Designing Tunnel Paths Overview

Select the Tunnel layer button to switch to the Tunnel layer.

Select Design > TE Tunnels > Path Design to open the Tune Paths window. This window lists all of the tunnels whose paths can be designed for. For each tunnel or group, the details of the first, second, and third path are provided in this window. The Div Level column indicates the current level of diversity satisfied between the 2 or 3 paths that belong to this tunnel or group

Figure 1: Diverse Paths Table Screenshot of Diverse Path Design software interface with table showing tunnel identifiers, path types, diversity types and levels, and node endpoints for network management. Buttons for Tune, Modify, Show Paths, View Path Details, and Action are below.

Screenshot of Diverse Path Design software interface with table showing tunnel identifiers, path types, diversity types and levels, and node endpoints for network management. Buttons for Tune, Modify, Show Paths, View Path Details, and Action are below.

Select the tunnels to design and select Tune > Selected Paths. Alternatively, select Tune > All Paths to design all tunnels for diversity. This will open up the following window.

Figure 2: Tuning Options Tuning 5 Tunnels window in network software. Basic Options tab with backup path settings: Primary-Explicit, Backup 1-Dynamic Standby, Backup 2-Dynamic Secondary. Default Diversity Level: Site. Redesign option selected. OK, Cancel, Help buttons present.

Tuning 5 Tunnels window in network software. Basic Options tab with backup path settings: Primary-Explicit, Backup 1-Dynamic Standby, Backup 2-Dynamic Secondary. Default Diversity Level: Site. Redesign option selected. OK, Cancel, Help buttons present.