Patent ID: 7974219

Claim:
A system, implemented on a suitable computing device, for troubleshooting a network using path topology, comprising: a network path generator that generates a path topology and a corresponding visual display, the path topology, comprising: a most probable path between two end-point elements in the network, wherein the most probable path comprises one or more network elements disposed between the two end-point elements, the most probable path being a current most probable path between the two end-point elements in the network, one or more additional most probable paths between the two end-point elements in the network, wherein each additional most probable path comprises one or more network elements disposed between the two end-point elements, each additional most probable path being a different earlier-in-time most probable path between the two end-point elements in the network, and identities of each of the network elements; a database access module coupled to a time series database, the time series database storing network configuration data and performance metrics acquired by a network manager; and a health report generator, coupled to the network path generator and the database access module, that: receives identities of each of the network elements, accesses the time series database, determines summary performance information for each of the network elements, and displays the summary performance information in a path health report, wherein the network path generator permits a user to compare the current most probable path to the one or more additional most probable paths, such that a difference between the current most probable path and any of the one or more different earlier-in-time most probable paths is indicative of a network problem between the two end-point elements in the network.