This chapter describes the Circuit object in VC4’s IMS.
The Circuit Form allows for the management of all types of network connections like physical connections, logical circuits and services.
By creating relations between circuits, it also allows the full mapping of all the network layers from the cables to the physical network layers, to the logical network layers up to the network and customer services.
In general, based upon the relations between circuits and/or node ports, the circuit can be one of the following:
➢Physical connection if it has physical ports.
➢Logical connection if it has 1 or more carrier physical or logical connections.
➢Customer Service if it is a service (connection) for a customer.
Please note that a physical connection for a network like MPLS or SDH can be carried via a logical connection in a network like WDM.
The Circuit feature is accessed from the main menu bar, which when selected from the dropdown list, opens the initial Site Actions tab.
