Graphic display of network topology
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    发明授权
    Graphic display of network topology 失效
    网络拓扑图形显示

    公开(公告)号:US5276789A

    公开(公告)日:1994-01-04

    申请号:US523168

    申请日:1990-05-14

    摘要: A system for automatically laying out and graphically displaying the topology of a computer network system. The layout system retrieves a list of the nodes within the network and their interconnections from a database which can be manually built by a network administrator or automatically constructed by other software. The system will provide any of three views that can be requested by the user. An internet view is the largest and shows the interconnection of different networks. A network view can be shown for any of the networks described in the internet view. A network is comprised of segments and the system will display a view of the nodes connected to any one of the segments. The system will automatically update the view as new nodes become available in the database. This aspect of the system and allows the system to dynamically update the graph when the list of nodes is being supplied by other software. The system also allows the user to dynamically alter the graph by using a graphical input device to move any of the objects displayed on the graph.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于自动布局和图形显示计算机网络系统拓扑的系统。 布局系统检索网络中的节点列表及其与数据库的互连,这些数据库可由网络管理员手动构建或由其他软件自动构建。 系统将提供用户可以请求的三个视图中的任何一个。 互联网视图是最大的,显示不同网络的互连。 可以为互联网视图中描述的任何网络显示网络视图。 网络由段组成,系统将显示连接到任何一个段的节点的视图。 当新节点在数据库中可用时,系统将自动更新视图。 该系统的这一方面允许系统在其他软件提供节点列表时动态地更新图形。 该系统还允许用户通过使用图形输入设备来动态地改变图形,以移动图形上显示的任何对象。