Diagnostic Tree Display for Network Analysis
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication network diagnostic tools, such as the RNO system, face challenges in efficiently managing complex network data and optimizing diagnostic trees, leading to delays in identifying root causes of problems and implementing solutions due to the complexity and difficulty in testing and interpreting large numbers of analysis values.
Innovation Solution
A communication network diagnosis tool that uses diagnostic trees with nodes and links representing logical relationships, allowing for selective display of test results based on importance levels, enabling users to interactively test and analyze network data graphically, and perform step-by-step validations to pinpoint issues and propose corrective actions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If diagnostic trees are used to analyze network data, then diagnostic accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The diagnostic tree is divided into multiple levels (first level, second level, etc.) with each level containing specific nodes representing different diagnostic tests. This segmentation allows the complex diagnostic process to be broken down into manageable hierarchical sections, improving accuracy while making the complexity more controllable and organized.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of 'levels' to organize the diagnostic tree structure. By arranging diagnostic nodes in hierarchical levels rather than a flat structure, the system can represent complex diagnostic relationships in a more organized manner, allowing users to navigate and interpret results more easily despite the inherent complexity.
2Measurement precision
If comprehensive network analysis data is collected, then diagnostic precision is improved, but loss of time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-organizes diagnostic nodes and tests into a hierarchical tree structure before actual diagnostics are performed. This preliminary organization of diagnostic pathways and criteria allows the system to quickly navigate to relevant diagnostic information when problems occur, reducing the time needed to analyze comprehensive network data while maintaining diagnostic precision.
Solution Approach 2:
By segmenting the comprehensive network analysis data into discrete diagnostic nodes organized by levels, the system can process and present information in a structured manner. This segmentation allows users to focus on specific levels or nodes relevant to their problems rather than wading through all available data, thus reducing time loss while maintaining diagnostic precision.
3Loss of information
If detailed test results are displayed, then information completeness is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
Test results are segmented and displayed according to their hierarchical level in the diagnostic tree. Users can view results organized by levels (first level, second level, etc.) and navigate through them systematically. This segmented display maintains information completeness while making interpretation easier by presenting data in an organized, hierarchical format rather than a mass of undifferentiated information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds the dimension of hierarchical levels to the display organization. By arranging test results in multiple levels with clear structural relationships, the system preserves all necessary information while providing users with a structured framework for interpretation. Users can navigate through levels to understand the diagnostic logic flow, making the operation easier despite the completeness of information provided.
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AI summary
A communication network diagnosis tool is adapted to analyze network analysis data using diagnostic trees consisting of nodes each associated with a network test or a set of network tests and connected together by branches representing logical relationships between tests to deliver diagnostic reports describing causes of problems in said network. The diagnostic tool comprises i) processor means adapted in the event of using at least a portion of a diagnostic tree for a test to associate with at least some of the nodes and/or links of said portion information data representing the result of the test on the node or link concerned and corresponding to selected levels of importance and ii) display means adapted to display selectively a graphical representation of the nodes and/or links of said portion representing at least a portion of the results of said test as a function of at least one selected level of importance.