Patent ID: 8352866

Claim:
A method of adapting a network topology, the network topology comprising a plurality of points, a plurality of connections, each connection connecting a pair of points, and a zoneset comprising a plurality of zones, each zone defining a series of points that are connected, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of user inputs from a user, wherein each of the plurality of user inputs comprises a change to a zone; performing analysis of the plurality of user inputs to determine one or more consistent universal changes to the zoneset based on extrapolations derived from connectivity graphs, wherein the extrapolations comprise analyzing changes in edge connectivity between at least two points across more than one zone, the changes caused by an addition or removal of at least one point from a zone in the zone set, to generate an output; presenting the output to the user comprising one or more of the determined consistent universal changes to the zoneset; receiving a selection user input selecting a presented consistent universal change to be propagated to other zones in the zoneset; and changing the zoneset according to the selected consistent universal change to be propagated to the other zones in the zoneset, wherein the one or more of the determined consistent universal changes effect a change to the other zones in the zoneset consistent with the one or more user inputs.