Control Planes and Data Planes

Control planes and data planes are used to control traffic.

The control plane manages and exchanges routing table information. The control plane packets are processed by the router to update the routing table information. The data plane forwards the traffic along the path according to the logic of the control plane.

You can view historical and real time traffic of the nodes. To view the traffic:

1. From the Controller page, select the node.
2. Click the Traffic & Health from the lower end of the page.
3. Select the option from the drop-down:
   • Historical Data, and enter the timeframe for which you want.
   • Real Time Data, enter the duration in minutes and click Start.

The below appears.

Figure 21  Cluster Node Traffic and Health.