"When I was investigating the Abilene/Internet2 network sometime back, I found its 'network weather map,' which graphically shows the load on network segments, to be an interesting tool. I thought something similar could be helpful on our network. Today, we're using Weathermap4RRD to show a high-level graphical representation of our network.
"When I started looking for a package that I could use to create a visual weather map of our campus network, I tested a couple of packages, such as Indiana University's WxMap (used to create the above Abilene map)..."