Topology View Overview

When you first log in to the web user interface, the initial window displays the Topology view by default, as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Topology View

The Topology view is the main work area for the live network you load into the system, and has the following panes (numbers correspond to the callouts in Figure 1):

1. Left Pane—Drop-down menu of map presentation options. Your selections are reflected in the topology map pane.

2. Interactive graphical topology map pane—Use the topology map to access element information and further customize the map display. The color legend at the bottom is configurable and is tied to the Performance selection from the drop-down menu in the Left Pane.

3. Network information table—The network information table at the bottom of the window has Node, Link, Tunnel, SRLG, Interface, P2MP, Demand, and Maintenance tabs across the top of the table. Click a tab to display the properties for the network elements of the type selected. The Maintenance tab displays scheduled maintenance events, which are scheduled failures of selected network elements.

   Note

   If the Topology view should ever fail to refresh as expected, we recommend you click the refresh button at the bottom of the window, below the network information table.