--- Saswata Banerjee & Associates scrap@saswatabanerjee.com wrote:
The geographical location of the item on the network map generally starts from the node where the mapping software is running. The other objects on the network should then be mapped based on whether there is a direct link from the starting node to it or goes thorough another node.
not really...if i'm a vendor managing someone's network..i'll have the software running in my data center..and the network spread across the globe. Secondly..the software could be installed anywhere in the network itself. The concept of center is needed to propoerly layout the nodes on the screen..Think of the nodes lying on concentric rings.If i've already plotted a node, and it appears again as another node's neighbour, i need to know at which ring it is...
regds, kishor
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