Patent ID: 7379994
Filing Date: 2008-05-27
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for assessing computer server and communications network capacity, the method comprising: calculating two integer values representing a Local Node Value (LNV) and a Composite Node Value (CNV); calculating the LNV of a server as an integer value through a combination of measured counters at the same instantaneous point in time, the LNV reflecting the capacity of the server to receive work loads; and, calculating the CNV of a beginning server as an integer value through a combination of the LNVs of a sub-network of servers that begins with the beginning server, the calculation of the CNV including the LNV of the beginning server, the CNV reflecting the capacity of the sub-network beginning with the beginning server to collectively receive work-loads wherein said LNV and CNV allow a user to analyze network device performance and network resource utilization in a peer-to-peer, real-time relationship, without requiring a multi-tier polling data collection process via a central console, said peer-to-peer real-time relationship comprising a peer-to-peer value including said CNV and said LNV and capable of changing dynamically, in one to many, many to one, and bi-directional relationships between a plurality of calculated values wherein said CNV and LNV values are displayed in a client interface device and associated with a new network resource configuration wherein one or more network elements are communicatively coupled in a different manner from a previous network resource configuration.