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Virtual Circuit Details
To view virtual circuit details, double-click its row in the Virtual Circuits table or click its overflow menu and select View VC:
Details
VC details
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Circuit ID
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A unique identifier for this virtual circuit that includes the virtual circuit type and the metros in which the interfaces are located.
This is the identifier to use with API v2.0 calls.
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- VC ID
- This is the identifier that was used with API v1.0 calls.
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- Product
- The type of virtual connection (backbone, IX, or third-party).
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- Time Created
Time Updated - The date and time the connection was created and updated (if applicable).
- Time Created
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- Multipoint
- There are no multipoint virtual circuits unless manually configured.
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Mode
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All virtual circuits are EVPL.
For EVPL 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.
Source and destination
These sections provide information about your source and destination ports.
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- Interface ID
- The interface ID for the source or destination port.
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- Interface Description
- The name provided for that port.
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- VLAN
- VLAN ID (tag) allocated on that port for this circuit. You can change the VLAN ID by editing the virtual circuit.
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- Rate Limit In
Rate Limit Out - The rate limits you have set on the virtual circuit (if any). You can adjust or remove rate limits by editing the virtual circuit.
- Rate Limit In
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- Market
POP
Site
Address - Location information for the source or destination port.
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- Trend
- Graphical representation of network traffic over the last 24 hours.
Enabled interfaces
This section lists the interfaces included in the virtual circuit.
Click View Interface to go to the details page for that port.
Members
This section lists the organizations who are parties to the virtual circuit.
If this is a backbone circuit, your company is the only member.
Third-party, ISP, and IX connections list you and the other party.
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).
Long-haul 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
You can service orders and any related documents on the Documents page.
Click Upload File in the upper right to upload any related documents relevant to your network or port.
To delete a document, switch to the grid view:
From here you can access the Delete action:
Updated on 28 Sep 2020