Viewing Inter-Area Tunnels

Once the LSP tunnels have been created, update the network state by clicking the Update button displayed just below the main menu. Then, select Network > 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 information with columns: NodeA.ID, IP_A, NodeZ.ID, IP_Z, BW, Type, Pri, Pre, Current_Route, Configuration, C.

Table displaying network routing information with columns: NodeA.ID, IP_A, NodeZ.ID, IP_Z, BW, Type, Pri, Pre, Current_Route, Configuration, C.

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 labeled SFO NYC ATL connected by color-coded links. Paths table details connections between SFO and NYC.

Network topology map with nodes labeled SFO NYC ATL connected by color-coded links. Paths table details connections between SFO and NYC.

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.