Method and apparatus for automatically populating a network simulator tool
US6014697A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/5684
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for automatically populating a network simulation tool database with network topology and/or traffic information. A topology extraction tool is provided for reading the topology and traffic information in a network management system database, and translating this information into a matching data format required by the simulation tool database before writing the information to the simulation tool database. This automatic method avoids the time-consuming and error-prone prior art manual method of constructing a network model.
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