Patent ID: 6789090
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
A network management system for managing a network, comprising:management means coupled to equipments on a network; and a database storing therein interconnection information related to a physical connection between said equipments, and a logical topology between logical equipments, one of which is assigned at least one ID to each of said equipments between/among a plurality of logical segments based on predetermined specification of equipment setup data, assignment to said logical equipment for said each equipment and attribution of user assigned to said each equipment, said logical topology of a plurality of virtual networks, at least one of which using a packaging scheme different from other of the plurality of virtual networks, and user information of users of said network; wherein said management means comprising: an interface which obtains, from said equipments, information of a plurality of IDs of said equipments, a physical connection between said equipments, a plurality of IDs of said logical equipment and a logical connection between said logical equipments; and a processor which manages said interconnection information stored in said database, based on said IDs of said equipments, said physical connection between said equipments, said IDs of said logical equipments and said logical connection between said logical equipments, wherein said management means manages said interconnection information based on setup information from said equipment on a network; and wherein said management means obtains said interconnection information from said database to inform to a display coupled to said management means thereby to display concurrently on the display said interconnection information related to physical connections among said equipment coupled to said management means, said logical topology of said plurality of virtual networks including said at least one using a packaging scheme different from the other virtual networks, and user information of users of said network.