Network Menu Overview

The Network menu from the main menu bar provides access to network information for all types of network elements. The most basic of these are nodes, links, and demands. Other types of network information are available depending on the hardware type of your network.

You can also access network information by right-clicking the mouse over a network object in the Map window. For example, to view node information, right-click the mouse over a node and select View > Node in the pop-up menu to display the properties for that node.

Table 1 shows the network menu options that are available.

Table 1: Network Menu Options
Feature	Reference
Summary	Provides general information about the network under review. The Network Summary window displays statistics about the various network elements in the network, including nodes, links, and demands. The demand statistics indicate the average and maximum hops of demands and the number of placed, unplaced, and deactivated demands. Placed demands are demands that were routed over the network. Unplaced demands were demands that failed to route over the network. Deactivated demands are demands that are not routed over the network, for example, demands from a node to itself.
Maps	Select Network > Maps to display additional maps such as the BGP, Events, and IP VPN maps if available. Select Network > Maps > Copy Map Layout to take the layout of one of the maps and copy it onto another open map. When the network is saved, the layout of the main map is also saved, but not that of other maps.
Nodes	See Network Menu: Nodes
Links	Displays link information. The number of tabs and type of information displayed in the Link window depend on the hardware type of the network model.
Interfaces	See Network Menu: Interfaces
Demands	See Network Menu: Demands
Tunnels	See Tunnels
Sites	See Network Menu: Sites
SRLGs	See Network Menu: SRLG
Owners	See Network Menu: Owners
Element Templates	See Network Menu: Templates
User Parameters	See Network Menu: Demands.
VPN	See Virtual Private Networks in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
VLAN	See Virtual Local Area Networks in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
Access Domains	See Virtual Local Area Networks chapter in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
BGP	See Border Gateway Protocol in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
Multicast	See Multicast in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
OSPF Areas	See Network Menu: OSPF Areas/Domains.
OSPF/ISIS Routing Instance	See Routing Instances in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
Static Route Table	See Static Routes in the Paragon Planner User Guide.
QoS Manager	See Network Menu: QoS Manager
Admin Weight	See Network Menu: Admin Weight
Service Type	See Network Menu: Service Type
Path & Capacity	See Network Menu: Path and Capacity