Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Organic, Orthogonal

8 IP topology map components

The following examples show the differences between the layouts. They may or may not match the map drawn for your network. Also, some of the examples may look alike; however, the layouts may look different on networks with more devices.

Organic

The Organic layout distributes the nodes evenly, makes connection lengths uniform, minimizes crisscrossing of connections, and tries to prevent nodes from touching each other. This layout is best for the visualization of highly connected backbone regions with attached peripheral ring or star structures.

Orthogonal

The Orthogonal layout displays the nodes compactly with no overlaps, minimizes crisscrossing of connections, and tries to prevent nodes from touching each other. This layout is best for medium-sized sparse graphs since it produces clear representations of complex networks.

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