Patent Application

App. No. 14/815,221

Abstract

Claims (29)

1 . A system for estimating network loading comprising:

a component selection system configured to receive a selection of two or more components in a user-defined network out of a plurality of available network components; and

a window analysis system configured to receive the two or more selected components and to generate a component loading display that shows component loading as a function of time for one or more metrics associated with each component.

2 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a component modelling system configured to monitor each of the selected components to generate usage data for the one or more metrics for each component.

3 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a transfer estimate system configured to identify an estimated period of time required to perform a user-selected process as a function of the one or more metrics associated with each component and a loading for each component associated with the user-selected process.

4 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a transfer package system configured to identify a plurality of estimated periods of time during which a user-selected process can be performed as a function of the one or more metrics associated with each component, a loading for each component associated with the user-selected process, and variables associated with the user-selected process.

5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the component selection system is configured to detect each of the plurality of available components and to generate a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components.

6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the component selection system is configured to detect each of the plurality of available components, to generate a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components, and to receive a user selection of two endpoints of the user-defined network.

7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the component selection system is configured to detect each of the plurality of available components, to generate a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components, to receive a user selection of two endpoints of the user-defined network, and to generate a list of components between the user-defined endpoints for a user-selected process.

8 . A method for estimating network loading comprising:

receiving a selection of two or more components in a user-defined network out of a plurality of available network components through a user interface device of a processor; and

generating a component loading display on the user interface device of the processor that shows component loading as a function of time for one or more metrics associated with each component.

9 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

monitoring each of the selected components with a monitoring system; and

generating usage data for the one or more metrics for each component as a function of the monitoring.

10 . The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying an estimated period of time required to perform a user-selected process as a function of the one or more metrics associated with each component and a loading for each component associated with the user-selected process.

11 . The method of claim 8 further comprising identifying a plurality of estimated periods of time during which a user-selected process can be performed as a function of the one or more metrics associated with each component, a loading for each component associated with the user-selected process, and variables associated with the user-selected process.

12 . The method of claim 8 comprising:

detecting each of the plurality of available components; and

generating a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components.

13 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

detecting each of the plurality of available components;

generating a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components; and

receiving a user selection of two endpoints of the user-defined network.

14 . The method of claim 8 further comprising:

detecting each of the plurality of available components;

generating a user-selectable display showing each of the plurality of available components;

receiving a user selection of two endpoints of the user-defined network; and

generating a list of components between the user-defined endpoints for a user-selected process.

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