Viewing Demands Through a Tunnel

To view all demands routed over a tunnel, right-click over the tunnel and select Show Demands Routed on Tunnel.

In the Demands window, examine the Current Route column which indicates the path taken bythe demands. Open and closed brackets in the path indicate where a tunnel is entered and exited.

Figure 1: Demands (or Flows) Routed Through a Particular Tunnel Network management tool interface showing Network Info window with tabs Summary, Nodes, Links, Interfaces, Demands, and Tunnels. Demands table lists flows with IDs, source and destination nodes, IP addresses, bandwidth, type, priority, and current route. Statistics show total and placed bandwidth. Buttons for Add, Modify, Delete, and toolbar icons for navigation and filtering are visible.

Network management tool interface showing Network Info window with tabs Summary, Nodes, Links, Interfaces, Demands, and Tunnels. Demands table lists flows with IDs, source and destination nodes, IP addresses, bandwidth, type, priority, and current route. Statistics show total and placed bandwidth. Buttons for Add, Modify, Delete, and toolbar icons for navigation and filtering are visible.

In Figure 1, the selected demand between HOU and NYC. has the route HOU[--DAL--CHI--]WDC--PHI--NYC, indicating that the demand traversed a tunnel from Houston (HOU) to Washington D.C. (WDC).

Clicking on “Show Path” displays the path of the demand on the map. Notice that a purple color is used to indicate the portion where the demand is travelling through a tunnel.

Figure 2: Path of Demand Through a Tunnel Network diagram showing US cities with abbreviations like SFO and DEN. Red asterisks mark key hubs. Green circles and pink squares indicate node types. Lines vary by connection strength or capacity.

Network diagram showing US cities with abbreviations like SFO and DEN. Red asterisks mark key hubs. Green circles and pink squares indicate node types. Lines vary by connection strength or capacity.