---
title: Telecom Router Pattern
description: The ServiceNow Telecom Discovery application uses the Telecom Router discovery pattern to find SNMP-based routers in the network. Discovering some of these resources requires updating the Telecommunications Discovery Patterns \(TSOM Patterns\) from the ServiceNow Store.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/telecom-service-ops/telecommunications-service-operations-management/telecom-router-pattern.html
release: australia
product: Telecommunications Service Operations Management
classification: telecommunications-service-operations-management
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Direct Discovery with Discovery Patterns, Telecom Discovery, Telecom Visibility, Explore, Telecommunications Service Operations Management]
---

# Telecom Router Pattern

The ServiceNow® Telecom Discovery application uses the Telecom Router discovery pattern to find SNMP-based routers in the network. Discovering some of these resources requires updating the Telecommunications Discovery Patterns \(TSOM Patterns\) from the ServiceNow® Store.

Telecom Discovery uses the Telecommunications Discovery Patterns to run Horizontal Discovery. This Telecommunications Discovery Pattern uses a set of SNMP requests to find, classify, and discover network elements.

Telecom Router pattern is part of the Telecommunications Discovery Patterns application \(sn\_tsom\_patterns\), which is part of TSOM Visibility.

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## Prerequisites

-   Subscription to TSOM.
-   Confirm that your network router devices have SNMP access.
-   On the ServiceNow instance, configure SNMP credentials. For more information, see [SNMP support for Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/it-operations-management/c_SNMPSupportForDiscovery.md).
-   For setting up TSOM Patterns, see [Install Horizontal Discovery and set up Discovery Patterns](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-service-ops/telecommunications-service-operations-management/install-horizontal-telecommunication-discoverypatterns.md).

## Impacted CMDB CIs and CI Relationships \(Physical Layer\)

<table id="table_p2q_zmk_zdc"><thead><tr><th>

CIs

</th><th>

CI Relationships

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

IP Router CI

</td><td>

IP Router Device is represented by the IP Router CI.

 Table name: **cmdb\_ci\_ip\_router**

 IP Router CI contains Slots or Network Interfaces.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Slot CI

</td><td>

Slots are represented by the Slot CI.

 Table name: **cmdb\_ci\_container\_slot**

 Slot is contained by the IP Router.

 Slot CI contains the Interface Card.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Subslot CI

</td><td>

Subslots are represented by the Subslot CI.

 Table name: **cmdb\_ci\_container\_subslot**

 Subslot is contained by Interface Card CI.

 Subslot CI contains the Interface Card CI.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Interface Card CI

</td><td>

Different types of cards are represented by the Interface Card CI.

 Fan and Power Supply Units are also represented by the Card CI.

 Table name: **cmdb\_ci\_interface\_card**

 Interface Cards are contained by Slots or Subslots.

 Interface Cards can contain Network Interface or Subslots.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Network Interface CI

</td><td>

Any type of Network Interface is represented by the Network Interface CI.

 Table name: **cmdb\_ci\_ni\_interface**

 Network Interface is contained by Interface Card, IP Router.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>