Topology

Definitions

European Definitions

ENTSO-E

The necessary data about the connectivity of the different Transmission System or Distribution Network elements in a substation. It includes the electrical configuration and the position of circuit breakers and isolators.

European Project Definitions

CIPRNet project

The CIPRNet project uses the following definition:

A topology is given by connections between components of a Critical Infrastructure model.

DIESIS project

The DIESIS project gives the following definition:

A topology is given by connections between components of a CI Model.

National Definitions

Egypt

Network topology: The specific physical, i.e., real, or logical, i.e., virtual, arrangement of the elements of a network.

Note: Two networks have the same topology if the connection configuration is the same, although the networks may differ in physical interconnections, distances between nodes, transmission rates, and/or signal types.