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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 30, 1998
Shoichi Tachibana, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouji Ishibashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazutaka Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichi Shimazaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuaki Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
In monitoring a network in which nodes such as a host, a hub, rooter, etc. are interconnected, each node is indicated by an icon, and the connection between the nodes is indicated by a line. A node to be regarded is positioned in the center of the map as a root, and a node directly connected to the root is arranged as a node at the second hierarchical level on the circumference of the circle with the root centered. The node connected to the node at the second hierarchical level is arranged as a node at the third hierarchical level on the circumference of the concentric circle, with the root centered, having a larger radius than the node at the second hierarchical level. Similarly, the network configuration is assumed to be a hierarchical structure with the root centered, and an icon indicating an object at a higher hierarchical level is arranged on the circumference of a concentric circle having a larger radius.