Patent ID: 6377955
Filing Date: 2002-04-23
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of generating a report that describes performance characteristics of a computer network based on RADIUS accounting information that is produced by the network in operation, the method comprising the steps of:creating and storing archive data comprising a selected portion of the RADIUS accounting information; creating and storing configuration information that defines the report and comprises a report type identifier that is associated with one or more RADIUS attributes that identify data values in the archive data and that is associated with a generic report type; and one or more attribute values that specify bounds of ranges of the data values; retrieving and parsing the configuration information to create and store one or more buckets associated with the ranges of the data values for receiving data values falling within such ranges; reading the archive data and selectively storing its data values in the buckets based on the configuration information; and generating a report by displaying the values that are in the buckets.