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Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Guide
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Chapter 1 Overview of the WAN Modeling Tools
Data Translation Tools
Data Translation Tools
The NMT Data Translation Tools use data exchanged between the NMT and other network design
software aides to create a complex network model. These tools allow the NMT to interface with other
Cisco products as well as third-party products. Table 1-1 describes the data translation tools.
Table 1-1 Data Translation Tools
NMT WAN Modeling Tool Description
Configuration Extraction Tool (CET) Reads the database of a Cisco Wan Manager
(CWM) system, and creates an NMT
configuration file with all critical topology
and connection information. For further
description, see Chapter 10, “Configuration
Extraction Tool.”
Third Party Interface (TPI) conversion
plug-in
Translates NMT Data into WANDL format.
WANDL is a design product that helps you
optimize generic networks. TPI also provides
translation from WANDL-to-NMT
configuration files. for more information, see
Chapter 11, “Third Party Interface.”
SpreadSheet Interface (SSI) conversion
plug-in
Translates the NMT configuration file tables
into standard DBF and XLS formatted files,
for use in other systems. It also supports an
EXCEL XLS interface for entering,
modifying, and analyzing integer data.
Several NMT reports are also available in
DBF and XLS. For more information, see
Chapter 12, “SpreadSheet Interface.”
Cisco Network Designer (CND) import tool Loads an NMT into the CND as a project.
The CND provides low level local
configuration of each site on a network, and
generates graphic displays and a Bill of
Materials (BOM).