Network difference reporting
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a first network description, obtaining a second network description, obtaining a set of comparison behavior parameters, and providing a comparison of the first network description and the second network description to identify differences, based on the comparison behavior parameters.
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Abstract
A network difference reporting method and system categorizes the differences between two networks, and provides an output report structured by these categories. The preferred categories include objects common to both networks that have different attributes; objects found only in the first network; objects found only in the second network; and objects common to both networks that have similar attributes. A user-interface is provided to allow a user to identify objects or attributes that are to be included or excluded from the identified differences. Preferably, the output reports includes a graphic display of differences that uses the same hierarchical object attribute structure as the networks, to facilitate a rapid understanding of the reported differences between the networks.
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49 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a first network description, obtaining a second network description, obtaining a set of comparison behavior parameters, and providing a comparison of the first network description and the second network description to identify differences, based on the comparison behavior parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A network difference reporting system comprising:
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a comparator that is configured to determine differences between a first network description and a second network description; and
a report generator that is configured to display the differences, wherein the first and second network descriptions identify a hierarchical network object attribute structure, and the report generator is configured to display the differences based on the hierarchical network object attribute structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A network difference reporting system, comprising:
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a comparator that is configured to compare a plurality of network descriptions, based on user-defined comparison parameters, and to provide therefrom an identification of differences between/among the plurality of network descriptions, and a report generator that is configured to display the differences. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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