Patent ID: 7743128

Claim:
A method for visualizing and monitoring network performance of a computer network, comprising the steps of: displaying graphically a visually interlinked view of at least four normalized nominal network quality of service (Qos) indicators, said normalized nominal network QoS indicators associated on a radial plot and visually interlinked to form a nominal performance polygon, said nominal performance polygon comprising a plurality of corners, each of said corners corresponding to a separate one of said plurality of normalized nominal QoS indicators, each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators being substitutable with other normalized nominal network performance indicators; measuring real-time performance variations for each of said normalized nominal network QoS indicators; displaying graphically said real-time performance variations as real-time normalized points on said radial plot; visually interlinking said real-time normalized points for forming a time-varying performance polygon, said time-varying performance polygon relating to real-time network performance variations of said computer network; and continually monitoring network performance of the computer network by comparing variations of said time-varying performance polygon with said nominal performance polygon.