Adding Primary Tunnels

To switch to modify mode, click on “Modify” mode button. The Modify pull-down menu gets activated.

Select Modify > Elements > Tunnels from the Modify pull-down menu. In the Tunnels window, click Add and select One Tunnel. The Add Tunnel window is displayed as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: Add Tunnel Window Add Tunnel interface with fields for Tunnel ID, Node A, Node Z, Bandwidth, and Type. Tabs for Properties, Advanced Properties, Location, Paths, and User Parameters. Buttons for Add, Close, and Help.

Add Tunnel interface with fields for Tunnel ID, Node A, Node Z, Bandwidth, and Type. Tabs for Properties, Advanced Properties, Location, Paths, and User Parameters. Buttons for Add, Close, and Help.

In the Properties tab, specify a TunnelID, the BW (bandwidth) for the tunnel, and the Pri,Pre (setup priority/holding priority) fields. Also select the source and destination nodes (Node A and Node Z).

In the Paths tab, Note the different ways of configuring a path under the To choose paths field.

Figure 2: Different Methods of Choosing Paths Software interface for adding a network tunnel with tabs for Properties, Advanced Properties, Location, Paths, and User Parameters. Options to select paths via dropdown. Buttons for Path Table, Show Path, Show All Paths, Add Row, Delete Row, Add, Close, and Help.

Software interface for adding a network tunnel with tabs for Properties, Advanced Properties, Location, Paths, and User Parameters. Options to select paths via dropdown. Buttons for Path Table, Show Path, Show All Paths, Add Row, Delete Row, Add, Close, and Help.

How to specify a configured and/or dynamic route is described later in this chapter.

After you have specified your route, click “Add” to add the tunnel. A yellow line between the source and destination will be drawn on the map to represent the logical tunnel. Note that the routing of the tunnel has not been performed yet.