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IBM-Patent auf graphische Netzwerkkonfiguration
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- Subject: IBM-Patent auf graphische Netzwerkkonfiguration
- From: PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>
- Date: Thu, 9 Nov 2000 22:19:41 +0100 (CET)
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EP0490624
Graphical configuration of data processing networks
IBM (US)
Claims
1. A computer system for defining the configuration of a network,
comprising:
means for graphically representing a first network of three or more
nodes by defining first network objects for the nodes;
means for graphically defining connections to relate the first network
objects; and
means for automatically generating parameters to configure a physical
network as defined by the network objects and connections.
Hiermit sind alle benutzerfreundlichen Netzwerkadministrationswerkzeuge
erfasst. Ich wuenschte mir schon lange etwa fuer Yast (in SuSE Linux)
ein Netzwerkadministrationswerkzeug, welches die einzelnen Rechner
und die verschiedenen moeglichen Arten von Verbindungen zwischen ihnen
graphisch darstellt und dem Benutzer erlaubt, die Beziehungen zwischen
ihnen anschaulich zu entwerfen, um dann zum Schluss, z.B. ueber
SuSEconfig, diese Parameter in die Klartextdateien /etc/rc.config und die
Dateien unter /sbin/ zu schreiben. Eine lohnende Programmieraufgabe, fuer
die nur bisher niemand Zeit hatte. Jetzt ist es dafuer zu spaet. Ob IBM
das programmieren wird, wie gut und zu welchen Konditionen, weiss
niemand. Als freie Software wird es das jedenfalls nicht mehr geben
koennen. Es sei denn jemand betreibt eine sehr aufwendige
Prioritaetsrecherche und weist nach, dass die Idee schon mal irgendwo
veroefentlicht wurde. Oder wir verstaerken unsere politische Arbeit.
2. The system recited in Claim 1, further comprising means for
validating connections by comparing attributes of defined network
objects.
3. The system recited in Claim 1 or 2, further comprising means for
distributing the generated configuration parameters to physical
systems corresponding to the network objects.
4. The system recited in Claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the means for
graphically representing network objects and the means for graphically
defining connections include means for displaying on a video display
icons representing requester/server devices and connection protocols.
5. The system recited in Claim 4, wherein the requester/server devices
are workstations in a data processing network.
6. The system recited in any preceding Claim, further comprising:
means for graphically representing a second network of three or more
nodes substantially coextensive with the first network;
means for defining second network objects for selected network nodes;
and
means for graphically defining connections between selected second
network objects.
7. The system recited in Claim 6, further comprising means for
validating connections by comparing attributes of said second network
objects.
8. The system recited in Claim 6 or 7, further comprising means for
generating and distributing configuration parameters to physical
systems corresponding to said second network objects.
9. The system recited in any of Claims 6 to 8, wherein the means for
graphically representing said second network objects and the means for
graphically defining connections include means for displaying on a
video display icons representing requester/server devices and
connection protocols.
10. The system recited in Claim 9, wherein the requester/server
devices are workstations in a data processing network.
11. A method of generating configuration parameters for a network of
workstations, comprising the steps of:
generating functional representations of three or more first network
objects on a graphical video display;
generating functional representations of connections relating the
first network objects on the video display;
generating configuration parameters to configure a physical network as
defined by the combination of network objects and connections; and
distributing the configuration parameters to the respective network
objects in a physical network.
12. The method recited in Claim 11, further comprising the step of:
generating in a second functional mode a second set of network objects
and connections corresponding substantially to the first network
objects and connections.
13. A system for configuring a network of multiple terminals,
comprising:
workstation means for graphically depicting a network of three or more
objects;
workstation means for graphically depicting connections relating the
network objects;
means for a user to interactively manipulate the objects and
connections depicted by the workstation; and
means for deriving configuration parameters from combined depictions
having objects and connections.
14. The system recited in Claim 13, further comprising means for
distributing configuration parameters to physical systems
corresponding to the network objects.
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