A network including nodes configured to provide auto-discovery and those that do not are provided in a network. The nodes that do not provide auto-discovery may be provided as end points or terminating nodes in the network. A path or circuit identifier is entered into a database at those nodes and communicated to a network management system. The network management system compares the path identifiers, and, if the two match, the network management system designates the nodes associated with the path identifiers as terminating nodes. A path through the network connecting these nodes can then be determined and monitored. In addition, fiber connection information may further be stored at each node and communicated to the network management system, such that links along the path can also be identified by the network management system. Thus, path determination and monitoring in a network including non-auto-discovering nodes can thus be obtained.