Method and apparatus for connection-oriented multiplexing and switching network analysis, management, and troubleshooting
AssigneeNetworks Associates Technology, Inc.
InventorChristopher Joseph Ivory
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Abstract
A method for analyzing a connection oriented multiplexing and switching network (COMSN), includes dividing a subsection of a COMSN network into a plurality of virtual channel characterization (VCC) layers, extracting frames from the subsection when the frames are available over a period of time in each of the plurality of VCC layers, and selectively displaying objects associated with the frames and the relationships between the objects.
Claims41
A method for analysis of a connection-oriented multiplexing and switching network (COMSN), comprising the steps of:
- dividing a subsection of a COMSN network into a plurality of virtual channel characterization layers arranged between first and second pluralities of objects that may be communicating with one another, said plurality of virtual channel characterizations layers providing communication paths between said first and second pluralities of objects, and between various ones of said first pluralities of objects themselves, and of said second pluralities of objects, respectively;
- extracting from said subsection frames when available over a period of time in each of said plurality of virtual channel characterization layers;
- selectively displaying objects associated with said frames and the relationships between said objects, whereby said objects include a combination of host objects such as devices for gaining entry into said COMSN network, connections between the host objects, data and flows seen on the connection objects, and the number and type of flows originating or terminating at a selected one of said host objects.
A method for displaying Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network analysis, comprising:
- displaying a hierarchy tree showing a plurality of objects in a first window, wherein objects in a leftmost columnar position in the first window are at a same level in the hierarchy, and objects at successive lower levels are shown with an increasing rightward position as well as a lower position in the first window;
- displaying a plurality of statistics associated with the objects in a second window;
- and
- in response to a user selection of one of the objects via a mouse, affecting the statistics in the second window.
A computer program product implemented by a computer readable medium for displaying Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network analysis, comprising:
- computer code for displaying a hierarchy tree showing a plurality of objects in a first window, wherein objects in a leftmost columnar position in the first window are at a same level in the hierarchy, and objects at successive lower levels are shown with an increasing rightward position as well as a lower position in the first window;
- computer code for displaying a plurality of statistics associated with the objects in a second window;
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- computer code for affecting the statistics in the second window in response to a user selection of one of the objects via a mouse.
A method for displaying Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network analysis, comprising:
- displaying a hierarchy tree showing a plurality of objects in a first window, wherein objects in a leftmost columnar position in the first window are at a same level in the hierarchy, and objects at successive lower levels are shown with an increasing rightward position as well as a lower position in the first window;
- displaying a plurality of statistics associated with the objects in a second window that is displayed simultaneously with the first window, wherein the statistics include a number of bytes transmitted in association with the objects, an average frame size transmitted in association with the objects, and a number of frames transmitted in association with the objects;
- affecting the statistics in the second window, in response to a user selection of one of the objects via a mouse;
- drilling down the objects of the hierarchy tree;
- drilling up the objects of the hierarchy tree;
- displaying a plurality of mediums to be monitored during the network analysis in a third window for the selection thereof by the user;
- displaying a plurality of alarms in a fourth window for the selection thereof by the user;
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- displaying a plurality of files in a fifth window for the selection thereof by the user, each file including a plurality of objects capable of being displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.