How do I create an IGP link?

Purpose

Note: Nodes must have been imported or added before a link can be successfully added. See How do I import a network? or How do I add a node? for more information.

Steps

From either the Path Simulation, Network Map view or the Path Simulation, Links view, click and choose Create Point-to-point Link, then Create IGP Link from the contextual menu. A creation form appears.

In the Identification panel, configure the required parameters:

Parameter	Description
Admin Domain	Specifies the administrative domain in which to create the link
Protocol	Specifies the protocol to apply to the link
Source	Specifies the link source
Destination	Specifies the link destination

In the Forward Direction panel, configure the required parameters:

Parameter	Description
IP Address	Specifies the IP address of the destination node (forward direction) or source node (reverse direction)
Cost	Specifies the maximum cost to consider
Latency	Specifies the maximum latency to consider
Traffic engineering parameters The below parameters are only configurable when the Enable Traffic Engineering slider is enabled
Bandwidth (Mbps)	Specifies the maximum bandwidth to consider
Admin Group	Specifies the admin group to which the link will belong
SRLG	Specifies the SRLG to which the link will belong
TE Metric	Specifies the maximum TE metric to consider
RSVP	Specifies whether or not the link will be RSVP
SR	Specifies whether or not the link will be SR

In the Reverse Direction panel, configure the parameters as described in step Step 3.

Perform one of the following:

Click on the CREATE button that features a refresh icon . The link is added to the network topology and the form remains open for further additions.
Click CREATE. The link is added to the network topology.

End of steps

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