Method and system for visualizing network performance characteristics
First Claim
1. A method for visualizing and monitoring network performance of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
- displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network quality of service (Qos) indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators, each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators being substitutable with other normalized nominal network performance indicators;
measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators;
displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot;
visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to real-time network performance variations of said computer network; and
continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon.
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Abstract
Techniques for visualizing and monitoring the quality of service for a computer network. Herein, a method and system monitor network transactions and behaviors for the computing network, which computing network includes one or more client subnets accessing one or more servers, The monitoring may be independent of client site monitors. Statistical data is gathered for relating to at least the network, the server, and the applications for generating a plurality of measurements. The measurements assess at least one quality of service indicator associated with the performance of the computer network. The method and system graphically display the plurality of measurements of the quality of service indicator according to the date and time of gathering the statistical data and further display graphically the degree by which each of the measurements of the quality of service indicator varies from a predetermined threshold quality of service level for the computing network. Also, dynamic quality of service indicators are monitored against average quality of service indicators.
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1. A method for visualizing and monitoring network performance of a computer network, comprising the steps of:
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displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network quality of service (Qos) indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators, each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators being substitutable with other normalized nominal network performance indicators; measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators; displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot; visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to real-time network performance variations of said computer network; and continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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4. A system for visualizing and monitoring quality of service of a computing network, the system comprising:
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display circuitry for displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network QoS indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators; measurement circuitry for measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators; said display circuitry further for displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot; interlinking instructions associated with said display circuitry for visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to real-time network performance variations of said computer network; and monitoring circuitry for continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. A network quality of service display system for visualizing and monitoring the quality of service for a computer network, comprising:
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means for displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network (Qos) indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators, each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators being substitutable with other normalized nominal network performance indicators; means for measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal a plurality of network QoS indicators; means for displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot; means for visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to time network performance variations of said computer network; and means for continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for operation in association with a computer network for visualizing and monitoring the quality of service of the computer network, the computer usable medium comprising:
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computer readable program code means for displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network (Qos) indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators, each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators being substitutable with other normalized nominal network performance indicators; computer readable program code means for measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators; computer readable program code means for displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot; computer readable program code means for visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to real-time network performance variations of said computer network; and computer readable program code means for continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon.
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