Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Computer network managing – Computer network monitoring
Patent
1998-09-15
2000-04-11
Follensbee, John A.
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Computer network managing
Computer network monitoring
709220, 709223, 709226, 709239, 714 11, 714 43, 714 56, G06F 738
Patent
active
060498285
ABSTRACT:
A network management system includes a user interface, a virtual network and a device communication manager. The virtual network includes models which represent network entities and model relations which represent relations between network entities. Each model includes network data relating to a corresponding network entity and one or more inference handlers for processing the network data to provide user information. The system can poll or communicate with certain network entities and can infer the status of network connectors and other network entities for which polling is impossible or impractical. The system performs a fault isolation technique wherein the fault status of a network device is suppressed when it is determined that the device is not defective. User displays include hierarchical location views and topological views of the network configuration. Network devices are represented on the displays by multifunction icons which permit the user to select additional displays showing detailed information regarding different aspects of the corresponding network device.
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Dev Roger H.
Nelson Mark H.
Cabletron Systems Inc.
Follensbee John A.
Nguyen Dzung C
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