Introduction

This page captures thoughts and ideas about the long term goals of (and philosophy behind) the ONOS GUI. The hope is that these ideas will influence the directions we take and the decisions we make as the GUI evolves over time.

Is / Is Not

The GUI is...

• used in demos to illustrate / visualize what ONOS is doing
• used to inspire app developers to create visualizations for their application
• ...

The GUI is not...

• a complete Network Management solution
• a complete alternative to the ONOS CLI or Rest API
• ...

Notes

Big Picture

• ability to zoom in on a device or link to see more detail

Topology

• ability to collapse nodes or regions to provide a simpler visualization