netbox/docs/models/circuits/circuit.md

Circuits

A circuit represents a physical point-to-point data connection, typically used to interconnect sites across considerable distances (e.g. to deliver Internet connectivity).

Fields

Provider

The provider to which this circuit belongs.

Circuit ID

An identifier for this circuit. This must be unique to the assigned provider. (Circuits assigned to different providers may have the same circuit ID.)

Circuit Type

Each circuit is classified by a user-defined circuit type. Generally this is something like "Internet access," "MPLS/VPN," etc.

Status

The operational status of the circuit. By default, the following statuses are available:

Name
Planned
Provisioning
Active
Offline
Deprovisioning
Decommissioned

!!! tip "Custom circuit statuses"

Additional circuit statuses may be defined by setting `Circuit.status` under the [`FIELD_CHOICES`](../../configuration/data-validation.md#field_choices) configuration parameter.

Description

A brief description of the circuit.

Installation Date

The date on which the circuit was installed.

Termination Date

The date on which the circuit is scheduled to be disconnected.

Commit Rate

The committed rate (throughput) of the circuit, in kilobits per second.