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    <h2>Channels editor</h2>
    <p>
      Channels editor provides a summary of the channels contained in
      the bus component. <i>Channel</i> is used within a bus
      component to describe which bus interfaces are connected
      together. This editor can be used to add, edit and remove
      channels.
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	    <b>Name</b> is a mandatory identifier for the <i>channel</i>.
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        <b>Display name</b> is an optional and used for a more user-friendly identifier.
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      <b>Interface references</b> contain the names of the mirrored <i>bus interfaces</i> 
      that are grouped to the same channel. All the <i>bus interfaces</i> in the group are
      interconnected. 
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        <b>Short description</b> is an optional field for compact description of the <i>channel</i>.
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        <b>Description</b> is an optional field for textual description of the <i>channel</i>.		
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	  The figure below illustrates the connections between mirrored bus interfaces. All four
    mirrored bus interfaces are included in the same channel.
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	  <img src="../images/ChannelVisualization.png" alt="A Channel
      connecting bus interfaces within a component"><br>
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