System and method for displaying network status in a network topology
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1. A method for monitoring the status of an electronic network, said method comprising:
- executing a first program on at least one portion of said electronic network;
receiving first data resulting from the execution of said first program;
analyzing said first data to determine if said at least one portion of said network is not operating within a preselected specification;
executing a second program on said at least one portion of said electronic network if the analysis of said first data indicates that said at least one portion of said electronic network is not operating within said preselected specification;
receiving second data resulting from the execution of said second program; and
analyzing said first data and second data to determine the cause of said at least one portion of said network not operating within said preselected specification.
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Abstract
An electronic network is monitored by a plurality of diagnostic tools. When a first diagnostic tool determines that a portion of the electronic network is not operating within a preselected specification, at least one other diagnostic tool is instructed to analyze that portion of the network. The data generated by the diagnostic tools is correlated to better determine the cause of the network not operating within the preselected specification, which is then presented to a network user.
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1. A method for monitoring the status of an electronic network, said method comprising:
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executing a first program on at least one portion of said electronic network;
receiving first data resulting from the execution of said first program;
analyzing said first data to determine if said at least one portion of said network is not operating within a preselected specification;
executing a second program on said at least one portion of said electronic network if the analysis of said first data indicates that said at least one portion of said electronic network is not operating within said preselected specification;
receiving second data resulting from the execution of said second program; and
analyzing said first data and second data to determine the cause of said at least one portion of said network not operating within said preselected specification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for evaluating the operational status of an electronic network, said device comprising a computer operatively connected to said network, said computer comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions for operating said computer and evaluating said network by:
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executing a first program on at least one portion of said electronic network;
receiving first data resulting from the execution of said first program;
executing a second program on said at least one portion of said electronic network if the analysis of said first data indicates that said at least one portion of said electronic network is not operating within said preselected specification;
receiving second data resulting from the execution of said second program; and
analyzing said first data and second data to determine the cause of said at least one portion of said network not operating within said preselected specification. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for monitoring the status of an electronic network, said device comprising:
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first diagnostic means for executing a first diagnostic program on at least one portion of said electronic network, said first diagnostic program generating first data representative of the status of said at least one portion of said electronic network;
first analysis means for analyzing said first data;
second diagnostic means for executing a second diagnostic program on at least one portion of said electronic network if said first analysis means determines that said at least one portion of said electronic network is not operating within a preselected specification, said second diagnostic program generating second data representative of the status of said at least one portion of said network; and
second analysis means for analyzing said first data and said second data, said second analysis means generating an indication representative of the cause of said at least one portion of said electronic network not operating within said preselected specification.
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