Network Topology: Features

OpenWISP Network Topology module offers robust features for managing, visualizing, and monitoring network topologies. Key features include:

  • network topology collector supporting different formats:

    • NetJSON NetworkGraph

    • OLSR (jsoninfo/txtinfo)

    • batman-adv (jsondoc/txtinfo)

    • BMX6 (q6m)

    • CNML 1.0

    • OpenVPN

    • Wireguard

    • ZeroTier

    • additional formats can be added by writing custom netdiff parsers

  • network topology visualizer based on netjsongraph.js

  • Rest API that exposes data in NetJSON NetworkGraph format

  • admin interface that allows to easily manage, audit, visualize and debug topologies and their relative data (nodes, links)

  • RECEIVE network topology data from multiple nodes

  • topology history: allows saving daily snapshots of each topology that can be viewed in the frontend

  • faster monitoring: integrates with OpenWISP Controller and OpenWISP Monitoring for faster detection of critical events in the network