Subnets¶

This Chapter will explain Subnets, how to best use them and why they’re so essential.

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Making a Subnet¶

A Subnet is simply an independent network that can still communicate with your main net, but doesn’t take any channels from it. The easiest way to make such a network, is placing a Storage Bus against an Interface.

This way, the Storage Bus can read all the contents of the network the Interface belongs to as well as insert or extract items.

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Using a Subnet¶

What a Subnet does, is reducing the number of channels you use on your main net.

Instead of having to use 6 Channels for 6 Import Buses, you only use 1 Channel for the Interface, while the Import Buses are in a Subnet.

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Nested Subnets¶

You can nest Subnets as deep as you like. There is no limit to how deep you can go.

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Subnets with a Controller¶

You can have a Controller in your Subnet without any issues. Since there is no actual connection to your main net, you won’t get a Controller conflict.

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