The invention broadly comprises a computer-based method for presenting information regarding network performance and topology. The steps of the method include: displaying a first plurality of nodes in the network; displaying edges associated with the first plurality of nodes; and, displaying latency...http://www.google.de/patents/US7681131?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7681131 - Method and apparatus for aggregating, condensing, supersetting, and displaying network topology and performance data