Network management system and network status display method
First Claim
1. A network status display method for use in a communication network management system including display means having a display screen for displaying a network layout thereon, first storing means for storing therein network configuration information defining connection relationships between a plurality of managed object instances constituting the network, second storing means for storing therein containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances, and data processing means for executing an information processing operation according to predetermined programs, the method comprising the steps of:
- calculating for each of the managed object instances an evaluated value for display according to a predetermined algorithm based on the containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and the information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances stored in the second storing means;
selecting a number of managed object instances in a descending order of the evaluated values thus calculated for the respective instances wherein the selected instances are limited to a first set of the managed object instances having at least a predetermined value of display priority and wherein a second set of the managed object instances having an evaluated value less than said predetermined value are determined to be concealed, the selected instances being representable on the display screen;
generating a layout diagram indicating a network status including a plurality of icons representing the plural selected instances and lines denoting connection relationships between the icons, the relationships being determined according to the network configuration information stored in the first storing means; and
displaying the layout diagram on the display screen.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
In a network management system, information items respectively of connection relationships, containment relationships, and display priority of a plurality of managed object instances (resources) are stored in a memory. According to a predetermined algorithm, there is calculated an evaluated value for display for each of the instances depending on the containment relationship information and display priority to select a limited number of instances representable on a screen. Displayed on the screen is a network layout diagram including icons representing the plural instances thus selected. When the user specifies one of the icons, the specified instance and a number of representable instances selected according to the evaluated values from a group of instances under the specified instance in the containment relationships are displayed in a new network layout diagram on the screen. When a fault occurs in either one of the instances, if an icon of the faulty instance is being displayed on the screen, the color thereof is changed into a second color. If the icon is not displayed on the screen, the color of icons being displayed for instances as high-ranking resources with respect to the faulty instance in the containment relationships is changed into a third color.
-
Citations
11 Claims
-
1. A network status display method for use in a communication network management system including display means having a display screen for displaying a network layout thereon, first storing means for storing therein network configuration information defining connection relationships between a plurality of managed object instances constituting the network, second storing means for storing therein containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances, and data processing means for executing an information processing operation according to predetermined programs, the method comprising the steps of:
-
calculating for each of the managed object instances an evaluated value for display according to a predetermined algorithm based on the containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and the information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances stored in the second storing means; selecting a number of managed object instances in a descending order of the evaluated values thus calculated for the respective instances wherein the selected instances are limited to a first set of the managed object instances having at least a predetermined value of display priority and wherein a second set of the managed object instances having an evaluated value less than said predetermined value are determined to be concealed, the selected instances being representable on the display screen; generating a layout diagram indicating a network status including a plurality of icons representing the plural selected instances and lines denoting connection relationships between the icons, the relationships being determined according to the network configuration information stored in the first storing means; and displaying the layout diagram on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
-
-
5. A network management system comprising:
-
display means having a display screen for displaying a network status thereon; first storing means for storing therein network configuration information defining connection relationships between a plurality of managed object instances constituting the network; second storing means for storing therein containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances; data processing means for executing an information processing operation for the network management and displaying on the display screen information indicating the network status, the data processing means including; means for calculating for each of the managed object instances an evaluated value for display according to a predetermined algorithm based on the containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and the information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances stored in the second storing means; means for selecting a limited number of managed object instances in a descending order of the evaluated values thus calculated for the respective instances, the instances being representable on the display screen and; means for generating a layout diagram indicating a network status including a plurality of icons representing the plural selected instances and lines denoting connection relationships between the icons and displaying the layout diagram on the display screen, the relationships being determined according to the network configuration information stored in the first storing means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A network management system in which a portion of a network including a plurality of managed object instances are included is adopted as a managed network for communicating therethrough network management information, comprising:
-
display means having a display screen for displaying a network status thereon; first storing means for storing therein network configuration information defining connection relationships between a plurality of managed object instances constituting the network; second storing means for storing therein containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances; data processing means for executing an information processing operation for the network management and displaying on the display screen information indicating the network status, the data processing means including; means for calculating for each of the managed object instances an evaluated value for display according to a predetermined algorithm based on the containment relationship information beforehand defined between the plural managed object instances and the information representing a display priority beforehand defined for each of the managed object instances stored in the second storing means; means for selecting a limited number of managed object instances in a descending order of the evaluated values thus calculated for the respective instances, the instances being representable on the display screen; means for generating a layout diagram indicating a network status including a plurality of icons representing the plural selected instances and lines denoting connection relationships between the icons and displaying the layout diagram on the display screen, the relationships being determined according to the network configuration information stored in the first storing means; and means for selectively changing a portion of lines representing the connection relationships in the layout diagram, the portion constituting the managed network, into a display state to be discriminated from that of lines representing network portions other than the managed network portion.
-
Specification