Patent ID: 7769850
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of modeling a network, comprising the steps of: a server which acquires one or more metrics associated with one or more network hops, wherein the one or more metrics are derived from management information base (MIB) data, which reflects a network state device-by-device and port-by-port across the network over user-specified time intervals, the MIB data is configured to be merged with ping data and analyzed for inaccuracies, the ping data is configured to be used to overcome the inaccuracies in the MIB data; the server which calculates one or more performance ratings from the one or more metrics for the one or more network hops; the server which computes an overall baseline capability of the one or more network hops based on the calculating step for use in at least any one of characterizing impacts of one or more applications, identifying diminished performance by a network component and projecting an effect caused by altering the network component; and utilizing the server to create a database model of the network's connectivity and to determine baseline and current performance level of the network, wherein the ping data comprises longer and shorter ping packets transmitted in isolation from each other and to provide data for analysis of the baseline performance level of the network.