Patent ID: 8782525

Claim:
A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for displaying signal routing, wherein the program instructions are executable by a processor to: display a diagram of a system, wherein the system comprises a plurality of physical components connected via physical connections, wherein the system comprises a plurality of software elements implemented on various ones of the physical components, wherein the diagram comprises a plurality of icons connected by wires, wherein at least a first subset of the icons represent the plurality of software elements of the system, wherein wires between the first subset of icons represent logical connections between corresponding software elements without representing corresponding physical signal routes; receive user input requesting physical signal routing information of the system; and visually indicate a physical signal route corresponding to a first logical connection between a first software element and a second software element based on the user input, wherein the first software element is implemented on a first physical component and the second software element is implemented on a second physical component, wherein said visually indicating comprises displaying the physical signal route of a first physical connection between the first physical component and the second physical component.