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For example, if you enter pseudo1, the pseudowires that have names containing the string “pseudo1” 
are displayed. 
To view all available pseudowires, choose Show All and click Go. 
The pseudowires that meet the specified search criteria are displayed in the Add Pseudowire dialog box 
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Figure 18-56 Pseudowire Components in Vision Maps
The pseudowire information is saved with the map in the Prime Network database. 
Pseudowire discovery
As explained earlier, a pseudowire is a point-to-point connection between pairs of provider edge (PE) 
routers. 
In a PW-HE configuration, the network PseudoWire service will include pseudowire edges. One of these 
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Step 3To view the properties of a pseudowire that you added to a map, do either of the following:
If the pseudowire icon is of the largest size, click the Properties button. 
Right-click the element, and then choose Properties. 
The Pseudowire Properties window is displayed as shown in Figure 18-57.
Figure 18-57 Pseudowire Properties Window
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Step 7To view the properties of an Ethernet flow point associated with the pseudowire, right-click the EFP and 
then choose Properties. 
See Viewing EFP Properties, page 18-51 for the information that is displayed for EFPs. 
Displaying Pseudowire Information
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Step 4In the Display Pseudowire dialog box, preview or execute the command. The following information is 
displayed:
The element name.
The command issued. 
The results, including: 
–VCCV: CC Type—The types of CC processing that are supported. The number indicates the 
position of the bit that was set in the received octet. The available values are:
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Figure 18-58 Pseudowire Redundancy Service Badge in a Map
Step 2
To view additional details, in the map, double-click the element with the redundancy service badge.
The PTP Layer 2 MPLS Tunnel Properties window is displayed as shown in Figure 18-59 and shows that 
the selected pseudowire has a Secondary role in a redundancy service. 
Figure 18-59 Layer 2 MPLS Tunnel...

  
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Figure 18-60 Pseudowire Redundancy Service in Logical Inventory
The entries indicate that the selected tunnel edge has a Secondary role in the first VC and a Primary role 
in the second VC. 
For more information about the Pseudowires Tunnel Edges table, see Table 17-29.
Applying Pseudowire Overlays
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Figure 18-61 Select Pseudowire Overlay Dialog Box 
Step 3
Select the required pseudowire for the overlay.
Step 4Click OK.
The elements being used by the selected pseudowire are highlighted in the map while the other elements 
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Figure 18-62 Pseudowire Overlay in Vision Window
Step 5
To hide and view the overlay, click Hide Overlay/Show Overlay in the toolbar. The button toggles 
depending on whether the overlay is currently displayed or hidden. 
Step 6To remove the overlay, choose Choose Overlay Type > None. 
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Figure 18-63 Pseudowire Deployment Over Core Network
Figure 18-64 Pseudowire Deployment Over Access Network
A pseudowire headend (PW-HE) virtual interface originates as a PW on an access node and terminates 
on a Layer 3 service instance on the service provider router. For example, a PWHE can originate on the 
Layer 2 PW feeder node and terminate on a VRF instance on the...