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Monitoring PBB-based Support Service Discovery
The Cisco Prime Network delivers PBB-based discovery for various support services over VLAN, 
VPLS, EVC, and pseudowires. 
The Cisco Prime Network supports the following service discoveries:
VLAN Discovery—Discovers bridges domains such as I-Bridges, B-Bridges, and regular bridges 
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is associated with a pseudowire or a VPLS, then it is classified as an associated bridge. Otherwise, it is 
classified as an unassociated bridge. However, the I-Bridges and B-Bridges are always considered as a 
part of unassociated bridges irrespective of their association with the switching entities.
Discovering Unassociated Domains
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PBB-based EVC Multiplexing
Every EVC should be created with the following rules:
Every network element, for example, I-Bridge, B-Bridge, pseudowire, or VPLS that is discovered 
in the inventory should definitely be part of at least one EVC.
If a network element is associated with the I-Bridge, EVC is created for each I-SID (I-Bridge unique 
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Step 1Create a new map in the Vision client. For example, Pseudowire. 
Step 2Open the Add Bridge Domain to domain dialog box in one of the following ways:
Choose File Add to Map > Bridge Domain.
In the toolbar, click Add to Map and choose Bridge Domain.
Step 3In the Add Bridge Domain dialog box, select Show All to display the list of bridge domains. 
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Viewing EFP Properties
The Vision client provides information about EFPs in a number of ways. For example:
EFP names displayed in Vision client maps add EFP and the managed element name to the interface 
name, such as GigabitEthernet4/0/1 EFP: 123@c4-npe5-67. 
If you select an EFP in the navigation pane in the Vision client and then click Show List View, an 
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Table 18-26 describes the information displayed in the EFP Properties window. 
Step 2Click the hyperlink entry in the Binding field to view the related properties in logical inventory. 
In this example, clicking the hyperlink displays the relevant bridge in logical inventory, as shown in 
Figure 18-14. 
Figure 18-14 Bridge Associated with EFP in Logical Inventory  Table 18-26...

  
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Table 18-27 describes the information displayed for an EFP associated with a bridge. 
Step 3To view EFP properties in physical inventory, navigate to the required interface in one of the following 
ways: 
In the bridge entry in logical inventory, click the hyperlinked entry in the Binding field. 
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Figure 18-15 EFPs Tab in Physical Inventory
Table 18-28 describes the information displayed in the EFPs tab.
Connecting a Network Element to an EFP
You can add and connect network elements to an EFP under an existing aggregation for VLAN, VPLS, 
Pseudowire, and Ethernet Service. 
To connect network elements to an EFP:
Table 18-28 EFPs Tab
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Step 1Select an EFP node under the VLAN/VPLS/Pseudowire/Ethernet Service aggregation node and choose 
File > Add to Map > Network Element.
Step 2In the Add Network Element dialog box, search for the desired network elements and choose the network 
element that you want to add.
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Figure 18-17 EFP Severity and Ticket Badges Based on Corresponding Port
Viewing EVC Service Properties
Certain EVC service properties are configured as port attributes. These attributes determine the degree 
of service transparency and protect the service provider’s network from protocol control traffic. For 
information on the devices for which Prime Network discovers...