论文标题
如何记录计算机网络
How to Document Computer Networks
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论文摘要
记录网络是解决网络问题的必不可少的工具。该文档详细介绍了网络的结构和上下文，可作为参考，并使网络管理更有效。复杂的网络图很难记录和维护，并且不能保证反映现实。它们包含许多表面图标（例如墙，屏幕和塔）。定义单个连贯的网络体系结构和拓扑，类似于工程原理图，引起了极大的兴趣。我们提出了一种基本方法，用于使用图解方法概念化网络结构的方法来有条不紊地指定网络体系结构。该方法称为“东西（抽象）机器”，通过该计算机将网络世界视为一个称为Thing/Machine（Thimac）的单个统一元素，提供了用于建模网络的本体。为了测试其生存能力，将基于机器的方法学应用于现有的计算机网络，以生成单个集成的图表表示，并结合了通信，软件和硬件。最终的描述显示了一个可行，连贯的描述，可以替换当前方法。
Documenting networks is an essential tool for troubleshooting network problems. The documentation details a network's structure and context, serves as a reference and makes network management more effective. Complex network diagrams are hard to document and maintain and are not guaranteed to reflect reality. They contain many superficial icons (e.g., wall, screen and tower). Defining a single coherent network architecture and topology, similar to engineering schematics, has received great interest. We propose a fundamental approach for methodically specifying a network architecture using a diagramming method to conceptualize the network s structure. The method is called a thinging (abstract) machine, through which the network world is viewed as a single unifying element called the thing/machine (thimac), providing the ontology for modeling the network. To test its viability, the thinging-machine-based methodology was applied to an existing computer network to produce a single integrated, diagrammatic representation that incorporates communication, software and hardware. The resultant description shows a viable, coherent depiction that can replace the current methods.
