Method and apparatus for graphically depicting network performance and connectivity
First Claim
1. A method of presenting performance metrics for a network, comprising:
- monitoring a plurality of network elements;
publishing performance metrics for the monitored elements;
assigning a color to different performance levels of the elements; and
displaying a hierarchical view of at least some of the monitored elements, wherein the monitored elements are depicted with an assigned color.
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Abstract
A network management software system monitors and displays performance and capacity information about networks and computers using computer graphics similar to weather maps one might see on television. High-resolution color graphics allow the display of thousands of pieces of performance on network information on one computer screen. This allows end users to view computer performance metrics such as processor utilization, disc capacity and application availability, in large network computing environments across thousand of network elements at a glance. Virtually any metric that can be determined from a network element may be displayed. Thus, performance information is collected and displayed to the end user in a color-coded graphical format that also depicts the network as opposed to the traditional tabular format. This eliminates the need for the end-user to “work” the application in an attempt to monitor performance.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of presenting performance metrics for a network, comprising:
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monitoring a plurality of network elements;
publishing performance metrics for the monitored elements;
assigning a color to different performance levels of the elements; and
displaying a hierarchical view of at least some of the monitored elements, wherein the monitored elements are depicted with an assigned color. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13)
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7. A system for presenting performance metrics for a network, comprising:
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at least one polling agent, coupled to a plurality of network elements, the polling agent monitoring the a plurality of network elements and publishing performance metrics for the monitored elements;
a database having stored metric information assigning a color to different performance levels of the elements; and
a performance monitor coupled to the database and configured to receive the published performance metrics, the performance monitor displaying a hierarchical view of at least some of the monitored elements, wherein the monitored elements are depicted with the assigned color. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 14)
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