Generic collection and delivery of telemetry data

• US 20060206698A1
• Filed: 03/11/2005
• Published: 09/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Foucher, Trevor Yates, Paranthaman, Gowri Shankar, Pereira, Wesley Owen, Mavrinac, Erik C.
• Application Number:
  US11/077,818
• Publication Number:
  US 20060206698A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/577 Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security

Abstract

The present invention extends to generic collection and delivery of telemetry data. A telemetry component receives telemetry data, through a common telemetry interface that is accessible to a plurality of applications, from an application. The received telemetry data is aggregated with any existing telemetry in a telemetry database. In response to a detected event, the telemetry component sends the telemetry data, via a corresponding telemetry stream, to a telemetry service. The telemetry service receives the telemetry message, via the corresponding telemetry stream, from the telemetry component. The telemetry service extracts telemetry data and identifies one or more pluggable telemetry handlers that have registered for the telemetry data. The telemetry service dispatches the extracted telemetry data to the one or more identified pluggable telemetry handlers. The telemetry service acknowledges receipt of the telemetry data to the telemetry component.

Claims

1. At a computer system including a telemetry component, a telemetry:

database, and a plurality of applications, a method of delivering telemetry data, the method comprising;

an act of the telemetry component receiving telemetry data from an application at the computer system, the telemetry data being received through a common telemetry interface that is accessible to the plurality of applications;

an act of aggregating the received telemetry data with any existing telemetry data in the telemetry database;

an act of detecting a send telemetry event;

an act of including an appropriate portion of the aggregated telemetry data in a telemetry message;

an act of sending a telemetry stream, via the telemetry message, to a telemetry service in response to the detected send telemetry event; and

an act or receiving an acknowledgment from the telemetry service, the acknowledgment indicating that telemetry service received the telemetry message.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act the telemetry component receiving telemetry data from an application at the computer system comprises an act of receiving snapshot telemetry data.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act the telemetry component receiving telemetry data from an application at the computer system comprises an act of receiving at least one name/value pair.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of detecting a send telemetry event comprises an act of detecting the expiration of a timer.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of including an appropriate portion of the aggregated telemetry data in a telemetry message comprises an act of including XML instructions in the telemetry message.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of including an appropriate portion of the aggregated telemetry data in a telemetry message comprises an act of including at least one name/value pair in the telemetry message.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of including an appropriate portion of the aggregated telemetry data in a telemetry message comprises an act of including custom telemetry data in the telemetry message.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of sending a telemetry stream, via the telemetry message, to a telemetry service in response to the detected send telemetry event comprises an act of sending at least one name/value pair.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of sending a telemetry stream, via the telemetry message, to a telemetry service in response to the detected send telemetry event comprises an act of sending raw telemetry data.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the act of receiving an acknowledgment from the telemetry service comprises an act of receiving an acknowledgement message that includes a targeted message response.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

an act of piggybacking a targeted message request in the telemetry message.

12. At a computer system including a telemetry service, a method of dispatching telemetry data, the method comprising:

an act of the telemetry service receiving a telemetry stream, via a corresponding telemetry message, from a telemetry component;

an act of extracting telemetry data of a specified type from the telemetry message;

an act of identifying one or more pluggable telemetry handlers that have registered for telemetry data of the specified type;

an act of dispatching the extracted telemetry data to the one or more identified pluggable telemetry handlers; and

an act of sending an acknowledgment to the telemetry component, the acknowledgment indicating that telemetry service received the telemetry message and whether the telemetry service was able to process portions of the telemetry message.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

an act of the telemetry service receiving registrations from the one or more pluggable telemetry handlers, the registrations indicating that the one or more pluggable telemetry handlers are interested in the specified type of telemetry data.

14. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of receiving a telemetry stream comprises an act of receiving one or more name/value pairs.

15. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of receiving a telemetry stream comprises an act of receiving raw telemetry data.

16. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of receiving a telemetry stream comprises an act of receiving a telemetry message that includes a targeted message request.

17. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of receiving a telemetry stream comprises an act of sampling a subset of available telemetry components that submit telemetry data to the telemetry stream.

18. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of extracting telemetry data of a specified type from the telemetry message comprises an act of extracting one or more name value pairs from the telemetry message.

19. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the act of extracting telemetry data of a specified type from the telemetry message comprises an act of extracting XML attributes.

20. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising:

an act of piggybacking a targeted message response in the acknowledgement.

21. A computer program product for use at a computer system including a telemetry service, the computer program product for implementing a method of dispatching telemetry data, the computer program product comprising one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the computer system to perform the following:

receive a telemetry stream, via a corresponding telemetry message, from a telemetry component;

extract telemetry data of a specified type from the telemetry message;

identify one or more pluggable telemetry handlers that have registered for telemetry data of the specified type;

dispatch the extracted telemetry data to the one or more identified pluggable telemetry handlers; and

send an acknowledgment to the telemetry component, the acknowledgment indicating that telemetry service received the telemetry message and whether the telemetry service was able to process portions of the telemetry message.