Graphical user interface system and method for organized network analysis

• US 7,496,043 B1
• Filed: 07/29/2004
• Issued: 02/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: McAfee, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Leong, Pak-Tak Patrick, Won, King L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jung; Min
• Application Number:
  US10/903,695
• Time in Patent Office: 1,671 Days
• Field of Search: 370/241, 370/252, 370/245, 370/445, 345/1.3, 345/418, 714/46, 715/736
• US Class Current: 370/241
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0631 using root cause analysis; using analysis of correlation between notifications, alarms or events based on decision criteria, e.g. hierarchy, tree or time analysis
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/18 Protocol analysers

Abstract

A graphical user interface is provided for displaying network analysis. Included is a plurality of tabs selectable by a user. Also included is a plurality of windows each associated with one of the tabs and adapted for displaying a different aspect of a network analysis. In use, the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated tab.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for displaying network analysis, comprising:

a plurality of tabs selectable by a user; and

a plurality of windows each associated with one of the tabs and adapted for displaying a different aspect of a network analysis;

wherein the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated tab;

wherein the tabs include an expert tab, a protocol tab, and a statistics tab; and

the windows include an expert window, a protocol window, and a statistics window;

wherein the graphical user interface is capable of;

displaying a first interface including the expert tab, the protocol tab, and the statistics tab, in response to the selection of the statistics tab;

said first interface including a list of statistics;

displaying a second interface including the expert tab, the protocol tab, and the statistics tab, in response to the selection of the expert tab;

simultaneously displaying two panes of the second interface including a first pane and a second pane;

said first pane of the second interface including a plurality of objects with accompanying statistics for being selected by a user;

said second pane of the second interface including additional statistics associated with the objects.

2. A graphical user interface as set forth in claim 1, wherein the expert window includes three panes including the first pane, the second pane, and a third pane;

said first pane including summary information associated with packets listed in a sequence;

said second pane including decode information associated with one of the packets highlighted in the first pane; and

said third pane including hexadecimal formatted bytes of one of the packets highlighted in the first pane.

3. A graphical user interface as set forth in claim 2, wherein the summary information includes a source identifier, a destination identifier, a summary, and a time.

4. A graphical user interface as set forth in claim 2, wherein each of the three panes is capable of being viewed separately.

5. A graphical user interface as set forth in claim 1, wherein a plurality of gauges are displayed for indicating different aspects of the network analysis.

6. A method for displaying network analysis, comprising:

displaying a plurality of tabs selectable by a user; and

displaying a plurality of windows each associated with one of the tabs and adapted for displaying a different aspect of the network analysis;

wherein the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated tab;

wherein the tabs include an expert tab, a protocol tab, and a statistics tab; and

the windows include an expert window, a protocol window, and a statistics window;

wherein the graphical user interface is capable of;

displaying a first interface including the expert tab, the protocol tab, and the statistics tab, in response to the selection of the statistics tab;

said first interface including a list of statistics;

displaying a second interface including the expert tab, the protocol tab, and the statistics tab, in response to the selection of the expert tab;

simultaneously displaying two panes of the second interface including a first pane and a second pane;

said first pane of the second interface including a plurality of objects with accompanying statistics for being selected by a user;

said second pane of the second interface including additional statistics associated with the objects.

7. A method as set forth in claim 6, wherein the expert window includes three panes including the first pane, the second pane, and a third pane;

said first pane including summary information associated with packets listed in a sequence;

said second pane including decode information associated with one of the packets highlighted in the first pane; and

said third pane including hexadecimal formatted bytes of one of the packets highlighted in the first pane.

8. A method as set forth in claim 7, wherein the summary information includes a source identifier, a destination identifier, a summary, and a time.

9. A method as set forth in claim 7, wherein each of the three panes is capable of being viewed separately.

10. A method as set forth in claim 9, wherein a plurality of gauges are displayed for indicating different aspects of the network analysis.

11. A graphical user interface for displaying network analysis, comprising:

a plurality of selectors selectable by a user; and

a plurality of windows each associated with one of the selectors and adapted for displaying a different aspect of a network analysis;

wherein the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated selector;

wherein the selectors include an expert selector, a protocol selector, and a statistics selector; and

the windows include an expert window, a protocol window, and a statistics window;

wherein the graphical user interface is capable of;

displaying the statistics window, in response to the selection of the statistics selector;

said statistics window including a plurality of statistics;

displaying the expert window, in response to the selection of the expert selector;

displaying two panes of the expert window including a first pane and a second pane;

said first pane of the expert window including a plurality of objects with accompanying statistics;

said second pane of the expert window including additional statistics associated with the objects.

12. A graphical user interface for displaying network analysis, comprising:

a plurality of selectors selectable by a user; and

a plurality of windows each associated with one of the selectors and adapted for displaying a different aspect of a network analysis;

wherein the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated selector;

wherein the selectors include an expert selector, and a statistics selector; and

the windows include an expert window, and a statistics window;

wherein the graphical user interface is capable of;

displaying the statistics window including the expert selector and the statistics selector, in response to the selection of the statistics selector;

said statistics window including a plurality of statistics;

displaying the expert window including the expert selector and the statistics selector, in response to the selection of the expert selector;

displaying two panes of the expert window including a first pane and a second pane;

said first pane of the expert window including a plurality of objects with accompanying statistics;

said second pane of the expert window including additional statistics associated with the objects.

13. A graphical user interface for displaying network analysis, comprising:

a plurality of selectors selectable by a user; and

a plurality of windows each associated with one of the selectors and adapted for displaying a different aspect of a network analysis;

wherein the windows are each displayed upon the selection of the associated selector;

wherein the selectors include an expert selector, a protocol selector, and a statistics selector; and

the windows include an expert window, a protocol window, and a statistics window;

wherein the graphical user interface is capable of;

displaying the statistics window including the expert selector and the statistics selector, in response to the selection of the statistics selector;

said statistics window including a plurality of statistics;

displaying the expert window including the expert selector and the statistics selector, in response to the selection of the expert selector;

displaying at least one pane of the expert window including a plurality of objects with accompanying statistics for being selected by a user.