# Slot: subnetwork 


_Optional finer-scale Network that "lives inside" this Node (network-of-networks / multi-scale primitive). The subnetwork's nodes map (one-to-many) to this single parent Node. Cross-scale signal flow is declared as ordinary Edges in the subnetwork's `edges` list, using `source_network` / `target_network` with the `parent` sentinel to traverse up the hierarchy. The subnetwork may carry its own `graph_generator` (discrete sub-network — reservoir, spiking population, jaxley compartments) and/or `mesh` (continuous surface field) — one unified slot for reservoirs-per-region, spiking-populations-per-region, cells-per-region, and surface-mesh-patches-per-region. Recursive: a subnetwork's Nodes can themselves carry subnetworks._



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URI: [tvbo:slot/subnetwork](https://w3id.org/tvbo/slot/subnetwork)
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## Applicable Classes

| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Node](../classes/Node.qmd) | A node in a network with its own dynamics and properties |  no  |






## Properties

### Type and Range

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [Network](../classes/Network.qmd) |
| Domain Of | [Node](../classes/Node.qmd) |

### Cardinality and Requirements

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
### Slot Characteristics

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Owner | [Node](../classes/Node.qmd) |












## Identifier and Mapping Information





### Schema Source


* from schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo




## Mappings

| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| ---  | ---  |
| self | tvbo:subnetwork |
| native | tvbo:subnetwork |




## LinkML Source

<details>
```yaml
name: subnetwork
description: 'Optional finer-scale Network that "lives inside" this Node (network-of-networks
  / multi-scale primitive). The subnetwork''s nodes map (one-to-many) to this single
  parent Node. Cross-scale signal flow is declared as ordinary Edges in the subnetwork''s
  `edges` list, using `source_network` / `target_network` with the `parent` sentinel
  to traverse up the hierarchy. The subnetwork may carry its own `graph_generator`
  (discrete sub-network — reservoir, spiking population, jaxley compartments) and/or
  `mesh` (continuous surface field) — one unified slot for reservoirs-per-region,
  spiking-populations-per-region, cells-per-region, and surface-mesh-patches-per-region.
  Recursive: a subnetwork''s Nodes can themselves carry subnetworks.'
from_schema: https://w3id.org/tvbo
rank: 1000
owner: Node
domain_of:
- Node
range: Network
required: false
inlined: true

```
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