Monitoring system status
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring and displaying measurements of each of multiple different parameters related to an operational status of a system, comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- acquiring multiple measurements of each of said parameters by monitoring the operational status of the system;
for each parameter, applying a scaling function to each measurement of that parameter to derive a scaled value thereof as a function of predetermined threshold values for that parameter, said scaled values being within a predetermined range common to all said parameters;
for each parameter, selecting a maximum one of said scaled values;
creating a graphical display including plural axes, each axis manifesting a scale which is associated with a parameter being measured, each axis identified as to a respective parameter being measured, said display further indicating at least one threshold value for each axis;
indicating on said display for each said measured parameter, said selected maximum one of said scaled values corresponding thereto on a corresponding axis and thereby indicating if any said selected maximum one of said scaled values exceeds said threshold indicated on said axis; and
altering a graphical component of the display to indicate that a threshold has been exceeded by at least one said maximum one of said scaled values.
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Abstract
In order to monitor the status of a system in the form of a communications network, such as a computer local area network (LAN) 10 or an SS7 telecommunications signalling network, measurements are made of various operating parameters for each domain (S1 . . . S14) or segment of the network. The measurements for each parameter are scaled in accordance with a respective piecewise-linear scaling function (300) for that parameter, so that all scaled measurements for all parameters have values in a range from 0 to 3, values of 1 and 2 corresponding to threshold values T1 and T2 of interest. An extreme scaled value, such as the maximum or minimum value, is selected for each parameter, and plotted on a respective one of multiple radially-extending axes (301-306), each of which is associated with a respective parameter. The plotted values are connected to form a polygonal figure (309).
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20 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring and displaying measurements of each of multiple different parameters related to an operational status of a system, comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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acquiring multiple measurements of each of said parameters by monitoring the operational status of the system; for each parameter, applying a scaling function to each measurement of that parameter to derive a scaled value thereof as a function of predetermined threshold values for that parameter, said scaled values being within a predetermined range common to all said parameters;
for each parameter, selecting a maximum one of said scaled values;creating a graphical display including plural axes, each axis manifesting a scale which is associated with a parameter being measured, each axis identified as to a respective parameter being measured, said display further indicating at least one threshold value for each axis; indicating on said display for each said measured parameter, said selected maximum one of said scaled values corresponding thereto on a corresponding axis and thereby indicating if any said selected maximum one of said scaled values exceeds said threshold indicated on said axis; and altering a graphical component of the display to indicate that a threshold has been exceeded by at least one said maximum one of said scaled values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. Computer apparatus for monitoring and displaying measurements of each of multiple different parameters related to an operational status of a system, comprising:
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means coupled to said system for receiving measurements of each of said parameters; means for applying, for each parameter, a scaling function to each measurement of that parameter to derive a scaled value thereof as a function of predetermined threshold values for that parameter, said scaled values being within a predetermined range common to all said parameters; means for selecting, for each parameter, a maximum one of said scaled values; means for creating a graphical display including plural axes, each axis manifesting a scale which is associated with a parameter being measured, each axis identified as to a respective parameter being measured, said display further indicating at least one threshold value for each axis;
means for indicating on said display for each said measured parameter, said selected maximum one of said scaled values corresponding thereto on a corresponding, axis and thereby indicating if any said selected maximum one of said scaled values exceeds said threshold indicated on said axis; andmeans responsive to any said selected maximum one of said scaled values exceeding a threshold indicated on a corresponding axis for altering a graphical component of the graphical display to indicate that at least one said scaled values exceeds a threshold on a corresponding axis. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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