Patent ID: 7945658
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for managing a network comprising: a plurality of administrative systems, wherein each of the plurality of administrative systems comprises one or more prefix and one or more border router; and a display configured to display in real-time one or more graphical layout representing one or more network information, wherein the one or more graphical layout comprises: one or more first node representing one or more border router of a selected administrative system, wherein the one or more first node is placed in a first charting object, wherein a first attribute of the one or more first node represents a first activity originating from a corresponding border router of the selected administrative system; a plurality of second nodes representing border routers of a plurality of peer administrative systems of the selected administrative system, wherein the plurality of second nodes are placed in a plurality of portions of a second charting object, wherein a portion of the plurality of second nodes corresponding to a same peer administrative system among the plurality of peer administrative systems is grouped within a displayed boundary of a portion among the plurality of portions, wherein a second attribute of the plurality of second nodes represents a second activity originating from a corresponding border router of the plurality of peer administrative systems; and one or more router link each connecting a pair of a first node of the one or more first node and a second node of the portion of the plurality of second nodes and intersecting the displayed boundary of the portion among the plurality of portions, wherein a third attribute of the one or more router link represents a third activity associated with the pair of the first and second nodes, wherein placement of the one or more first nodes and the one or more second nodes in the first charting object and the second charting object, respectively, is determined based on minimizing a distance measure of connected nodes in the one or more first nodes and the one or more second nodes, wherein the connected nodes are connected by the one or more router link, wherein the one or more first node is placed in the first charting object based on minimizing a first weight determined based at least on placement of the one or more first node in the first charting object, and wherein the plurality of second nodes are placed in the plurality of portions based on minimizing a second weight determined based at least on placement of the plurality of the second nodes in the second charting object.