Method and apparatus for determining the health of a network

Details Method and apparatus for determining the health of a network Method and apparatus for determining the health of a network

1997-04-16

1998-10-06

Beausoliel, Jr., Robert W.

39518401, 39518322, 39520054, G06F 1100

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ABSTRACT:
An apparatus which provides the user with an indication of the computer network's health. The indication is provided by a network management station on the computer network. The network management station has a distributable piece of code which instructs agents to gather diagnostic and status information. The network management station then evaluates the network specific diagnostic and status data gathered by the agents. Based on the evaluation, the network management station generates a representation of the computer network's functionality (i.e., its "health"). Thereby, the user can readily determine whether the computer network requires repairs.

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