====== NET-001 — Establish a Virtual Network ======

[[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-c-requirements:03-functional-requirements:03-04-virtual-network-and-communication-requirements:start|Go to C.3.4 Virtual Network and Communication Requirements]]

===== Statement =====

The [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]] SHALL establish each [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:virtual_network|Virtual Network]] specified by the governing [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]].

===== Source =====

  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-001|[DTE1] U.S. Patent Application US20220237111A1]], Virtual Network definition, establishment, and configuration
  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-002|[DTE2] Non-Traditional BAA Submission]], Virtual Networks and Communication
  * [[dido:03-dido-te:99-annexes:annex-b-references:dte-003|[DTE3] Broad Agency Announcement White Paper]], Virtual Networks and Communication

===== Rationale =====

Distributed testing may require communication relationships that are independent of the physical network supporting the participating entities.

A [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:virtual_network|Virtual Network]] provides the network representation through which those communication relationships can subsequently be defined and exercised.

Establishing the Virtual Network is distinct from defining its [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:n:network_topology|Network Topology]], connecting participating [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:n:node|Nodes]], or configuring its [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:communication_characteristic|Communication Characteristics]]. Those obligations are governed by separate NET requirements.

The governing [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]] determines whether a Virtual Network is required for the test and identifies the Virtual Network to be established.

This requirement does not prescribe the technology used to realize the Virtual Network.

===== Applies To =====

  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:d:dido-te|DIDO-TE]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:v:virtual_network|Virtual Network]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_environment|Test Environment]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_definition|Test Definition]]
  * [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:c:configuration|Configuration]]

===== Verification =====

Verification confirms that:

  - Each Virtual Network identified by the governing Test Definition is established.
  - The established Virtual Network is identifiable independently of the physical network used to realize it.
  - A Virtual Network not identified by the governing Test Definition is not required by this requirement.
  - Establishment of the Virtual Network does not depend upon a particular networking product, middleware implementation, cloud provider, or deployment technology.
  - The established Virtual Network is traceable to the governing Test Definition.

Verification includes a Test Definition that identifies a Virtual Network and confirms that the identified Virtual Network exists before its network topology, participating Nodes, or Communication Characteristics are exercised during [[dido:99_annexes:annex-b-terms-and-definitions:t:test_execution|Test Execution]].

===== Traceability =====

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===== ConOps Relationship =====

This requirement establishes the Virtual Network required for a distributed Test Environment.

Subsequent NET requirements define the Network Topology, connect participating Nodes, configure Communication Characteristics, reproduce Degraded Communication Conditions, and support participation by Real-World or geographically distributed Nodes.

===== Delivery Phase =====

TBD

===== Requirement Status =====

Draft

===== Statement Reference =====

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