Method for the visual display of states of network elements of a network to be monitored, and also a monitoring device and program module therefor
First Claim
1. A method for displaying of states of network elements of a network to be monitored in a monitoring device, the method comprising:
- evaluating received notifications relating to a network element, and assigning to said network element a current state from a plurality of possible states based on a result of the evaluating of the received notifications;
determining a number of uncleared notifications of the network element, and determining a current state trend of the uncleared notifications; and
displaying pictorial objects corresponding to the network elements on a display screen of the monitoring device,wherein each pictorial object displays at least the current state trend of the corresponding network element.
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Abstract
A method is provided for the visual display of states of network elements of a network to be monitored in a monitoring device, the incoming notifications of a network element being evaluated and, therefrom, the network element being allocated a current state from a population of possible states, the number of uncleared notifications or uncleared notifications having certain criteria of a network element being determined at respective certain time intervals and a current state trend being determined therefrom, all the network elements or selected network elements being displayed as pictorial objects on a display screen and each pictorial object displaying at least the actual state and the state trend of the relevant network element, and also a monitoring device and a program module therefor.
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1. A method for displaying of states of network elements of a network to be monitored in a monitoring device, the method comprising:
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evaluating received notifications relating to a network element, and assigning to said network element a current state from a plurality of possible states based on a result of the evaluating of the received notifications; determining a number of uncleared notifications of the network element, and determining a current state trend of the uncleared notifications; and displaying pictorial objects corresponding to the network elements on a display screen of the monitoring device, wherein each pictorial object displays at least the current state trend of the corresponding network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A monitoring device for monitoring a network comprising the following means:
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receiving means for receiving notifications from network elements or for network elements of the network to be monitored, allocation means for allocating a respective current state from a plurality of possible states for individual network elements, determining means for determining a number of uncleared notifications from a network element, calculating means for determining a current state trend from the numbers determined and display means for displaying pictorial objects corresponding to the network elements on a display screen, wherein each pictorial object displays at least the current state trend of the corresponding network element. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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