Network Characterization

h1. Data objects reference

h2. Hop object

When the path from one node to another is calculated, information about the route is partitioned in *hop* objects.

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{

  "path":

        {

          "in": "fd66_66_66_7_12fe_edff_fe32_8a29",

          "out": "fd66_66_66_8_ea94_f6ff_fe42_6a33"

        }

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h2. Path object

Path objects contain the *unidirectional* path packets follow from one node (_origin_) to another one (_destination_). Paths are, in general, non-symmetric. Since every BMX6 node can advertise different algorithms, packets going from node A to node B can may follow a route completely different to the reverse path from B to A.

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{

  "paths": [

    {

      "timestamp": "1422261005091",

      "algorithm": {

        "value": "16",

        "rxExpNumerator": "1",

        "rxExpDivisor": "2",

        "txExpNumerator": "1",

        "txExpDivisor": "1"

      },

      "path": [

        {

          "in": "fd66_66_66_7_12fe_edff_fe32_8a29",

          "out": "fd66_66_66_8_ea94_f6ff_fe42_6a33"

        },

        {

          "in": "fd66_66_66_8_ea94_f6ff_fe42_6a33",

          "out": "fd66_66_66_b_6666_b3ff_fece_2f1c"

        },

        {

          "in": "fd66_66_66_b_6666_b3ff_fece_2f1c",

          "out": "fd66_66_66_b_204_9fff_feef_101"

        }

      ]

    },

    {

      "timestamp": "1422261040072",

      "algorithm": {

        "value": 16,

        "rxExpNumerator": 1,

        "rxExpDivisor": 2,

        "txExpNumerator": 1,

        "txExpDivisor": 1

      },

      "path": [

        {

          "in": "fd66_66_66_b_c24a_ff_fefc_307c",

          "out": "fd66_66_66_8_ea94_f6ff_fe42_6a33"

        }

      ]

    }

  ]

}

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