Monitoring system and method implementing test result display logic
First Claim
1. A monitoring system for monitoring a communication system, the communication system having at least a first group of nodes, each node of said first group having a plurality of channels, the monitoring system comprising:
- a spectrum analyzer, the spectrum analyzer to test the channels of each node of said first group to obtain a plurality of channel parameters, the spectrum analyzer further to analyze the frequency spectrum of each node of said first group to obtain a plurality of node parameters;
a data analyzer, the data analyzer to receive the channel parameters and node parameters from the spectrum analyzer, the data analyzer further to process the channel parameters and node parameters to obtain a plurality of channel test results, a plurality of node test results, and a plurality of group test results; and
a display device, the display device to display a test result selected from the group consisting of the channel test results, node test results, and group test results.
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Abstract
A channel plan with a corresponding test plan are implemented in connection with a plurality of nodes that communicate signals. The channel plan has one or more predefined specifications for each of one or more signal channels on each of the nodes. The channel plan may comprise a specification of the following, for example, for each of the channels: a label describing use of the corresponding channel, a center frequency, a bandwidth, a power level, information regarding the carrier roll-off, a default status indicator identifying whether the corresponding channel is currently allocated or reserved for future use, one or more default threshold levels for various tests, and an alternate center frequency that may be utilized by the corresponding channel. The channel plan enables a monitoring system to, among other things, conduct automatic periodic test plans, comprising tests, on the nodes, based upon the predefined data specified in the channel plan. Each test plan prescribes measurement of at least one signal parameter, pertaining to one or more nodes as a whole and/or to one or more channels contained within the nodes. The monitoring system includes a spectrum analyzer, a switch enabling the spectrum analyzer to interface with the nodes, and a controller controlling the switch and the spectrum analyzer. The controller is configured to enable creation of and display the channel plan and test plan, based upon user inputs. Notably, the controller also implements user friendly test result display logic that enables a user to quickly and efficiently view test results associated with a system under test at various hierarchical conceptual levels.
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20 Claims
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1. A monitoring system for monitoring a communication system, the communication system having at least a first group of nodes, each node of said first group having a plurality of channels, the monitoring system comprising:
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a spectrum analyzer, the spectrum analyzer to test the channels of each node of said first group to obtain a plurality of channel parameters, the spectrum analyzer further to analyze the frequency spectrum of each node of said first group to obtain a plurality of node parameters; a data analyzer, the data analyzer to receive the channel parameters and node parameters from the spectrum analyzer, the data analyzer further to process the channel parameters and node parameters to obtain a plurality of channel test results, a plurality of node test results, and a plurality of group test results; and a display device, the display device to display a test result selected from the group consisting of the channel test results, node test results, and group test results. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for monitoring a communication system having at least one group of nodes, each node having a plurality of channels, the method comprising:
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acquiring data obtained during a channel test and a spectrum scan test, the channel test to obtain channel parameters related to the channels of each node of a first group of nodes, the spectrum scan test to obtain node parameters of each node of the first group; analyzing the acquired data to obtain a plurality of channel test results, a plurality of node test results, and a plurality of group test results; and controlling a display screen on a display device to display a test result selected from the group consisting of the channel test results, node test results, and group test results. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Control process software, embodied on a computer readable medium, for controlling display screen of a display device, the control process software comprising:
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logic to acquire data obtained during a channel test and a spectrum scan test of a communication system, the communication system having at least a first group of nodes, each node of the first group having a number of channels, wherein the channel test is to obtain channel parameters of the channels of each node of the first group of nodes, and the spectrum scan test is to obtain node parameters of each node of the first group; logic to analyze the acquired data to obtain a plurality of channel test results, a plurality of node test results, and a plurality of group test results; and logic to organize the channel test results, node test results, and group test results to display a test result selected from the group consisting of the channel test results, node test results, and group test results. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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