Logical topology visualization

A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores instructions for performing a method comprising:

• accessing status data for components of a network system, the status data including network connectivity status information aggregated for at least some of the components of the network system;
• and
• generating an interactive visualization of a logical topology for the network system based on the accessed status data, the interactive visualization of the logical topology including nodes, an aggregation node, and first links arranged as a radial graph, the nodes representing components operating in the network system and associated status thereof, wherein a given node of the nodes represents a physical site comprising a group of network components that are logically grouped together for operation of a particular purpose, the aggregation node providing a virtual aggregation point in the interactive visualization through which the plurality of node user interface elements are logically connected, and the first links representing connectivity between the nodes and the aggregation node;
• receiving a selection of the given node;
• regenerating the interactive visualization by:
• eliminating the first links connected to the aggregation node,
• eliminating or rendering substantially transparent the aggregation node, and
• connecting at least a portion of the nodes to the given node with second new links, each connected between the given node user interface element and each respective node previously connected to the aggregation node prior to the selection to represent the logical connectivity and associated aggregate network connectivity status from a perspective of the group of network components represented by the given node user interface element while the plurality of node user interface elements remained fixed at their respective positions in the interactive visualization.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• accessing a monitoring database to acquire status information for a plurality of components in a telecommunication system;
• generating a radial graph based on the acquired status information, the radial graph including a plurality of nodes representing the plurality of components, an aggregation node representing a virtual aggregation point through which the plurality of nodes are logically connected, and first links between each of the plurality of nodes and the aggregation node representing logical connections and associated status for the plurality of components, wherein a given node of the plurality of nodes represents a physical site comprising a group of network components that are logically grouped together for operation of a particular purpose;
• and
• in response to a user input selecting the given node of the plurality of nodes, modifying the radial graph by:
• eliminating the first links connected to the aggregation node,
• eliminating or rendering substantially transparent the aggregation node, and
• connecting a second plurality of new at least a portion of the nodes to the given node with links, each connected between the given node and each respective node previously connected to the aggregation node prior to the selection to represent logical connectivity status information and an associated network connectivity status in the radial graph, based on the acquired status information, from a perspective of the group of components represented by the selected given node while the plurality of nodes remained fixed at their respective positions in the radial graph.