diff --git a/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.json b/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.json
index 0b66c06e..bd995643 100644
--- a/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.json
+++ b/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.json
@@ -24,26 +24,22 @@
     "bandwidth": 32
   },
   "connectivity": "mesh",
-  "links": [
+  "link_overrides": [
     {
-      "id": 0,
-      "x": 0, 
-      "y": 0,
-      "src_tile": 0,
-      "dst_tile": 1,
-      "src_port": "E",
-      "dst_port": "W",
-      "latency": 1,
-      "bandwidth": 32
+      "id": 1,
+      "latency": 2,
+      "bandwidth": 32,
+      "src_tile_id": 0,
+      "dst_tile_id": 9,
+      "existence": true
     },
     {
-      "id": 1,
-      "x": 1,
-      "y": 0,
-      "src_tile": 0,
-      "dst_tile": 4,
-      "src_port": "S",
-      "dst_port": "N"
+      "id": 2,
+      "latency": 3,
+      "bandwidth": 32,
+      "src_tile_id": 0,
+      "dst_tile_id": 8,
+      "existence": true
     }
   ],
   "tile_overrides": [
diff --git a/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.yaml b/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.yaml
index 4fab6fd9..804db97a 100644
--- a/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.yaml
+++ b/include/ArchitectureSpec/architecture.yaml
@@ -15,24 +15,20 @@ link_defaults:
 
 connectivity: "mesh"
 
-links:
-  - id: 0
-    x: 0
-    y: 0
-    src_tile: 0
-    dst_tile: 1
-    src_port: "E"
-    dst_port: "W"
-    latency: 1
+link_overrides:
+  - id: 1
+    latency: 2
     bandwidth: 32
+    src_tile_id: 0
+    dst_tile_id: 9
+    existence: true
 
-  - id: 1
-    x: 1
-    y: 0
-    src_tile: 0
-    dst_tile: 4
-    src_port: "S"
-    dst_port: "N"
+  - id: 2
+    latency: 3
+    bandwidth: 32
+    src_tile_id: 0
+    dst_tile_id: 8
+    existence: true
 
 tile_overrides:
   - id: 0