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julienb
[Project] Network flows visualization
Jun 3rd, 2008, 11:48am  
Hello,

I'd like to represent a big network flows.

The processing code will ONLY read some data files etc. and won't get counter, get informations via SNMP or other network management protocol.

this graph: http://www.nicolas-guillard.com/cybergeography-fr/atlas/caida_AS_Network_large.gif
is interesting.

there are end-point parts, routers & network equipements...

I plan to get some datasets from operational team here.
there could be:
- equipments data (name,id,number_of_links,links_id)
- flows (id,from_equipment_id,to_equipment_id,type_of_protocols,quantities etc)


Did someone do something like that?
I have to do a dynamic system (not only a poster) in order our directors have reports.

any helps or informations would be VERY appreciated!
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PhiLho 
Re: [Project] Network flows visualization
Reply #1 - Jun 3rd, 2008, 2:13pm  
Impressive graph...
There is a semi-related topic: Visualizing Relatedness of many entities
As advised there, it seems that traer physics library (particles with relation) might be a good library to represent a network, at least of reasonable size.
There is a related demo (PhysicsNetwork) and a good use of this scheme (although not for a network) at http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/
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julienb
Re: [Project] Network flows visualization
Reply #2 - Jun 3rd, 2008, 2:18pm  
yeah!
thanks for your answer.

i found that: http://graphics.stanford.edu/papers/flow_map_layout/
I'll dig it too.

the main purpose is to find a "pretty" visualization of different kind of flow (here: TCP, UDP, OSPF etc) and the quantities of this flow as percent of the total flow on a link..
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