Patent ID: 7047496
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for visualizing a topology of an optical network, comprising the steps of: determining a path of a channel in the network; determining one or more attributes of the channel characterizing the quality of signal transmission by the channel along the path of the channel in the network when the channel is present in the network; and graphically displaying the path of the channel in the network including displaying a direction of propagation of the channel in the network together with the evolution of said one or more attributes of the channel along the path; wherein the step of graphically displaying the path of the channel in the network further comprises representing the path by a geometrical shape, which is split into segments, each segment corresponding to the path of the channel between two nodes, each segment being further split into sections whose number is equal to the number of the attributes to be displayed, each section using a respective graphical display characteristic, representing the value of the corresponding attribute between the two nodes.