Discovery process details

Discovery flow for the MPLS Topology Server identifies the phases of discovery for adding objects to the MPLS Topology Server repository.

Figure 1. Discovery flow for the MPLS Topology Server

The discovery phases are:

1. Import initial topology from IP Availability Manager.

2. Probe each imported device for MPLS, VPN, and (optional) BGP topology information and relationships.

3. Post-process the discovery information.