Graphical User Interface for Correlated Network Measurements
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional distributed network troubleshooting systems fail to correlate measurements from multiple network analysis agents, requiring users to manually analyze data from separate windows, which is inefficient and impractical, especially when troubleshooting across multiple network segments.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface that allows users to add and visually correlate network-related measurements from different network analysis devices, providing a centralized platform to manage and display measurements from multiple agents, enabling simultaneous visualization and analysis across network segments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If measurements are run on separate network analysis agents in individual network segments, then each measurement can be performed independently on its respective agent, but the measurements cannot be correlated and require manual analysis across multiple windows which is inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines measurements from multiple network analysis agents into a single correlated display window. The system merges data from different agents (e.g., San Francisco TNA and Phoenix RMON) and presents them together with visual correlation indicators, eliminating the need for users to manually switch between multiple windows and correlate data themselves.
2Loss of information
If a centralized interface is provided to display all measurements, then measurement correlation becomes possible, but the interface complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The centralized interface is segmented into distinct functional areas: a list of network analysis agents, individual measurement display sections for each agent, and visual correlation indicators. This segmentation allows the complex information to be organized in a structured, manageable way that reduces perceived complexity while maintaining full correlation capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a visual correlation dimension to the display by showing not only the measurement values but also visual indicators of how measurements from different agents correlate with each other. This additional dimensional representation makes the correlation information accessible without increasing the basic interface structure.
3Productivity
If multiple measurements are analyzed mentally across separate windows, then some analysis is possible, but the process becomes very inefficient and impractical especially with more than two agents
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs the correlation analysis automatically without requiring user mental effort. The interface self-generates visual correlation indicators that show the relationships between measurements from different agents, freeing the user from the tedious task of manually comparing and correlating data across multiple windows.
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AI summary
A graphical user interface provides a link to network related measurements by network analysis devices, to present a test including perceptibly correlated network-related measurements by two or more of the network analysis devices through a selectable graphical display corresponding to the network analysis devices, and a selectable graphical display corresponding to at least one measurement for each selected network analysis device. The test provides a newly added measurement.