Overlay View Method and System for Representing Network Topology
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Abstract
A method and system for a telecommunication network management tool to represent a telecommunication network layout including a plurality of distinct network entities related to one another by a variety of attributes. A user interface can be used for altering a display of a network representation model to help a system manager to systematically navigate the distinct network entities and associated attributes of the selected network. An overlay view selector is used for affecting the display content of the representation on the user interface. The view selector contains a plurality of presentation modes for altering the presentation of desired elements selected from the network layout. Presentation of the selected network includes an information subset displayed over a reference view, which helps the user to maintain the information subset in context of the network layout. The management tool can be used to select and highlight specific network entities in context to help increase network manager efficiency in network layout and maintenance.
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45 Claims
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21. A method of enabling differential visualization on a display of a plurality of aspects of a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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presenting a background image representation of the telecommunication network showing a physical network topology of the telecommunication network, the background image representation representing the physical network topology as a group of physical devices located in physical locations connected by physical cables; generating a plurality of user-selectable logical views of the telecommunications network, each logical view of the telecommunication network representing a logical topology viewable as a group of logical entities communicating through logical communication links; and presenting a foreground image representation of the telecommunication network showing one or more of the logical views of the telecommunication network, the foreground image representation being shown over the background image representation to enable the one or more logical topologies of the one or more logical views to be viewed in the context of the physical network topology. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A network management tool implemented as a computer program product stored on a non-transitory tangible computer readable medium, the computer program product containing data and instructions which, when loaded into a processing environment of a computer, cause the computer to implement a method of enabling differential visualization on a display of a plurality of aspects of a telecommunication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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presenting a background image representation of the telecommunication network showing a physical network topology of the telecommunication network, the background image representation representing the physical network topology as a group of physical devices located in physical locations connected by physical cables; generating a plurality of user-selectable logical views of the telecommunications network, each logical view of the telecommunication network representing a logical topology viewable as a group of logical entities communicating through logical communication links; and presenting a foreground image representation of the telecommunication network showing one or more of the logical views of the telecommunication network, the foreground image representation being shown over the background image representation to enable the one or more logical topologies of the one or more logical views to be viewed in the context of the physical network topology; - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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