VPN Topology View

The VPN Topology View (or VPN View) presents to the user a clear, logical view of each individual VPN.

To display a logical topology view of any particular VPN, simply click on the VPN Topology tab (next to the Details tab). You may also move the nodes around as desired in the VPN topology view map. The following figures show the VPN View for various VPNs. Note that CEs are shown as router icons when the config file is available; otherwise, a computer icon is shown.

Figure 1: VPN View for a L2CCC VPN (with the selected circuit highlighted in pink) Layer 2 CCC VPN diagram showing 5 Provider Edge devices connected to a cloud network core. Highlighted connection: DG2 to DF1 via interfaces so-0/0/3.0 and so-0/2/3.0.

Layer 2 CCC VPN diagram showing 5 Provider Edge devices connected to a cloud network core. Highlighted connection: DG2 to DF1 via interfaces so-0/0/3.0 and so-0/2/3.0.

Figure 2: VPN View for an Inter-AS VPN (called INTER-AS) Layer 3 VPN Inter-AS topology diagram showing connectivity between routers in two autonomous systems. BGP route targets 65301:65100, 14 PE routers, and network components labeled IT1, IT2, CP_R01, CP_R02, F_T1, F_T2, EP_R2, P_R6, P_R15, P_R11, G_T01, G_T02, JT1, JT2. Blue and green lines indicate interconnections.

Layer 3 VPN Inter-AS topology diagram showing connectivity between routers in two autonomous systems. BGP route targets 65301:65100, 14 PE routers, and network components labeled IT1, IT2, CP_R01, CP_R02, F_T1, F_T2, EP_R2, P_R6, P_R15, P_R11, G_T01, G_T02, JT1, JT2. Blue and green lines indicate interconnections.

You may also display additional information (i.e., RD, Route Targets, interface) for a node by clicking on it for a pop-up window to appear, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 3: Green pop-up information window for a node Screenshot of a network management interface showing Layer 3 VPN SOMERSET configuration and topology with central node AS65000 and connected nodes CP_R01, EP_R11, IT1, JT1.

Screenshot of a network management interface showing Layer 3 VPN SOMERSET configuration and topology with central node AS65000 and connected nodes CP_R01, EP_R11, IT1, JT1.

There is also a right-click menu that you can use to perform basic functions to manipulate the topology and the labels.

Figure 4: Right-click menu showing topology and label functions Context menu for network visualization with options like Node Detail, Show Collected File, Path Trace, and View Options.