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Chapter 12 Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
Working with VPLS and H-VPLS Instances
Viewing VPLS Instance Properties
To view the properties of a VPLS instance in Prime N etwo rk Vision, open the VPLS Instance Properties
window in either of the following ways:
• In the navigation pane or the map pane, right-click the VPLS instance and choose Properties.
• In the navigation pane or the map pane, select the VPLS instance and choose Node > Properties.
Figure 12-47 shows an example of the VPLS Instance Properties window.
Figure 12-47 VPLS Instance Properties Window
Table 12-37 describes the information that is displayed for VPLS instance properties.
The tabs that appear in the window depend on the VPLS instance and its configuration.
Table 12-37 VPLS Instance Properties
Field Description
System Name Name that Prime Network Vision assigns to the VPLS instance.
Name User-defined name of the VPLS instance.
When the VPLS instance is created, the system name and this name
are the same. If you change the name of the VPLS instance
(right-click, then choose Rename), the changed n am e a ppe ars i n
this field whereas the system name retains the original name.
VPN ID VPN identifier used in an MPLS network to distinguish b etw een
different VPLS traffic.
VPLS Forwards Tab
Name User-defined name of the VPLS forward.
System Name Name that Prime Network Vision assigns to the VPLS forward.
Bridge Bridge that the VSI is configured to use, hyperlinked to the bridge
table in logical inventory.
VSI VSI hyperlinked to the relevant entry in logical inventory.