[nmrg] network digital twin vs. digital twin network

Jürgen Schönwälder <jschoenwaelder@constructor.university> Tue, 07 March 2023 14:28 UTC

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Subject: [nmrg] network digital twin vs. digital twin network
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Hi,

I see both terms being used in [1] but only one of them is defined and
I am a bit confused about what the exect difference is between these
two terms. Perhaps both should have a clear and explicit definition?

Naively, I assumed that the digitial twin of a network would be called
a 'network digital twin' and that a network that is operated by using
digital twins as a 'digital twin network' but that does not seem to
align with what [1] says.

/js

[1] <draft-irtf-nmrg-network-digital-twin-arch-02>

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