Flex Net Sim Backend API

A lightweight API for running optical network simulations with Flex Net Sim C++.

Overview

The Flex Net Sim Backend API provides:

• Hands-on demonstration of optical network simulation capabilities
• Simplified access to core Flex Net Sim features
• Quick experimentation with pre-configured network topologies and parameters

This API serves as an introduction to the full Flex Net Sim library, allowing users to explore basic network simulation concepts through simple HTTP requests.

Important Limitations

This API is intentionally designed as a limited demonstration platform:

• Not intended for complex simulations or algorithm customization
• Provides access to basic functionalities only
• For advanced simulation tasks, users should explore the full library

For comprehensive resources, see the Flex Net Sim documentation.

For development and deployment instructions for this API, refer to README_DEV.md.

API Endpoints

/run_simulation (POST)

Runs a network simulation with the provided parameters and returns complete results.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Allowed Values & Constraints	Default
algorithm	string	RSA algorithm	FirstFit, BestFit	FirstFit
networkType	integer	Network type	Only 1 (EON) supported	1
goalConnections	integer	Target connection requests	Must be > 0 and < 10,000,000	100000
confidence	float	Confidence level	Must be > 0 and < 1.0	0.05
lambdaParam	float	Arrival rate	Must be > 0	1.0
mu	float	Service rate	Must be > 0	10.0
network	string	Network topology	NSFNet, Cost239, EuroCore, GermanNet, UKNet	NSFNet
bitrate	string	Bitrate type	fixed-rate, flex-rate	fixed-rate
K	integer	Path count	Must be > 0 and ≤ 6	3

Example: Default Parameters

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{}' \
https://fns-api-cloud-run-787143541358.us-central1.run.app/run_simulation

Example: Custom Parameters

curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{  "algorithm": "FirstFit", "networkType": 1, "goalConnections": 100000, "confidence": 0.05, "lambdaParam": 120, "mu": 1, "network": "NSFNet", "bitrate": "fixed-rate"}' \
https://fns-api-cloud-run-787143541358.us-central1.run.app/run_simulation

Response Format

{
"status": "success",
"data": "simulation results as text..."
}

Response Codes

• 200 OK: Success
• 400 Bad Request: Invalid parameters
• 500 Internal Server Error: Server-side error

/run_simulation_stream (POST)

Runs a network simulation with the provided parameters and streams results in real-time using Server-Sent Events (SSE).

Request Parameters

Same parameters as /run_simulation endpoint.

Example: Streaming with Default Parameters

curl -N -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{}' \
https://fns-api-cloud-run-787143541358.us-central1.run.app/run_simulation_stream

Example: Streaming with Custom Parameters

curl -N -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{  "algorithm": "FirstFit", "networkType": 1, "goalConnections": 5000000, "confidence": 0.05, "lambdaParam": 120, "mu": 1, "network": "NSFNet", "bitrate": "fixed-rate"}' \
https://fns-api-cloud-run-787143541358.us-central1.run.app/run_simulation_stream

Response Format

The endpoint returns a stream of Server-Sent Events with the following event types:

1. Start Event:

   event: start
   data: {"status": "started", "message": "Simulation started"}
   

2. Data Events (multiple events, one per line of output):

   event: data
   data: {"status": "running", "message": "Line of simulation output"}
   

3. End Event:

   event: end
   data: {"status": "completed", "message": "Simulation completed"}
   

4. Error Event (only if an error occurs):

   event: error
   data: {"status": "error", "message": "Error description", "error": "Detailed error"}
   

Response Codes

• 200 OK: Success (stream starts)
• 400 Bad Request: Invalid parameters
• 500 Internal Server Error: Server-side error

/help (GET)

Returns detailed API documentation.

curl https://fns-api-cloud-run-787143541358.us-central1.run.app/help