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Network Menu: Show Site Demands

The Show Site Demands option is available from Network > Elements > Demands. Right-click on a demand and select Show Site Demands to display the site-to-site demands on the map. The program calculates the total demand between two nodes and draws a line connecting them according to the colors described in the “BBload-Kbits” legend, which is displayed in one of the tab menus in the left pane of the topology window.

Figure 1: Viewing Site DemandsNetwork graph showing city nodes like DEN, BOS, NYC, and ATL connected by lines. Thicker red lines denote higher data loads, thinner blue or green lines indicate lower loads.

This view of the topology map is useful since it provides the use a visual picture of the demands found in the network. The utilization of each demand in displayed according to the color found in the legend.