/\ || +-------------------+ Centralized | Network Controller| Control & Management +-------------------+ || \/ o---------------------------o Enhanced VPN #1 /-------------o o____________/______________o Enhanced VPN #2 _________________o _____/ o___/ \_________________o Enhanced VPN #3 \_______________________o ...... ... o-----------\ /-------------o o____________X______________o Enhanced VPN #n __________________________ / o----o-----o / / / / / NRP-1 / o-----o-----o----o----o / /_________________________/ __________________________ / o----o / / / / \ / NRP-2 / o-----o----o---o------o / /_________________________/ ...... ... ___________________________ / o----o / / / / / NRP-m / o-----o----o----o-----o / /__________________________/ ++++ ++++ ++++ +--+===+--+===+--+ +--+===+--+===+--+ ++++ +++\\ ++++ || || \\ || Physical || || \\ || Network ++++ ++++ ++++ \\+++ ++++ Infrastructure +--+===+--+===+--+===+--+===+--+ +--+===+--+===+--+===+--+===+--+ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ ++++ o Virtual Node ++++ +--+ Physical Node with resource partition -- Virtual Link +--+ ++++ == Physical Link with resource partition