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View Routing Protocol Details from the Map

  1. Select the Subviews > Protocols menu from the Standard Map. The protocols enabled in the network will be displayed in the left pane of the map window as shown in the figure below.
    Figure 1: Routing ProtocolsNetwork topology map with nodes and links in various colors representing protocols like MPLS-TE and OSPF.

    With the ‘=’ radio button selected, clicking a checkbox next to a single protocol will display links enabled for that protocol. When selecting the ‘&’ or ‘or’ radio buttons, logical combinations of protocols can be viewed. For example, in the above, only links that have both MPLS and OSPF enabled are displayed.

  2. To view the link metrics on the map, right-click the map and select Labels>Link Labels>Show Link Dist. Note that this will display the metrics for the current routing method used. The current IGP routing method is displayed in the upper right of the application next to the Tunnel later/layer 3 buttons.
    Figure 2: Current IGP: OSPFGUI screenshot of network simulation software showing a menu bar with Traffic and Windows options, Tunnel and Layer 3 icons, and Router Model IGP OSPF text.

Alternatively, the link metric can be labelled by selecting Labels>Link Labels>Link Labels... and then Customize... In addition to Metric_AZ and Metric_ZA, the following keys are also available: OSPF_AZ, OSPF_ZA, ISIS1_AZ, ISIS1_ZA, ISIS2_AZ, and ISIS2_ZA. Select the keys desired and click Add-> to add those keys to the list of keys to display. Then select a display format and click OK.