Viewing Inter-Area Tunnels

Once the LSP tunnels have been created, update the network state by clicking the “Update” button just below the main menus. Then, select Modify > Elements > Tunnels. Notice the @@ symbol in the Current Route field indicating the border between two areas.

Figure 1: Current Route of Newly Created Tunnels Network routing table displaying columns: NodeA.ID, IP_A, NodeZ.ID, IP_Z, BW, Type, Pri, Pre, Current_Route, Configured, C.

Network routing table displaying columns: NodeA.ID, IP_A, NodeZ.ID, IP_Z, BW, Type, Pri, Pre, Current_Route, Configured, 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 representing cities like SFO, DEN, BOS connected by color-coded links. Path table details a route from SFO to NYC with link types like OC3.

Network topology map with nodes representing cities like SFO, DEN, BOS connected by color-coded links. Path table details a route from SFO to NYC with link types like OC3.

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.