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Chapter 12 Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
Connecting a Network Element to an EFP
Connecting a Network Element to an EFP
You can add and connect network elements to an EFP under an existing aggregation for VLAN, VPLS,
Pseudowire, and Ethernet Service.
To connect network elements to an EFP:
Step 1 Select an EFP node under the VLAN/VPLS/Pseudowire/Ethernet Service aggr egation node and choose
File > Add to Map > Network Element.
Step 2 In the Add Network Element dialog box, search for the desired n etwork elements and choose the network
element that you want to add.
The selected network element appears under the aggregation node in the navigation pane.
Step 3 Right-click the EFP node and choose Topology > Connect CE Device.
Step 4 Right-click the network element that you added and choose Topology > Connect to EFP.
The map view displays a link between the EFP and the added net work e lem e nt. If re qu ire d, you c a n
remove the link, by right-clicking the link and choosing Remove Lin k .
Step 5 To hide or show the connected network elements, right-click the EFP node and choose Hide Connected
Devices or Show CE device.
Understanding EFP Severity and Ticket Badges
Severity and ticket badges are displayed on EFP icons as follows:
• If the VLAN EFP element represents a configuration, such as a service instance on a Cisco 7600
device or an enhanced port on a Cisco ASR 9000 device, and is associated di rec tly with a net work
VLAN or a bridge domain switching entity, the severity and ticket badges are based on the
underlying service instance or enhanced port configuration.
Figure 12-16 shows an example of a ticket badge based on a service instance.