Display of network information
CA 2314261 A1 · Owner: Bass, Neil Rounce · Inventors: Helbert, Gregory James; Davies, Graham John; Bass, Neil Rounce
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Network information is displayed to a user connected to a network or sub-network manager of a hierarchical telecommunications network by providing a map, on a visual display unit showing network elements and connections between network, elements. A plurality of views are provided and means are provided for selecting a, desired one from said plurality of views. The plurality of views comprises not only the, conventional physical view in which all network elements (multiplexers and regenerators) and the optical fibre links between them are shown but also one , or more, views showing connections at respective virtual container levels (e.g. VC-4 VC-12). In, these views only the multiplexers …
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- Filed July 18, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 18, 2020.
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