Patent ID: 7047164
Filing Date: 2006-05-16
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for determining and predicting performance and recommending a configuration of a communication device, comprising: means for specifying a reporting period, said reporting period corresponding to a reporting period of interest; means for specifying a plurality of summary periods, each said summary period defining a different portion of said reporting period, and wherein each said summary period corresponds to a plurality of days of interest and to a portion of said days of interest; means for processing a retrieved plurality of selected data parameters into a plurality of per-summary-period performance parameter groups, each group corresponding to actual performance of said communication device during one of said summary periods, each performance parameter in the group corresponding to a performance category within the summary period; means for presenting and displaying each of said performance parameter groups in association with the corresponding summary period for the group; means for processing the per-summary-period performance parameter groups into a plurality of trend parameters to predict future performance of said communication device; means for presenting and displaying in a trend report said plurality of trend parameters for said reporting period; and means for recommending a performance rating in terms of capacity or size for said communication device based upon said plurality of trend parameters, wherein said performance rating corresponds to a port speed of a port residing in said communications device, wherein said port speed corresponds to the rate at which data is transmitted through said port.