Abstract: A port information display system includes an administrative workstation (2) and a plurality of network devices (6). The administrative workstation can obtain and display information on ports of the network devices in real time. The administrative workstation includes: a network monitoring module (22) for obtaining information on ports of the network devices; a database (24) for storing information on the ports of the network devices; a plurality of port information pages (28), each port information page corresponding to a respective one of the network devices and including a current event bar (286) for conveniently displaying event information on one or more ports of the respective network device; and a port information display module (26) for determining whether information on ports of the network devices constitutes one or more events according to definitions stored in the database, and for displaying event information in real time.

Abstract: A system for logging events of network devices includes an event management module (110), an event forwarding module (120), a plurality of service modules (130), an event storing module (150), and a user interface (160). The event management module includes an event buffer (111). The service modules generate various events and classify them. Based on a callback function, the event forwarding module collects classified events and sends them to the event management module. The event management module stores events in the event storing module, and provides the events to the user interface for display according to a predefined filtering mechanism. A method for logging events of network devices is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling packet transmission in a communication network includes: a classifier for classifying a plurality of packets into different types and for transmitting the classified packets based on a service level agreement (SLA); a meter for determining whether a data arrival rate of packets received from the classifier is more than a token rate, and if not, considering the packets as in-profile packets, or otherwise, considering the packets as out-profile packets; a marker for re-marking packets received from the classifier and out-profile packets that need to be transmitted first based on the SLA; a traffic adjuster for discarding out-profile packets that do not need to be transmitted first based on the SLA; and a classifying server for providing differentiated bandwidths for packets received from the classifier and the traffic adjuster. A related method for controlling packet transmission in a communication network is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying port performance of networking devices (6) is provided. The system is implemented in a networking infrastructure which includes an administrative workstation (2) and at least one networking devices. The administrative workstation can obtain and display information on ports of the networking device in real time. A plurality of port information pages (28) formed according to a simulating figure (280) of the networking device are provided by the administrative workstation. The simulating figure is for simulating a front panel of a respective network device and comprises a plurality of port icons (282). The port icon is for displaying traffic volume statuses for corresponding ports respectively with different colors and image configurations. A current event bar (286) is provided for displaying the most up-date event information of the networking device.

Abstract: A system (3) for configuring and managing communication devices that include non-volatile memories includes a user interface (31) for providing a configuration and management interface for a network administrator, one or more service modules (35) for generating configuration information, and a configuration manager (33) for managing the configuration information. The user interface includes a parser (312) for parsing configuration commands or management commands issued by the network administrator. The configuration manager includes a command builder (334) for mapping the configuration information provided by the service modules to the configuration commands, and a command loader (332) for loading respective configuration files containing the configuration commands from the non-volatile memories of the communication devices. A related method for configuring and managing communication devices is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for configuring and managing a network device includes a graphical user interface (GUI) (110), a network server (120), and a core-layer module (130). The GUI receives configuring and managing demands, and for displaying information on the network device. The network server is connected to the GUI, which is used for receiving the demands from the GUI. The network server includes a network engine (121) for converting various demands to different objects, a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) routine module (122) for generating applications based on the objects and for filling the routine templates with configuration data to generate routines, and a get/set module (123) for driving the core-layer module according to the applications to obtain the configuration data on the network device and for returning the configuration data to the HTML routine module. A related method for configuring and managing the network device is also provided.

Abstract: A system for graphically managing network devices includes a web browser (1100); a web server (1200) connected between the web browser and network devices including a first HTML page (1210) and a device front-panel picture (200); and a GDM (Graphical Device Manager, 1211) which is a Java applet, embedded in the first HTML page. The GDM comprises a GDM object (1212), an Image List object (1213), an LED object (1214), a Status object (1215) and a Port Connector object (1216). The GDM initializes itself according to a second HTML page (1220) and a third HTML page (1230). The GDM generates pictures of all ports (201) and LEDs (203, 204, 205, 206, 207, and 208) based on the working statuses. The GDM is operated via a multi-thread cluster, and a user can click the Mode button (202) and the ports (201) in order to manage the network devices. A related method for graphically managing network devices is also provided.

Abstract: A storage gateway (2) includes: a media card reader (23) for reading data from an external media card (25); a storage device (20) for storing the data read from the media card; a data folder (200) for storing a plurality of subfolders (2000), the subfolders being for storing card IDs (250) of various media cards and the data of the media card; and at least two LEDs (22, 28) for denoting different states of the storage gateway. A related data backup method comprises: checking whether there is a card ID in the media card; checking whether there is a subfolder in a data folder if there is a card ID in the media card; determining whether the entire data of the media card are in the subfolder, if there is a subfolder in the data folder; copying the data; and examining whether the copying is completed.

Abstract: A switching device includes: an Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping module (101), a packet dispatching module (103), a plurality of ports (105), a router physical abstraction layer (router HAL) (102) including a forwarding table (1020), and a Flash memory (104) including a port table (1040), a recording table (1041) and a routing table (1042). The packet dispatching module identifies whether a received packet via one port is an IGMP packet, and sends the IGMP packet to the IGMP snooping module. The IGMP snooping module adds a number of the port and a routing relationship respectively to the port table and the routing table, and sends a notice to the router HAL to add a corresponding mapping relationship to the forwarding table. Then the IGMP snooping module transfers multicast data packets according to contents of the forwarding table. A related method for processing a multicast packet is also provided.

Abstract: A system for logging events of network devices includes an event management module (110), an event forwarding module (120), a plurality of service modules (130), an event storing module (150), and a user interface (160). The event management module includes an event buffer (111). The service modules generate various events and classify them. Based on a callback function, the event forwarding module collects classified events and sends them to the event management module. The event management module stores events in the event storing module, and provides the events to the user interface for display according to a predefined filtering mechanism. A method for logging events of network devices is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system for controlling packet transmission in a communication network includes: a classifier for classifying a plurality of packets into different types and for transmitting the classified packets based on a service level agreement (SLA); a meter for determining whether data arrival rate of packets received from the classifier is more than a token rate, and if so, considering the packets as in-profile packets, or otherwise, considering the packets as out-profile packets; a marker for re-marking packets received from the classifier and out-profile packets that need to be transmitted first based on the SLA; a traffic adjuster for discarding out-profile packets that do not need to be transmitted first based on the SLA; and a classifying server for providing differentiated bandwidths for packets received from the classifier and the traffic adjuster. A related method for controlling packet transmission in a communication network is also provided.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying port performance of networking devices (6) is provided. The system is implemented in a networking infrastructure which includes an administrative workstation (2) and at least one networking devices. The administrative workstation can obtain and display information on ports of the networking device in real time. A plurality of port information pages (28) formed according to a simulating figure (280) of the networking device are provided by the administrative workstation. The simulating figure is for simulating a front panel of a respective network device and comprises a plurality of port icons (282). The port icon is for displaying traffic volume statuses for corresponding ports respectively with different colors and image configurations. A current event bar (286) is provided for displaying the most up-date event information of the networking device.

Abstract: A port information display system includes an administrative workstation (2) and a plurality of network devices (6). The administrative workstation can obtain and display information on ports of the network devices in real time. The administrative workstation includes: a network monitoring module (22) for obtaining information on ports of the network devices; a database (24) for storing information on the ports of the network devices; a plurality of port information pages (28), each port information page corresponding to a respective one of the network devices and including a current event bar (286) for conveniently displaying event information on one or more ports of the respective network device; and a port information display module (26) for determining whether information on ports of the network devices constitutes one or more events according to definitions stored in the database, and for displaying event information in real time.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying events of a plurality of network devices (6) is provided. The system can remotely monitor a plurality of network devices via an administrative workstation (2) and display information on events thereon in time. Each networking devices includes an event managing module (65) which can automatically determine whether a current event needs displaying according to information on the event. The administrative workstation comprises an event obtaining module (23) and an event information page (25). The event obtaining module can obtain information on an event and a corresponding device name. The event information page displays events that need displaying. System administrator can predefine each event as a displaying event or a non-displaying event via an event setting module (22) of the administrative workstation.