NETWORK DIAGRAM DISPLAY DEVICE, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20090171629A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation (Itochu Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Itochu Techno-Solutions Corporation (Itochu Corporation)
• Inventors: Hirose, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US12/305,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20090171629A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 703/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4641 Virtual LANs, VLANs, e.g. virtual private networks [VPN] LAN interconnection over a bridge based backbone H04L12/462; encapsulation techniques H04L12/4633; routing of packets H04L45/00; packet switches H04L49/00; virtual private networks for security H04L63/0272
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4695 VTP [VLAN trunking protocol]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

Problem to be Solved: A subject matter is to understandably make one drawing for a logical structure diagram and a physical structure diagram.

Means to Solve the Problems: A physical connection between a router 10 and a switch 11 is expressed by drawing a connecting line A from circles (outer circles) indicative of the router 10 and the switch 11. By connecting between an outer circle and an intermediate circle/an inner circle with connecting lines, a logical connection between the router 10 and the switch 11, and one inside the switch 11, can be expressed.

Claims

1. A network diagram display device comprising:

a first display means for displaying various nodes in a manner of allowing the identification of the classification thereof;

a second display means for displaying the physical connection part between the foregoing nodes; and

a third display means for displaying the logical connection part within the nodes.

2. The network diagram display device as claimed in claim 1, comprising means for displaying connecting lines that connect the display part of the foregoing each node, the display part of the foregoing physical connection and the display part of the foregoing logical connection.

3. The network diagram display device as claimed in claim 1, comprising means for increasing and decreasing the display part of the foregoing physical connection and the foregoing logical connection.

4. The network diagram display device as claimed in claim 1, comprising means for adjusting each other'"'"'s display position of said icon images, when an instruction was made so that the destination of the display position of the icon image indicative of the foregoing node becomes to be on an icon image of another classification, and then confirming the display position of the target icon image to be moved;

and means for confirming the display position of said target icon image to be moved without performing the foregoing adjustment, when an instruction was made so that the destination of the display position of the icon image indicative of the foregoing node does not become to be on an icon image of another classification.

5. The network diagram display device as claimed in claim 1, comprising means for performing the drawing of the foregoing connecting line with any one of the icon images indicative of the foregoing nodes as a start point;

means for informing of terminable port icon images for the foregoing connecting line;

means for performing the foregoing drawing until a port icon to be an actual terminal point of the foregoing connecting line is specified among the foregoing terminable port icon images; and

means for adjusting the display positions of the terminal point of the foregoing connecting line and the port icon of the foregoing terminal point, after said specification, and then confirming said positions.

6. A program for making a computer perform:

a step for displaying various nodes in a manner of allowing the identification of the classification thereof;

a step for displaying the physical connection part between the foregoing nodes; and

a step for displaying the logical connection part within the nodes.

7. A recording medium, wherein the program as claimed in claim 6 is recorded.