diff --git a/data/grid5000/sites/rennes/network_equipments/gw-rennes.json b/data/grid5000/sites/rennes/network_equipments/gw-rennes.json
index db285b40c140086ba6a6f1927a3da88c5d4f3bd1..50fd4747b67a2a0ea1d5aa35f99a2207ab7655c1 100644
--- a/data/grid5000/sites/rennes/network_equipments/gw-rennes.json
+++ b/data/grid5000/sites/rennes/network_equipments/gw-rennes.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
         },
         {
+          "kind": "switch",
           "uid": "bigdata-sw"
         }
       ],
diff --git a/generators/input/sites/rennes/net-links/gw-rennes.yaml b/generators/input/sites/rennes/net-links/gw-rennes.yaml
index f29b722001d233f2536733a683ad8858200966bb..6b13e0a0b7edfc128cbc987553c00770c1ebbe91 100644
--- a/generators/input/sites/rennes/net-links/gw-rennes.yaml
+++ b/generators/input/sites/rennes/net-links/gw-rennes.yaml
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ gw-rennes:
       model: WS-X6704-10GE
       ports:
         1: renater-rennes
-        3: bigdata-sw
+        3:
+          uid: bigdata-sw
+          kind: switch
     2:
       kind: node
       naming_pattern: Gi%LINECARD%/%PORT%