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Release Notes
- January 12, 2023
- January 4, 2023
- New portal
- 2022 Releases
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2021 Releases
- December 20, 2021
- December 1, 2021
- November 22, 2021
- November 4, 2021
- October 26, 2021
- September 30, 2021
- September 22, 2021
- September 2, 2021
- August 16, 2021
- August 2, 2021
- July 19, 2021
- July 1, 2021
- June 17, 2021
- June 1, 2021
- April 30, 2021
- April 8, 2021
- March 25, 2021
- March 15, 2021
- February 25, 2021
- February 8, 2021
- January 28, 2021
- January 21, 2021
- January 13, 2021
- 2020 Releases
- Getting Started
- Ports
- Cross Connects
- Point-to-Point
- Virtual Circuits
- Cloud Connections
- Cloud Router
- Marketplace & IX
- Storage
- Administration
- Billing
- Troubleshooting & FAQ
- Technical Reference
- Partners Portal
- API & Automation
Virtual Circuit Details
To view an overview of the connection details, select Virtual Circuits in the menu on the left. Click the virtual circuit to open a side panel with basic information.
To view complete details, select More details.
Details
Status can have the following values:
- Active
- Deleted
- Provisioning
- Header Row
- Col1
- Col2
- r
- Circuit ID
- A unique identifier for this virtual circuit that includes the virtual circuit type and the markets in which the interfaces are located.
- r
- Product
- The type of virtual circuit (backbone, IX, or marketplace).
- r
- Time Created
Time Updated - The date and time the connection was created and updated (if applicable).
- Time Created
- r
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Mode
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Whether the virtual circuit is an Ethernet Private Line (EPL) or an Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL).
For EVPL and EPL specifications and features, see Technical Documents.
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Billing
This section reflects your pricing plan, speed, rate, and term.
You can upgrade the VC to move to a dedicated plan, extend your contract term, or increase capacity.
Port A and Port Z
These sections provide information the ports used in the virtual circuit.
- Header Row
- Col1
- Col2
- r
- Port ID
- The circuit ID for the port.
- r
- Description
- The port name.
- r
- VLAN
- VLAN ID (tag) allocated on that port for this circuit. You can change the VLAN ID by editing the virtual circuit.
- r
- Rate Limit In
Rate Limit Out - The speed in and out. This reflects any rate limits you have set. You can adjust or remove rate limits by editing the virtual circuit.
- Rate Limit In
- r
- Trend
- Graphical representation of network traffic over the last 24 hours.
- r
- Market
POP
Site
Address - Location information for the port. In some cases, the data center information might be different between the customer and PacketFabric (for example, different sites on a shared campus).
- Market
Ports
This section lists the ports included in the virtual circuit.
Click the View icon to go to the details page for that port.
Statistics
The statistics page presents a graphical view of the virtual circuit network traffic.
By default, you are shown metrics over the past 12 hours. You can use the drop-down menus to select a different time frame, or select Enter Date Range to specify a date and time range.
You can view traffic in bits per second (bps) or packets per second (pps).
Longhaul usage
The Longhaul Usage page only applies to virtual circuits on a usage-based plan.
This page is similar to the Longhaul Usage pages under Billing, but the information is filtered specific to the circuit.
The historic usage graph displays your longhaul usage for the past 12 months:
From here you can do the following:
- Hover over a month to view the GB used.
- Click a month to view daily usage information.
The daily view displays daily usage for the current month. To see the daily usage for a previous month, click the month above under Historic Longhaul Usage.
History
The History page shows event logs specific to the virtual circuit.
Events that are logged include the following:
- When the VC was created
- Information about connection requests
- Information about update actions on the VC
- Errors
Click Toggle Details to view more information about the event.
Documents
Updated on 03 Dec 2022