Abstract: Three-dimensional (3D) visualization of multi-layer networks include receiving data associated with a network, wherein the network includes interconnected network elements that operate at a plurality of levels that include any of network layers and encapsulations; displaying a plurality of three-dimensional icons each represent one of a plurality of network elements of the interconnected network elements; and displaying links between the plurality of three-dimensional icons each link representing one of a network layer connection and an encapsulation connection.

Abstract: A computer graphics system includes a host computer, including a graphics application program and an application programming interface, and graphics hardware. The application programming interface creates a display list for receiving and storing user-specified commands and stores each user-specified texture download command in a texture image list. When a texture processing command is received and the corresponding texture map is optimizable, the texture image list is stored in a texture object, the texture object is marked as not downloaded and a bind texture call is inserted in the display list. The bind texture call contains a reference to the texture object.