Method and apparatus for managing and graphically representing elements in a network
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1. A method for provisioning a circuit via a plurality of network elements comprising:
- (a) graphically representing said network elements within a network as a plurality of network element objects;
(b) graphically representing a communications link between two network elements as a bridge object disposed between two of said plurality of network element objects; and
(c) graphically representing the status of cross-connection links within said network elements as an icon displayed on each of said linked network element objects;
wherein said network element objects and bridge objects may be manipulated to form a graphical representation of a desired circuit.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for managing a communications network by graphically representing network elements within a network as a plurality of network element objects, graphically representing communications links between two network elements as a bridge object and graphically representing the status of cross-connects within a network element as an icon displayed on each of said linked network element objects. The icon is a set of colors, each color corresponding to a particular connection state of each communication link within each network element.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for provisioning a circuit via a plurality of network elements comprising:
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(a) graphically representing said network elements within a network as a plurality of network element objects;
(b) graphically representing a communications link between two network elements as a bridge object disposed between two of said plurality of network element objects; and
(c) graphically representing the status of cross-connection links within said network elements as an icon displayed on each of said linked network element objects;
whereinsaid network element objects and bridge objects may be manipulated to form a graphical representation of a desired circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A graphical user interface (GUI), comprising:
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a plurality of network element objects, each network element object representing a respective element within a network and having a status icon associated with the network element object;
a plurality of bridge objects, representing a respective communications channel within the network;
wherein;
in response to a user selection of a network element object, the network element corresponding to the selected network object is selected for use in a circuit; and
its corresponding status icon displays information as to the status of a communications channel between the network element and a second network element. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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13. The GUI of color 12, wherein said second color is green.
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