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Create a Link (Planner)

You can add a link to your offline network.

To add a link:

  1. Navigate to Planning > Networks > Offline Models > Model-Name > Open.

    The offline topology page is displayed with the topology map at the center and the network information table at the bottom of the page.

  2. Navigate to the Link tab.

  3. Click the plus icon (+).

    The Create Link page appears.

  4. Complete the configuration according to the guidelines in Table 1.

    Note: Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

  5. Click Submit, to add a link.

A message indicating that the link is added appears. You are returned to the Link tab where you can view the newly added link.

Table 1: Fields on the Create Link Page
Field Description
Name* Specify the name of the link.

For example, link-1.
Node A* Select one end of the link from the list.
Node Z* Select the other end of the link from the list.
Bandwidth A*

Enter the bandwidth (in bps) of the interface connected to the link, on Node A.

You must enter a number immediately followed by K (Kbps), M (Mbps), or G (Gbps). For example, 10M signifying 10 Megabits per second. If you enter a value without units, bps is applied.
Bandwidth Z*

Enter the bandwidth (in bps) of the interface connected to the link, on Node Z.

You must enter a number immediately followed by K (Kbps), M (Mbps), or G (Gbps). For example, 10M signifying 10 Megabits per second. If you enter a value without units, bps is applied.
Properties section
Description Enter a description for the new link that you are adding.
IPv4 A Enter the IPv4 address of Node A.

For example, 10.1.1.1.
IPv4 Z Enter the IPv4 address of Node Z.

For example, 10.1.1.10.
Interface A Select the interface of Node A.
Interface Z Select the interface of Node Z.
TE Metric A

The value is inherited from ISIS or OSPF traffic engineering (TE) metric of Node A.

Range: 1 through 16,777,215
TE Metric Z

The value is inherited from ISIS or OSPF TE metric of Node Z.

Range: 1 through 16,777,215
Protocols section
ISIS

Toggle the button to enable or disable IS-IS protocol. If you enable ISIS:

  • Enter IS-IS area level (L1, L2,) metric and TE metric for Node A
  • Enter IS-IS area level (L1, L2,) metric and TE metric for Node Z

For ISIS Protocol tab to remain enabled, assign IS-IS L1 or IS-IS L2 metric. Assigning a value to IS-IS TE metric causes the TE Metric field to inherit the assigned value.

OSPF

Toggle the button to enable or disable the OSPF protocol. If you enable OSPF, enter the OSPF metric and OSPF TE metric for each node.

For the OSPF Protocol tab to remain enabled, assign OSPF metric value. Assigning a value to OSPF TE metric causes the TE Metric field to inherit the assigned value.

RSVP Toggle the button to enable or disable the RSVP protocol. If you enable RSVP, enter the RSVP bandwidth for each direction from AZ (Node A to Z) and ZA (from Z to A).
Constraints
Admin Group A Select the bit-level link coloring from the list for Interface A..
Admin Group Z Select the bit-level link coloring from the list for interface Z.

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