Patent ID: 8289878
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for network mapping, comprising: parsing, by a data manager, router configurations of routers of a network service provider that facilitate communication between customer source nodes and customer destination nodes of a plurality of customers to determine virtual link information for virtual links between the customer source nodes and the customer destination nodes of the plurality of customers in a network; deriving, by the data manager, a map that shows virtual link lines between customer source nodes and customer destination nodes of one of the plurality of customers, wherein the map is based on virtual link information associated with the one of the plurality of customers, and wherein the map does not include nodes of physical network elements of the network service provider; and highlighting, by the data manager, at least one object of the derived map to identify a problem area, wherein the highlighted at least one object is selected from displayed customer source nodes, displayed customer destination nodes, and displayed virtual link lines.