The SSH-Telnet CLI package interacts with third-party SSH or Telnet client software that is provided by the user. The user installs the SSH or Telnet client software on the machine that is hosting the MPLS Topology Server.

The Telnet CLI package interacts with third-party Telnet client software that is included in the MPLS Manager software distribution. The Telnet client is implemented by the Net::Telnet Perl module.