Multiplex communications – Network configuration determination
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-15
2009-11-17
Ton, Dang T (Department: 2419)
Multiplex communications
Network configuration determination
C709S238000, C715S734000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07619988
ABSTRACT:
According to this invention, it is possible to display the overall configuration of a network and, at the same time, an important part of the network in detail according to the objective of monitoring so as to be able to grasp/monitor the important part of the network in detail, while globally grasping/monitoring the network configuration, for the purpose of an efficient monitoring operation on the network configuration. A network configuration management apparatus100for managing the configuration of a network101formed by connecting a plurality of network devices comprises a topology information acquiring section11for acquiring topology information on each of the network devices and a degree of importance determining section12for computationally determining the degree of importance of each of the network devices, using the topology information acquired by the topology information acquiring section11. The apparatus100displays a network map on the basis of the computationally determined degrees of importance.
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Japanese Patent Office Action mailed Nov. 11, 2008 and issued in corresponding Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-025200.
Japanese Office Action issued on Feb. 3, 2009 in corresponding Japanese Patent Application 2005-025200.
Oguro Keiichi
Shimada Kuniaki
Watanabe Yukihiro
Yokoyama Ken
Fujitsu Limited
Randhawa Mandish
Staas & Halsey , LLP
Ton Dang T
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