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 png5.png 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:

  1. Click on the CREATE button that features a refresh icon png2.png. The link is added to the network topology and the form remains open for further additions.

  2. Click CREATE. The link is added to the network topology.

End of steps

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