Command line interface with indication of network element status
AssigneeOverture Networks, Inc.
InventorsScott Michael Harvey, Robert Leroy Lynch, Prayson Will Pate
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Abstract
A method of providing an ongoing indication of at least one piece of current status information about a network element through the use of status indicators in the command line prompt displayed on a command line interface display monitor. Optionally, the pop-up messages to the command line interface display monitor can be modified to provide an indicator of network element status. This abstract is provided as a tool for those searching for patents, and not as a limitation on the scope of the claims.
Claims17
A method of conveying status information in a command prompt used in a system to monitor the performance of a particular network element of a communication network, the method comprising:
- a) categorizing various fault conditions for the network element into classes based on severity;
- b) assigning a fault class indicator to each fault severity class;
- c) modifying the command prompt to incorporate the fault class indicator for the most severe fault severity class with a current fault condition;
- d) using the modified command prompt on a scrolling display screen used by an operator monitoring the performance of the particular network element;
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- e) iteratively repeating steps c–d before each subsequent display of the command prompt.
A method of conveying status information in a command prompt used in a system to monitor the performance of a particular network element of a communication network, the method comprising:
- a) modifying the command prompt to incorporate status information regarding the network element;
- b) using the modified command prompt on a scrolling display screen used by an operator monitoring the performance of the particular network element;
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- c) iteratively repeating steps a-b before each subsequent display of the command prompt.
A method of providing repeated status indication of a current status of a network element in a network communication system, the method comprising:
- using a first command line prompt on any display used for monitoring the current status of the network element, the use of the first command line prompt indicating a current fault of severity level 1 for the network element;
- using a second command line prompt, distinguishable from the first command line prompt, on any display used for monitoring the current status of the network element, the use of the second command line prompt indicating that there is not a current fault of severity level 1 for the network element, but there is at least one current fault of severity level 2 for the network element;
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- using a third command line prompt, distinguishable from both the first command line prompt and the second command line prompt, on any display used for monitoring the current status of the network element, the use of the third command line prompt indicating a lack of any current detected faults of severity level 1 for the network element and also indicating the lack of any current detected faults of severity level 2 for the network element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.