Configuring Ports

To configure the ports of the ASN from the FlowVision GUI, click Configuration > Ports.

This page shows the managed Nodes, the ports of each of the connected nodes, and a table displaying the details of the ports, such as the Admin Status, Link Status, Speed, Mode, VxLAN Strip, GRE Strip, Description etc...

• Port Mode:

  • Cplane - Handles control plane packet processing ports, such as S11, N4, and N11.

  • Uplane - Manages user plane packet processing ports, including S1-U and N3.

Note that, the ports with their link status as 'UP' are shown in green, whereas those with the link status as 'DOWN' are shown in red. You can hover the mouse pointer over the device or port icon for more information on that device or port.

By default, when you select a node in the Devices section, the ports table shows you the details of all the ports of the ASN device. Click on the Action -> edit to edit the properties of ports.

The following image shows the ports page with device, ports, and port status details:

Ports page showing devices and their ports

Editing Port Properties

To edit the properties of a port,

1. Click the Edit button against the required port in the ports table. The Port Properties window displays.

   Update the above properties as required.

2. The below properties can be updated -

   • Description: Link description

   • Admin Status: port admin status up/down

   • GRE Strip: Enable/Disable the GRE strip on incoming packets

3. Click Save to apply the changes.

Update Port Mode

To update the mode of a port in FlowVision, follow the steps below,

• Select the appropriate mode from the drop-down menu with the following options:

  • C-plane

  • U-plane

The port selection must adhere to the following criteria:

• At least one U-plane port must be selected.

• At least one C-plane port must be selected.

• No more than one C-plane port can be selected.

• After selecting the appropriate mode from the drop-down menu, Click the "Update Port Mode" button

• To proceed, click the "Continue" on the popup

Once the port mode has been successfully changed, the ASN Core will automatically restart on the node to apply the updates