Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for calculating, maintaining, and displaying information regarding the relative distance from nodes associated with telecommunication cable to high bandwidth telecommunication cables in metropolitan areas. The present invention allows a user to select the cable from at least one of the vendors who own telecommunication cable in the area and a specific node or series of nodes for calculation. The present invention provides a fast and convenient means by which to determine this relative distance and may be useful in the planning, budgeting, and vendor selection of connecting to customers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for maintaining and displaying information regarding high bandwidth telecommunication cables in metropolitan areas. The present invention allows a user to select a metropolitan area for display. The user may thereafter select one or more vendors who own high bandwidth telecommunication cables in the selected metropolitan area. A user may control the prominence of displayed cables by designating selected vendors in a prioritized list.

Abstract: A method, system, and medium for presenting network-infrastructure information in an intuitive, easy-to-understand format is provided. The method includes retrieving data-routing information, retrieving equipment-location information, and then rendering on a map one or more line segments corresponding to the data-routing information and one or more equipment identifiers associated with said equipment-location information. A database is used to generate the map. This database is preferably a database that is also used to track communications pathways and equipment devices so that each map is dynamically generated from current data.