Viewing Inter-Area Tunnels

Once the LSP tunnels have been created, update the network state by clicking the “Update” button just below the main menus. Then, select Modify > Elements > Tunnels. Notice the @@ symbol in the Current Route field indicating the border between two areas.

Figure 1: Current Route of Newly Created Tunnels Detailed table showing network routes with source and destination nodes, IPs, bandwidth, priority, path, and configuration.

Detailed table showing network routes with source and destination nodes, IPs, bandwidth, priority, path, and configuration.

Click “Show Path”. On the Paths window right-click a column header and select “Table Options” and add the Area column as shown below.

Figure 2: Path of an Inter-Area LSP Tunnel between B2 and R2 Network topology map with nodes for cities like SFO, NYC, LAX, connected by colored links. Path table details SFO to NYC route with link names, interfaces, IP addresses, and node IDs.

Network topology map with nodes for cities like SFO, NYC, LAX, connected by colored links. Path table details SFO to NYC route with link names, interfaces, IP addresses, and node IDs.

You can also view a detailed report of the LSP Tunnels. Go to Report > Report Manager. In the Report Manager, choose the Tunnel Path & Diversity Report under Tunnel Layer Network Reports > Tunnel Reports.