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Network traffic visualization

  • US 6,687,750 B1
  • Filed: 04/14/1999
  • Issued: 02/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data visualization system for graphically presenting characteristics of data traffic on a distributed computer network system comprising:

  • A) means for monitoring traffic on said system;

    B) means for selecting characteristics of said traffic for display;

    C) means for presenting said characteristics in a graphical format, said graphical format representing said system in response to said monitoring, said system represented as nodes connected by lines, said lines representing traffic flow between nodes, D) means for displaying a width of a line of said lines, said width indicating a value of said characteristics, said value obtained from said monitoring during a selected time interval; and

    E) means for displaying a sequence of said images, each of said images taken during a different time interval, and changes in said width of said line showing changes in said characteristics.

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