Systems and methods for monitoring and displaying performance metrics

• US 20060072583A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 04/06/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Japan Communications Inc.
• Original Assignee: Japan Communications Inc.
• Inventors: Laves, Edward W., Johnston, Robert L., Gurgone, Raymond T., Fukuda, Naohisa, Tidwell, Justin Owen, Robins, David S., Zeitz, Karlton Mark, Worthington, Laura J., Sanda, Frank Seiji
• Application Number:
  US11/167,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20060072583A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/395.530
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6227 where protection concerns the structure of data, e.g. records, types, queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/60 Digital content management, e.g. content distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5009 Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5016 based on statistics of service availability, e.g. in percentage or over a given time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5067 Customer-centric QoS measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/509 wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/045 for graphical visualisation of monitoring data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0817 by checking functioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/11 Identifying congestion
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/22 Traffic shaping
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0227 Filtering policies mail message filtering H04L51/212
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0263 Rule management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0272 Virtual private networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 : using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0869 : for achieving mutual authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for mutual authentication H04L9/3273
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 : Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 : by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 : the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/162 : at the data link layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/166 : at the transport layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 : for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 : based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 : specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/14 : Session management for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/30 : Profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 : taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 : in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/321 : involving a third party or a trusted authority
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3273 : for mutual authentication network architectures or network communication protocols for achieving mutual authentication in a packet data network H04L63/0869
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/088 : using filters or firewalls
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 : Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring and displaying performance metrics are described. One aspect of one described embodiment includes receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections to a plurality of networks, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device; determining a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections to a plurality of networks, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device;

determining a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and

providing the status of one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving performance metrics comprises receiving an SNMP trap.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance metrics comprise a VPN status.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the VPN status comprises the VPN state and the VPN throughput.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance metrics comprise a measure of health of the client device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance metrics comprise a measure of health of the network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the performance metrics comprise at least one datum selected from the group consisting of a network node identifier, a transport identifier, a start time, a connection duration, a bytes sent quantity, a bytes received quantity, a data rate up quantity, a data rate down quantity, a protocol identifier, an application identifier, a success code, a signal strength quantity, a network type code, a packet size quantity, a CPU utilization quantity, a memory consumption quantity, a power level quantity, a disk space quantity, a device identifier, and a termination cause.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a problem.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the problem comprises congestion.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a bill reconciliation status.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a capacity planning status.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a carrier audit report comprising the status of the one of the plurality of networks.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the carrier audit report comprises a plurality of carriers.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating a security-related policy based at least in part on the performance metrics.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface comprises generating an alert.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the user interface comprises a web portal.

17. A computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code comprising:

program code for receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device and a network;

program code for determining a status of the one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and

program code for providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.

18. A system comprising:

a real-time monitor operable to;

receive performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device and a network;

determine a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and

a portal in communication with the real-time monitor and operable to provide the status of the one of the plurality of networks in a user interface.