| 摘要 |
<p>A management tool having a graphical interface for controlling Open IP Services Platforms, (30) wherein the platforms provide any combination of functions of common network devices such as routers, bridges, firewalls, packet shapers, switches, load balancers, and servers in a single device, wherein the network devices are interconnected to function as a network through the managment tool that enables drag-and-drop configuration of the network devices, and wherein configuration of the network is performed through changes in software and not physical rearrangement. Within the display contains an objects pane (220). The objects pane includes icons that represent network functions that are offered by the particular Open IP Services platform. Configuring the network through selecting an object from the object pane and dragging-and-dropping it to the configuration pane (222).</p> |
