.

<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