Patent ID: 8560668
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for correlating a network event affecting a transport service with the transport service affected by the network event, the method comprising: representing a transport service between point A and point Z in a network in terms of physical network elements between point A and point Z, network entities within the physical network elements, and connections between the network entities to form a complete representation of the transport service, the formed complete representation of the transport service showing intra-network element connections, inter-network element connections, and relationships between the network entities; representing a network event affecting the transport service to form a representation of the network event; and simultaneously presenting the network event representation against the complete representation of the transport service to provide a visual presentation of the network event affecting the transport service in terms of the affected physical network elements, network entities, and connections, the provided visual presentation enabling a viewer to correlate in a visual manner the network event affecting the transport service with the transport service affected by the network event.