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Display of network traffic attributes based on frequency distribution
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
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Filing: 1997-09-12
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Granted: 2000-08-22
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Expires: 2017-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A method is used for monitoring network traffic. For a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of one or more network segments is determined. This is done in order to generate utilization data. The utilization data is organized to produce organized utilization data. The first organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the first network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization. The first organized utilization data is displayed in a graph. The graph has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew Wilkinson
- 👤 Heidi Hodges
- 👤 Rosa A. Lozano
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:23
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/08; H04L43/0876; H04L43/0882; H04L43/04; H04L43/045; H04L43/06; H04L43/065; H04L43/16
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method used for monitoring network traffic comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a first network segment in order to generate first utilization data; (b) organizing the first utilization data to produce first organized utilization data, so that the first organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the first network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the first organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method used for monitoring network traffic comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a first network segment in order to generate first utilization data; (b) organizing the first utilization data to produce first organized utilization data, so that the first organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the first network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the first organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
89 words
A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the following steps: (d) determining, for the plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a second network segment in order to generate second utilization data; (e) organizing the second utilization data to produce second organized utilization data, so that the second organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the second network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (f) displaying the second organized utilization data in the graph.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
89 words
A method as in claim 2 additionally comprising the following steps: (g) determining, for the plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a third network segment in order to generate third utilization data; (h) organizing the third utilization data to produce third organized utilization data, so that the third organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the third network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (i) displaying the third organized utilization data in the graph.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as in claim 3 wherein step (g) comprises the following substeps: (g.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the third network segment; and, (g.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (g.1), percent utilization of the third network segment during each time period.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 3 wherein in step (g) each time period is approximately one second.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as in claim 2 wherein step (d) comprises the following substeps: (d.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the second network segment; and, (d.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (d.1), percent utilization of the second network segment during each time period.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein step (c) additionally comprises displaying a threshold percent utilization in the graph.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein step (a) comprises the following substeps: (a.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the first network segment; and, (a.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (a.1), percent utilization of the first network segment during each time period.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A method as in claim 1 wherein in step (a) each time period is approximately one second.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
123 words
Storage media which contains software which when run on a computing system performs a method used for monitoring network traffic, the method comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a first network segment in order to generate first utilization data; (b) organizing the first utilization data to produce first organized utilization data, so that the first organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the first network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the first organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
Storage media which contains software which when run on a computing system performs a method used for monitoring network traffic, the method comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a first network segment in order to generate first utilization data; (b) organizing the first utilization data to produce first organized utilization data, so that the first organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the first network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the first organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
Storage media as in claim 10 wherein the method additionally comprises the following steps: (d) determining, for the plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a second network segment in order to generate second utilization data; (e) organizing the second utilization data to produce second organized utilization data, so that the second organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the second network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (f) displaying the second organized utilization data in the graph.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
92 words
Storage media as in claim 11 wherein the method additionally comprises the following steps: (g) determining, for the plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a third network segment in order to generate third utilization data; (h) organizing the third utilization data to produce third organized utilization data, so that the third organized utilization data indicates a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which the third network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (i) displaying the third organized utilization data in the graph.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
Storage media as in claim 12 wherein step (g) comprises the following substeps: (g.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the third network segment; and, (g.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (g.1), percent utilization of the third network segment during each time period.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
17 words
Storage media as in claim 12 wherein in step (g) each time period is approximately one second.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
59 words
Storage media as in claim 11 wherein step (d) comprises the following substeps: (d.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the second network segment; and, (d.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (d.1), percent utilization of the second network segment during each time period.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
19 words
Storage media as in claim 10 wherein step (c) additionally comprises displaying a threshold percent utilization in the graph.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
59 words
Storage media as in claim 10 wherein step (a) comprises the following substeps: (a.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device on the first network segment; and, (a.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (a.1), percent utilization of the first network segment during each time period.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
107 words
A method used for monitoring network traffic comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a plurality of network segments in order to generate utilization data; (b) organizing the utilization data to produce organized utilization data, so that the organized utilization data indicates, for each network segment, a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which each network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
107 words
A method used for monitoring network traffic comprising the following steps: (a) determining, for a plurality of time periods, percent utilization of a plurality of network segments in order to generate utilization data; (b) organizing the utilization data to produce organized utilization data, so that the organized utilization data indicates, for each network segment, a percent frequency of the plurality of time periods during which each network segment is at least equal to each value of percent utilization; and, (c) displaying the organized utilization data, in a graph which has a first axis which indicates percent utilization and which has a second axis which indicates percent frequency.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as in claim 18 wherein step (a) comprises the following substeps: (a.1) collecting, for each time period, a number of bytes which pass through a representative network device for each network segment; and, (a.2) calculating, based on the number of bytes collected in substep (a.1), percent utilization of each network segment during each time period.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 18 wherein step (c) additionally comprises displaying a threshold percent utilization in the graph.
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