IP Route Management

In this user interface, you can query information about all IP routing tables, and add or delete static routes to or from the routing table.

Navigation Path

In the NE Explorer, choose Communication > IP Protocol Stack Management from the Function Tree. Click the IP Route Management tab.

Buttons

Button	Description
Reachability Test	Checks whether the NE can communicate with another NE using the IP address. This function applies to third-party NE connectivity tests. To perform an IP address–based ping test, click Reachability Test and choose Ping Test. The ping result contains information such as packet loss and delay, which helps you ascertain the live network status. For parameter definitions, see Table 2. To perform an IP address–based traceroute test, click Reachability Test and choose Trace Route. The traceroute result shows whether the two NEs can communicate with each other and displays their intermediate nodes. Prerequisite For parameter definitions, see Table 3.

Button

Description

Reachability Test

Checks whether the NE can communicate with another NE using the IP address. This function applies to third-party NE connectivity tests.

To perform an IP address–based ping test, click Reachability Test and choose Ping Test. The ping result contains information such as packet loss and delay, which helps you ascertain the live network status. For parameter definitions, see Table 2.
To perform an IP address–based traceroute test, click Reachability Test and choose Trace Route. The traceroute result shows whether the two NEs can communicate with each other and displays their intermediate nodes. Prerequisite For parameter definitions, see Table 3.

Parameters

**Table 1** Descriptions of the parameters for IP Route Management
Field	Value	Description
Destination Address	Valid class A, B or C addresses. For example: 129.0.0.1	Specifies the IP address of the destination of an IP data packet. NOTE: The destination address cannot be the local address or a 127.xxx loopback address.
Mask	For example: 255.255.0.0	Specifies the subnet mask of the destination of an IP data packet. NOTE: Configure the same subnet mask for NEs in the same network segment. Otherwise, an route error occurs.
Gateway IP Address Gateway	For example: 126.9.8.54	Displays the IP address of gateway.
Protocol	DIRECT, STATIC, OSPF, RIP, OSPF_ASE, OSPF_NSSA	Displays the type of the routing protocol. DIRECT: This route is the route between this NE and an adjacent NE. STATIC: This route is manually created. OSPF: This route is the route between this NE and a non-adjacent NE. RIP: This route is detected by the routing protocol. OSPF_ASE: The destination of this route is outside the OSPF area. OSPF_NSSA: The destination of this route is in the not so stubby area (NSSA). NOTE: Only static route can be deleted and the other types of routes cannot be edited. A static route has a higher priority than a dynamic route. When they conflict, the static route is first selected.
Interface	For example: Ethernet0, DCN Bridge	Displays the interface the route uses. NOTE: When configuring a static route for communication between the control and management planes in Create an IP Route dialog, set Interface to DCN Bridge. In other cases, set Interface to None.
Metric	0 to 65535	Displays the maximum number of routers an IP data packet passes.
Working Status	For example: Working	Display the working status of the route.

**Table 2** Descriptions of the parameters for Ping Test
Field	Value	Description
Target NE IP	For Example: 10.167.20.11	Sets the IP address of the target NE.
Packet Length (Byte)	64 to 2000	Sets the length of packets.
Packet Quantity	1 to 100	Sets the count of packets.
Sending Interval (10ms)	0 to 2000	Sets the interval of sending packets. NOTE: Different NEs support the different ranges of transmit interval. When the value exceeds the range, an error message is displayed.
Response Timeout Time (10ms)	1 to 20000	Sets the wait-to-response timeout time. NOTE: Different NEs support the different ranges of wait-to-response timeout time. When the value exceeds the range, an error message is displayed.
Test Result	Character string	Displays the test result.

**Table 3** Descriptions of the parameters for Traceroute Test
Field	Value	Description
Target NE IP	For Example: 10.167.20.11	Sets the IP address of the target NE.
Max Hops	1 to 30	Sets the max hops.
Test Result	Character string	Displays the test result.