EP0495289A2
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Remote LAN segment monitor
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1991-07-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-07-18
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a system for collecting and displaying statistical data for a plurality of local area networks (LANs). The data is collected in several remote nodes, each of which is attached to a local area network (103). The data is obtained by using a LAN driver (104) that intercepts all records on the LAN. The records are sent to a collector process (100) where statistics are accumulated into a shared memory area and then transferred to an archiver process (112) in a management node (102). The archiver process writes the statistics to a history file while compressing older data to prevent the file from growing too large. Several display processes run currently in the management node to display the history data. The data is displayed while allowing the user of the system to dynamically select the point in time of the data being displayed, the range of dates and times of the data being displayed as well as the resolution of the graphical screen display.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter C. Notess
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/328; H04L41/00; H04L41/14; H04L41/142; G06F11/34; G06F11/3409; G06F11/3466; G06F11/3476; G06F11/3495; H04L43/02; H04L43/022; H04L43/04; H04L43/045
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
A system for collecting and displaying statistical data for at least one local area network (103), said system comprising: means (100) for collecting the statistical data (100); management node means (102) for storing the statistical data; and display means (116,18,120) located in said management node means for displaying the statistical data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
101 words
A system as in claim 1, wherein said means (100) for collecting are located in a plurality of remote computer systems, one computer system connected to each of a plurality of local area networks (103), the management mode means (102) also assembles the statistical data, the display means also formats the statistical data and the system further comprises means (122) located in each of said remote computer systems for transferring said statistical data to said management node means (102); and means (112) located in said management node means for receiving said statistical data transferred from each of said remote computer systems.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
70 words
The system of claims 1 or 2, wherein said means (100) for collecting the statistical data comprises: LAN driver means (104) for receiving each transmission on the local area network (103); collector means (106) for receiving local area network transmission data from said LAN driver means and reducing said data to create the statistical data; and shared memory means (108) for storing the statistical data created by said collector means.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
60 words
The system of claim of any preceding claim, wherein said management node means (102) comprises: archiver means (112) for receiving the statistical data from said remote computer systems and storing the statistical data in a history file (114); and the display means comprises a plurality of means (116, 118, 120) for displaying the statistical data in a plurality of formats.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said archiver (112) means further comprises means (716) for compressing said history file (114).
Claim 6
Independent Claim
37 words
The system of claims 4 or 5, wherein each of said plurality of means for displaying comprises means (903, 1103,1304) for dynamically reading said history file (114) and dynamically updating said formats to show new data read.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
36 words
The system of any of claims 4 to 6, wherein each of said plurality of means for displaying comprises means for detecting (916,1114,1320) said compressing of said history file (114) and using a new, compressed file.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
34 words
The system of any of claims 5 to 7, wherein said means (716) for compressing said file comprises indicating a compressed file by reducing the length of the compressed file to a predetermined value.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
28 words
The system of any of claims 4 to 8, wherein said archiver means (112) and said means (116,118,120) for displaying operate concurrently within said management node means (102).
Claim 10
Independent Claim
27 words
The system of any of claims 3 to 9, wherein said collector means (106) and said means (122) for transferring operate concurrently within said remote computer systems.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
20 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein the means (100) for collecting are located in the management node means (102).
Claim 12
Independent Claim
28 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein said display means (116,118,120) further comprises first dynamic means (1304) for selecting the time of the statistical data to be displayed.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
27 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein said display means (116,118,120) further comprises second dynamic means (1306) for selecting the amount of statistical data to be displayed.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
28 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein said display means (116,118,120) further comprises third dynamic means (1308) for selecting the resolution of the statistical data to be displayed.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
26 words
The system of any of claims 12 to 14, wherein one or more of said dynamic means for selecting the resolution comprises graphical icon means (1503,1505,1507).
Claim 16
Independent Claim
27 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein said display means (116,118,120) further comprises means (1503,1502) for dynamically displaying new data received by said management node means (102).
Claim 17
Independent Claim
32 words
The system of any preceding claim, wherein said display means (116,118,120) further comprises: means (1324) for dynamically determining if statistical data has been compressed; and means for dynamically reading compressed data (1326).
Claim 18
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for collecting and displaying statistical data for a plurality of local area networks (103), said process comprising the steps of: a) collecting the statistical data in a plurality of remote computer systems, one computer system connected to each of the plurality of local area networks; b) transferring the statistical data from each of said remote computer systems to management node means (100); c) receiving, and storing the statistical data in said management node means (100); and d) formatting and displaying the statistical data.
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