Systems and methods for visualizing a communications network
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1. A method comprising:
- for each of a plurality of nodes on a network, storing message entries in a database on the respective node, the entries including information corresponding to messages received and transmitted by the respective node and including time stamps for the messages;
collecting the message entries from each of the databases;
storing the collected message entries in a memory;
recreating operation of the network over a time period from the collected message entries, said recreating including combining the message entries from multiple ones of the plurality of nodes and sorting the combined entries by certain of said time stamps associated with the combined entries; and
displaying the recreated network operation by displaying a representation and status of the plurality of nodes, and a representation of message traffic between the plurality of nodes.
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Abstract
A system facilitates the visualization of a network having multiple nodes. The system collects information from at least one of the nodes (510). The information describes network operation over a period of time. The system then reconstructs the network operation for the time period from the collected information (520) and presents the reconstructed network operation to an operator (530-550).
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1. A method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of nodes on a network, storing message entries in a database on the respective node, the entries including information corresponding to messages received and transmitted by the respective node and including time stamps for the messages; collecting the message entries from each of the databases; storing the collected message entries in a memory; recreating operation of the network over a time period from the collected message entries, said recreating including combining the message entries from multiple ones of the plurality of nodes and sorting the combined entries by certain of said time stamps associated with the combined entries; and displaying the recreated network operation by displaying a representation and status of the plurality of nodes, and a representation of message traffic between the plurality of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer readable storage medium having computer executable instructions executable by a processor for:
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collecting, from each of a plurality of nodes on a network, message entries including information corresponding to messages received and transmitted by the respective node and including time stamps for the messages; storing the collected message entries in a memory; recreating operation of the network over a time period from the collected message entries, said recreating including combining the message entries from multiple ones of the plurality of nodes and sorting the combined entries by certain of said time stamps associated with the combined entries; and displaying the recreated network operation by displaying a representation and status of the plurality of nodes, and a representation of message traffic between the plurality of nodes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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for each of a plurality of nodes on a network, storing message entries in a database on the respective nodes, the entries including information corresponding to messages received and transmitted by the respective nodes and including time stamps for the messages; collecting the message entries from each of the databases; collecting forwarding tables from multiple ones of the plurality of nodes; storing the collected message entries and the collected forwarding tables in a memory; creating a forwarding table from the collected message entries; and comparing the collected forwarding tables to the created forwarding table.
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