ECIM-R relationships

ECIM-R defined relationships enable the
IP Manager
to associate the discovered network systems with each other, with their internal components, and with their connections. Because the relationships establish dependencies between the discovered objects, the
IP Manager
is able to correlate alarms from the managed objects to pinpoint the failed object, or root-cause problem, and to identify all managed objects that are affected by the failed object.
Network object relationships describes some of the relationships that can appear in the ECIM-R representation of IP network topology.
Network object relationships
Relationship sets
Examples
ComposedOf/PartOf
Chassis CardCard Chassis
Router InterfaceInterface Router
Router MemoryMemory Router
Switch PortPort Switch
Switch InterfaceInterface Switch
Switch CardCard Switch
VLAN PortPort VLAN
NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup InterfaceInterface NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup
HSRPGroup HSRPEndpointHSRPEndpoint HSRPGroup
VRRPGroup VRRPEndpointVRRPEndpoint VRRPGroup
ComposedOfVRs 1
Router Router
Switch Router
Identifies the virtual routers that are discovered within a physical router or switch.
ConnectedPorts 1
VLAN Port
ConnectedSystems/ConnectedVia
NetworkConnection RouterRouter NetworkConnection
Cable SwitchSwitch Cable
Cable RouterRouter Cable
TrunkCable SwitchSwitch TrunkCable
IPNetwork RouterRouter IPNetwork
IPv6Network RouterRouter IPv6Network
ConnectedTo/ConnectedVia
NetworkConnection InterfaceInterface NetworkConnection
Cable PortPort Cable
Cable InterfaceInterface Cable
TrunkCable PortPort TrunkCable
IPNetwork IPIP IPNetwork
IPv6Network IPv6IPv6 IPv6Network
FrameRelayPVC DLCIDLCI FrameRelayPVC
ConsistsOf/MemberOf
Partition RouterRouter Partition
BGP_TopologyCollection SNMPAgentSNMPAgent BGP_TopologyCollection
DuplicatedBy 1
DuplicateIP Router
DuplicateIPv6 Router
HostedBy/HostsAccessPoints
MAC RouterRouter MAC
IP RouterRouter IP
IPv6 RouterRouter IPv6
DuplicateIP RouterRouter DuplicateIP
DuplicateIPv6 RouterRouter DuplicateIPv6
HostedBy/HostsServices
SNMPAgent RouterRouter SNMPAgent
HSRPEndpoint RouterRouter HSRPEndpoint
VRRPEndpoint RouterRouter VRRPEndpoint
LayeredOver/Underlying
MAC PortPort MAC
MAC InterfaceInterface MAC
IP InterfaceInterface IP
SNMPAgent IPIP SNMPAgent
HSRPEndpoint InterfaceInterface HSRPEndpoint
VRRPEndpoint InterfaceInterface VRRPEndpoint
HSRPGroup RouterRouter HSRPGroup
VRRPGroup RouterRouter VRRPGroup
RealizedBy/Realizes
Interface CardCard Interface
Port CardCard Port
SystemPackagedIn/PackagesSystems
Router ChassisChassis Router
Switch ChassisChassis Switch
1 Does not have an inverse relationship.
The examples given here are just a few of the many relationships that can appear in the ECIM-R representation of IP network topology. Generally, as demonstrated in the examples, for every relationship, there is an inverse relationship. For example, PartOf is the reverse relationship of ComposedOf.