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Tunnels

To view the complete tunnel option, click Configuration > Layer 2 > Tunnels > Complete Tunnels. The Complete Tunnels page is displayed.

Manage Tunnels- Complete Tunnels

Tunnels with Configuration State as incomplete/invalid/misconfigured are displayed under Incomplete Tunnels menu option. To view the incomplete tunnels, go to Configuration > Layer 2 > Tunnels and click on Incomplete Tunnels. The Incomplete Tunnels page is displayed.

Manage Incomplete Tunnels page

Manage Tunnels Icons

Button

Description

Refer the link for more information

Click Create Tunnel button to create a new tunnel in MPLS-TP or PBB/PBT mode or create bulk MPLS-TP tunnels.

Create Tunnels.

Click Activate Tunnel button to activate the selected tunnel(s).

Activate Tunnel.

Click Deactivate/Delete Tunnel button to deactivate or delete the selected tunnel(s).

Deactivate Tunnel and Delete Tunnel.

Click Select Tunnel(s) For Tunnel Provisioning button to create a tunnel using the selected tunnels.

Create Tunnel from selected Tunnels.

Click Bandwidth Utilization button to view the bandwidth on the tunnel.

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Click View Alarms Affecting Tunnel button to view the alarms on the selected tunnel.

View Tunnel alarms.

Click Refresh Current View button to reload/refresh the current page.

Refresh current view.

Click Filter Services button to filter and view the available services on the selected tunnel.

Filter services.

Click Summary Report button to export the data in any of the four available formats namely PDF, CSV, XML, and HTML. Bulk report and bulk bandwidth report can be generated in PDF or CSV format; and a detailed report in PDF format only.

Summary report of Tunnels data.

NOTE: Under Incomplete Tunnels, only Deactivate/Delete Tunnel, Alarms , Refresh Tab, Filter, and Reports buttons are available.

Manage Tunnels tabs and parameters

Parameter

Description

Tabs

All Tunnels

Displays all the tunnels created.

Active Tunnels

Displays all tunnels in active state.

Pending Tunnels

Displays all tunnels in pending state.

Partial Tunnels

Displays all tunnels in partial state.

Filter Tunnels

A filter is displayed against each attribute on the Manage Tunnels page. The user can perform a search by entering the criteria in the text box for the desired attribute. The filtered result will be displayed.

Status

Displays the status of the tunnel as colored indication.

  • Blank/No color: Displayed for tunnel in pending, partial, orphan or conflict state.
  • Green: Displayed after creation and activation of a tunnel when none of the following mentioned alarms are present on the tunnel. In case of protected tunnel, the status will be green if the alarm is present either on Work or Protect since the traffic will be up on either of the path.
  • Red: Displayed if there is any of the following mentioned alarm present on a tunnel:

> Loss Of Signal

> Auto Negotiation Failed

> Connectivity Check Failed

> Force Down - Link Integrity

Name

Displays the name of the tunnel created.

Technology

Displays whether the technology is MPLS-TP or not.

Source Node

Displays the name of the source node.

Destination Node

Displays the name of the destination node.

Protection Type

Displays whether the tunnel is 1:1 protected or unprotected.

Admin State

Displays the tunnel state as either active/pending/conflict/partial/orphan.

Configuration State

Displays the configuration state of the tunnel. This parameter is displayed only on Manage Incomplete Tunnel(s) page.

Status Message

Displays the status message of the tunnel created.

Domain

Displays the tunnel domain as either QOS/Non QOS/across.

QOS Compliance

Displays the Qos compliance of tunnel as compliant or non compliant.

External Command

Displays the external command executed on the tunnel.

PM State

Displays whether Performance Management is enabled or disabled on the tunnel.

PM Granularity

Displays for which granularity the PM is enabled. This interval can be either 15min or 24h or both.

PM Enabling Time

Displays the date and the time of PM enabling on the tunnel.

Y1731 Enabling Time

Displays the date and the time of Y1731 enabling on the tunnel.

Y1731 Enabled

Displays whether Y1731 is enabled or disabled on the tunnel.

Y1731 Granularity

Displays for which granularity the Y1731 is enabled. This interval can be either 15min or 24h or both.

Owner

Displays the user who has created the tunnel.

Shared

Displays the share status of a tunnel. Un-checked check box indicates that the tunnel is exclusive while checked indicates a shared tunnel.

Creation Time

Displays the creation time of a tunnel from NMS. In case of NMS discovered tunnels, it will reflect the time at which the tunnel was discovered.

Disjointedness

Displays whether the tunnel is SRLG Disjoint or not.

Filtering Options

Perform the following steps to search tunnels based on the various filtering criteria:

  1. On Complete Tunnels/Incomplete Tunnels page to view the filtering options, switch ON the Hide Filters button. The filtering criteria are displayed.
  2. After entering the desired filtering criteria, click Filter. The result is displayed on Complete Tunnels page.
  3. Click Reset(Clear Filtering Criteria) to clear the search criteria.

See also

Layer 2

Discover Services

ID management

Management Profiles

New State Objects

QOS

Services

Aggregated Port Groups

MSP/APS Groups

Card Protection Groups

Maintenance Domain

Ports

Rings

Spanning Trees

Tributaries

Link Protection Groups