diff --git a/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayOptionsPanel.tsx b/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayOptionsPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad96e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayOptionsPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { DisplayPanelOptionEnv } from "../model";
+
+interface TopDisplayOptionsPanelProps {
+    options: DisplayPanelOptionEnv[];
+    setShowOptionsPanel: (v: boolean) => void;
+}
+
+export default function TopDisplayOptionsPanel({ options, setShowOptionsPanel }: TopDisplayOptionsPanelProps) {
+    return (
+        <div className="top-display-options-panel" onMouseLeave={() => setShowOptionsPanel(false)}>
+            {options.map((opt, index) => (
+                <div key={index} className="top-display-options-panel-item" onClick={() => opt.onClick()}>
+                    <input
+                        type="checkbox"
+                        checked={opt.checked}
+                        onChange={() => {}}
+                        className="top-display-options-panel-item"
+                    />
+                    {opt.label}
+                </div>
+            ))}
+        </div>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayPanel.tsx b/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayPanel.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f56d301
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/floatPanels/TopDisplayPanel.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { useState } from 'react';
+import TopDisplayOptionsPanel from "./TopDisplayOptionsPanel";
+import { DisplayPanelOptionEnv } from "../model";
+
+interface TopDisplayPanelProps {
+    options: DisplayPanelOptionEnv[];
+}
+
+export default function TopDisplayPanel({ options }: TopDisplayPanelProps) {
+    const [showOptionsPanel, setShowOptionsPanel] = useState(false);
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            <div
+                className="top-display-panel"
+                onClick={() => setShowOptionsPanel(!showOptionsPanel)}
+                >
+                <div>Display</div>
+            </div>
+            {showOptionsPanel && <TopDisplayOptionsPanel options={options} setShowOptionsPanel={setShowOptionsPanel}/>}
+        </>
+    );
+}
diff --git a/src/model.ts b/src/model.ts
index 5bafc56..257f293 100644
--- a/src/model.ts
+++ b/src/model.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export type Edge = {
 export enum NodeType {
   Cluster = "cluster",
   Interface = "interface",
+  LCInterface = "loopConIfNT",
   Client = "client",
   Forwarder = "forwarder",
   Manager = "manager",
@@ -34,19 +35,20 @@ export enum NodeType {
 export enum EdgeType {
   InterfaceConnection = "interfaceConnection",
   InterfaceCrossConnection = "interfaceCrossConnection",
+  InterfaceLoopedConnection = "interfaceLoopedConnection",
   ServiceRequest = "serviceRequest",
   RegistryRequest = "registryRequest"
 }
 
 export const AllowedNodeTypes = {
-  Dataplane: [NodeType.Cluster, NodeType.Interface, NodeType.Forwarder, NodeType.Client, NodeType.Endpoint],
+  Dataplane: [NodeType.Cluster, NodeType.Interface, NodeType.LCInterface, NodeType.Forwarder, NodeType.Client, NodeType.Endpoint],
   NetworkServices: [NodeType.Client, NodeType.Service],
   NetworkServiceRequests: [NodeType.Forwarder, NodeType.Client, NodeType.Endpoint, NodeType.Manager],
   RegistryRequests: [NodeType.Endpoint, NodeType.Forwarder, NodeType.Manager, NodeType.Registry],
 }
 
 export const AllowedEdgeTypes = {
-  Dataplane: [EdgeType.InterfaceConnection, EdgeType.InterfaceCrossConnection],
+  Dataplane: [EdgeType.InterfaceConnection, EdgeType.InterfaceCrossConnection, EdgeType.InterfaceLoopedConnection],
   NetworkServices: [EdgeType.ServiceRequest],
   NetworkServiceRequests: [EdgeType.ServiceRequest],
   RegistryRequests: [EdgeType.RegistryRequest],
@@ -80,3 +82,22 @@ export enum LineStyle {
   Dashed = "dashed",
   Dotted = "dotted"
 }
+
+export enum Page {
+  Dataplane = "dataplane"
+}
+
+export enum Option {
+  ShowLoopedConnections = "showLoopedConnections"
+}
+
+export type DisplayPanelOption = {
+  page: Page,
+  option: Option
+}
+
+export type DisplayPanelOptionEnv = {
+  label: string,
+  onClick: () => void,
+  checked: boolean,
+}
diff --git a/src/pages/Dataplane.tsx b/src/pages/Dataplane.tsx
index edff26c..bdd9c28 100644
--- a/src/pages/Dataplane.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Dataplane.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import * as React from "react";
+import { useDispatch, useSelector } from 'react-redux';
+import { switchDisplayPanelOption } from '../store/actions';
+import { AppDispatch, RootState } from '../store/store';
 import { Stylesheet } from "cytoscape";
 import cloneDeep from 'lodash/cloneDeep';
 import CytoscapeCanvas from "./CytoscapeCanvas";
+import TopDisplayPanel from "../floatPanels/TopDisplayPanel";
 import {
   NodeType,
   InterfaceSize,
@@ -13,7 +17,10 @@ import {
   AllowedNodeTypes,
   AllowedEdgeTypes,
   Node,
-  Edge
+  Edge,
+  Page,
+  Option,
+  DisplayPanelOptionEnv
 } from "../model";
 
 interface DataplaneProps {
@@ -51,6 +58,20 @@ function getDataplaneStylesheet() {
         "text-border-opacity": 1
       }
     },
+    {
+      selector: `node[type = '${NodeType.LCInterface}']`,
+      style: {
+        width: InterfaceSize,
+        height: InterfaceSize,
+        "font-size": "8px",
+        'text-background-color': Color.Gray,
+        'text-background-opacity': 1,
+        "text-background-shape": "roundrectangle",
+        'text-border-color': Color.Gray,
+        "text-border-width": "0.2em",
+        "text-border-opacity": 1
+      }
+    },
     {
       selector: `node[type = '${NodeType.Interface}'][label]`,
       style: {
@@ -95,24 +116,51 @@ function getDataplaneStylesheet() {
         "line-color": (edge: { data: (arg0: string) => boolean }) =>
           edge.data("healthy") === false ? Color.Red : Color.Green
       }
+    },
+    {
+      selector: `edge[type = '${EdgeType.InterfaceLoopedConnection}']`,
+      style: {
+        "line-color": Color.Gray
+      }
     }
   ];
 }
 
 export default function Dataplane({ nodes, edges }: DataplaneProps) {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch<AppDispatch>();
+  const showLoopedConnections = useSelector((state: RootState) => state.app.pages.dataplane.topDisplayPanelOptions.showLoopedConnections);
+
+  const displayPanelOptions: DisplayPanelOptionEnv[] = [
+    {
+      label: 'Looped Connections',
+      onClick: () => dispatch(switchDisplayPanelOption({
+        page: Page.Dataplane,
+        option: Option.ShowLoopedConnections
+      })),
+      checked: showLoopedConnections,
+    },
+  ];
+
   const [stylesheet] = React.useState<Stylesheet[]>(getDataplaneStylesheet() as Stylesheet[]);
   const dataplaneNodes = nodes
       .filter(n => AllowedNodeTypes.Dataplane.includes(n.data.type))
+      .filter(n => showLoopedConnections ? n : n.data.type !== NodeType.LCInterface)
       .map(n => ({ ...n, data: cloneDeep(n.data) }));
   const dataplaneEdges = edges
       .filter(e => AllowedEdgeTypes.Dataplane.includes(e.data.type))
+      .filter(e => showLoopedConnections ? e : e.data.type !== EdgeType.InterfaceLoopedConnection)
       .map(e => ({ ...e, data: cloneDeep(e.data) }));
 
   return (
-    <CytoscapeCanvas
-      nodes={dataplaneNodes}
-      edges={dataplaneEdges}
-      stylesheet={stylesheet}
-    />
+    <>
+      <CytoscapeCanvas
+        nodes={dataplaneNodes}
+        edges={dataplaneEdges}
+        stylesheet={stylesheet}
+      />
+      <TopDisplayPanel
+        options={displayPanelOptions}
+      />
+    </>
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/store/actions.ts b/src/store/actions.ts
index 1d1e077..2f9f2af 100644
--- a/src/store/actions.ts
+++ b/src/store/actions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import { SET_NODES, SET_EDGES, SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM } from './types';
-import { Node, Edge } from "../model";
+import {
+    SET_NODES,
+    SET_EDGES,
+    SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM,
+    SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION
+} from './types';
+import { Node, Edge, DisplayPanelOption } from "../model";
 
 export const setNodes = (nodes: Node[]) => ({
     type: SET_NODES,
@@ -15,3 +20,8 @@ export const setSelectedMenuItem = (selectedMenuItem: number) => ({
     type: SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM,
     payload: selectedMenuItem,
 });
+
+export const switchDisplayPanelOption = (displayPanelOption: DisplayPanelOption) => ({
+    type: SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION,
+    payload: displayPanelOption,
+});
diff --git a/src/store/reducer.ts b/src/store/reducer.ts
index fd40f86..ecc82ea 100644
--- a/src/store/reducer.ts
+++ b/src/store/reducer.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-import { SET_NODES, SET_EDGES, SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM } from './types';
-import { Node, Edge } from "../model";
+import {
+    SET_NODES,
+    SET_EDGES,
+    SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM,
+    SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION
+} from './types';
+import { Node, Edge, Page, Option } from "../model";
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
 const initialState: { nodes: Node[]; edges: Edge[]; app: any } = {
@@ -7,6 +12,13 @@ const initialState: { nodes: Node[]; edges: Edge[]; app: any } = {
     edges: [],
     app: {
         selectedMenuItem: 2,
+        pages: {
+            [Page.Dataplane]: {
+                topDisplayPanelOptions: {
+                    [Option.ShowLoopedConnections]: false
+                }
+            }
+        }
     }
 };
 
@@ -18,7 +30,24 @@ const rootReducer = (state = initialState, action: any) => {
         case SET_EDGES:
             return { ...state, edges: action.payload };
         case SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM:
-            return { ...state, app: { selectedMenuItem: action.payload} };
+            return { ...state, app: { ...state.app, selectedMenuItem: action.payload} };
+        case SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION:
+            return {
+                ...state,
+                app: {
+                    ...state.app,
+                    pages: {
+                        ...state.app.pages,
+                        [action.payload.page]: {
+                            ...state.app.pages[action.payload.page],
+                            topDisplayPanelOptions: {
+                                ...state.app.pages[action.payload.page].topDisplayPanelOptions,
+                                [action.payload.option]: !state.app.pages[action.payload.page].topDisplayPanelOptions[action.payload.option]
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            };
         default:
             return state;
     }
diff --git a/src/store/types.ts b/src/store/types.ts
index c30a7e3..2e3dd3b 100644
--- a/src/store/types.ts
+++ b/src/store/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 export const SET_NODES = 'SET_NODES';
 export const SET_EDGES = 'SET_EDGES';
 export const SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM  ='SET_SELECTED_MENU_ITEM';
+export const SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION  ='SWITCH_DISPLAY_PANEL_OPTION';
diff --git a/src/styles.css b/src/styles.css
index e3ce22e..9ee47e9 100644
--- a/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/styles.css
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+:root {
+  --theme-color: #202020;
+  --theme-text-color: white;
+  --floating-panel-background-color: #D9D9D9;
+}
+
 body {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
@@ -5,7 +11,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 .header {
-  background-color: #202020;
+  background-color: var(--theme-color);
   height: 39px;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -19,12 +25,12 @@ body {
 }
 
 .header-title {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--theme-text-color);
   font-size: 16px;
 }
 
 .footer {
-  background-color: #202020;
+  background-color: var(--theme-color);
   height: 16px;
   display: flex;
   justify-content: center;
@@ -33,17 +39,43 @@ body {
 }
 
 .footer-text {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--theme-text-color);
   font-size: 9px;
 }
 
 .left-panel {
-  background-color: #202020;
+  background-color: var(--theme-color);
   width: 200px;
   height: calc(100vh - 55px);
   padding-left: 10px;
 }
 
+.top-display-panel {
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 220px;
+  top: 49px;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  background-color: var(--floating-panel-background-color);
+  padding: 5px;
+  border-radius: 5px;
+  user-select: none;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.top-display-options-panel {
+  position: fixed;
+  left: 220px;
+  top: 79px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  background-color: var(--floating-panel-background-color);
+  user-select: none;
+}
+
+.top-display-options-panel-item {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  margin-bottom: 5px;
+}
+
 .menu {
   list-style: none;
   padding: 0;
@@ -51,7 +83,7 @@ body {
 }
 
 .menu-item {
-  color: white;
+  color: var(--theme-text-color);
   font-size: 16px;
   cursor: pointer;
   padding: 5px 0;