Patent AT-E400110-T1: [Translated] PROCEDURE FOR MANAGING A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK

The present invention discloses a method for managing a Virtual Private Network (VPN). In the method, basic display elements of corresponding icons in a topology view are determined, and corresponding relationships between VPN states and icon displayed states are set up; the method further includes the following steps: a network management system collects state information of all VPNs in the network; setting and displaying the state of each icon according to the obtained VPN state information and the corresponding relationships between the VPN states and the icon displayed states. The method of the present invention makes it possible to quickly understand and monitor the states of all the VPNs currently operating in the network.