Patent ID: 6664985
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for supervising a distributed switch having a plurality of interconnected distributed switch processors each having its own plurality of components, comprising the steps of:(a) receiving state information about a distributed switch processor from the plurality of distributed switch processors; and (b) displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) having a plurality of glyphs within a single output unit, each glyph from the plurality of glyphs representing a component of the distributed switch processor, each glyph from the plurality of glyphs indicating the state information about its own component; wherein a first arrangement of the plurality of glyphs displayed in said displaying step (b) correspond to a front physical layout of the components of the distributed switch processor within a front of a cabinet containing the components, a second arrangement of the plurality of glyphs displayed in said displaying step (b) correspond to a back physical layout of the components of the distributed switch processor within a back of the cabinet containing the components, and the front physical layout and the back physical layout are displayed in said displaying step (b) within said single output unit.