CPC H04L 41/22 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); H04L 67/75 (2022.05)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for network management comprising:
displaying a map of network devices and connections between the network devices;
associating one or more of the network devices with one or more device drill-down actions;
associating one or more of the connections with one or more connection drill-down actions;
displaying, for each of the one or more device drill-down actions, a first drill-down pane including each of the one or more device drill-down actions, wherein the first drill-down pane is displayed on the map at a location adjacent to the associated one or more network devices;
displaying, for each of the one or more connection drill-down actions, a second drill-down pane including each of the one or more connection drill-down actions, wherein the second drill-down pane is displayed on the map at a location adjacent to the associated one or more connections;
receiving, from the first drill-down pane, a selection of one of the displayed device drill-down actions for the one or more network devices associated with the selected drill-down action when displayed and associated with the one or more of the network devices;
receiving, from the second drill-down pane, a selection of one of the displayed connection drill-down actions for the one or more connections associated with the selected drill-down action when displayed and associated with the one or more of the connections;
implementing a function provided by the selected device drill-down action that corresponds with the associated one or more network devices when the selected drill-down action is adjacent to the associated one or more network devices; and
implementing a function provided by the selected connection drill-down action that corresponds with the associated one or more connections when the selected drill-down action is adjacent to the associated one or more connections.
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