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 Table displaying network routing info with columns: NodeA ID, IP A, NodeZ ID, IP Z, Bandwidth, Type, Priority, Preemption, Current Route, Configuration, and Status.

Table displaying network routing info with columns: NodeA ID, IP A, NodeZ ID, IP Z, Bandwidth, Type, Priority, Preemption, Current Route, Configuration, and Status.

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 showing nodes labeled with city abbreviations connected by color-coded links. Paths table below details a path from SFO to NYC including link identifiers, interfaces, IP addresses, and connection types.

Network topology map showing nodes labeled with city abbreviations connected by color-coded links. Paths table below details a path from SFO to NYC including link identifiers, interfaces, IP addresses, and connection types.

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.