13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: assign a label to one of the topology elements selected for inclusion in the abstracted topology information.
13. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: assign a label to one of the topology elements selected for inclusion in the abstracted topology information. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the processor is configured to assign the label to the one of the topology elements based on one of the topology abstraction policies with which the one of the topology elements is associated.