- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide
Table Of Contents
- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools User Guide
- Contents
- Related CWM and Switch Documentation
- Obtaining Documentation
- Documentation Feedback
- Cisco Product Security Overview
- Obtaining Technical Assistance
- Obtaining Additional Publications and Information
- Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Overview
- Functionality of the NMT
- Cisco Products Supported by the NMT
- Basic Usage/Charter Functionality
- Gaps
- Data Translation Tools
- System Requirements
- Installing the NMT
- Upgrading the NMT Software
- Starting the NMT
- Removing NMT
- Installing a Cisco WAN Modeling Tools Sub-application
- Removing Sub-applications
- Troubleshooting NMT Installation
- NMT Startup
- NMT Menu Bar
- File Menu
- Display Menu
- Keyboard Commands
- Modeling Processes
- Error Checking
- Troubleshooting NMT
- General Table Information
- Sites Table
- Links Table
- Link Special Cases
- Voice Table
- Data Table
- Bursty Table
- Interface Table
- Feeder Table
- Card Table
- Groups and Network Table
- Nodes Table
- Network Settings
- Model Options
- Feeders
- Obsolete Products
- FastPAD
- Port Concentrator
- Tiered Networks
- Using the Route Command
- AutoRoute
- AutoRoute Least Cost Routing
- PNNI Routing
- Fail Analysis Command
- Build Sites Command
- Optimize Command
- NMT Command Results
- Site Report
- Link Report
- Network Summary Report
- Link Load Report
- ATM & FR Ports Report (or Bursty Data Ports Report)
- Data & Voice Ports Report (or Voice & Data Ports Report)
- Connection Routes Report
- Failed Connections Report
- Parts List Report
- Resource Report/Card Statistics Report
- PNNI Topology Report
- View Summary
- Using the Map Tool
- NMT Map Startup
- Navigating Though a Network View
- Obtaining Link Information - Physical Links
- Obtaining Link Information - Logical Links
- Zooming the Map
- Panning the Map
- Map Color Coding
- Controlling Map Displays in NMT
- NMT Map Main Menu
- Adding New Groups
- Adding Nodes to Existing Groups
- Deleting Groups
- Deleting Nodes or Groups from Existing Groups
- Saving Your Work
- Retrieving Map Data Into NMT
- Using the Map Tool with Fail Analysis
- Using the Map Tool to Analyze Traffic Levels
- Fields Addressed by CET
- Using the CET
- Other CET Commands
- Troubleshooting CET
- Remote CET Extracts
- Translating Between NMT and WANDL Formats
- NMT to Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Excel to NMT
- Usage Review
- SSI TroubleShooting
- CND PC Import Utilities
- Index

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Chapter 3 Using the NMT
File Menu
• View Summary—Shows a summary of the current topology.
• Report Site—Shows a summary of a specific site.
Saving Configurations
Save your configuration regularly. The directory path is shown in the bottom left of the window. When
you read in configuration files, the path is updated to include the current filename. You can also change
the path to read and store files in other directories.
To save a configuration, follow these steps:
Step 1 Select Save or Save as... from the file menu, or select Write from the Configure menu
Step 2 Enter a name in the Enter Name dialog box. (See Figure 3-3.)
Step 3 Press Enter.
Figure 3-3 File Save Window
Configure Menu
You can view the following tables from the Network Design Tools Error Checking option in the
Configure menu:
• Sites—Configuration for Network Sites having one or more WAN switches, controllers, and/or
feeders.
• Links—Existing links and possible links considered for the network design.
• Voice Traffic—Customer voice connections and T1/E1 emulation configurations.
• Data Traffic—Customer data connection information.
• Bursty Traffic—Customer Frame Relay, ATM, and Circuit Emulation connection information.
• Interfaces—Customer port assignment, configuration, and partitioning information.
• Feeders—Customer access feeders configuration for feeders not specified in the site table.
• Cards—Optional table for card slot assignment.
• Groups and Networks—PNNI domain names, parameters, hierarchy, and network domain names.