APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REMOTELY MONITORING TERMINAL

• US 20110153651A1
• Filed: 10/05/2010
• Published: 06/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
• Inventors: KIM, Heejeong, JEONG, Young Ho, KWON, O Hyung, KIM, Soon Choul
• Application Number:
  US12/898,380
• Publication Number:
  US 20110153651A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]

Abstract

An apparatus for remotely monitoring a terminal is provided which includes an analyzer to map terminal information regarding at least one management target terminal, a collection period, a cycle setting value, or an analysis item, to group the at least one management target terminal, and to store the grouped at least one management target terminal in a form of a profile, a management processor to perform a query for a Management Information Base (MIB) object requested by the at least one management target terminal conforming with a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standard, and to transmit a value of the returned MIB object to the analyzer, and an output unit to output, from a database, at least one of the analysis item, the analysis period, the terminal information, and an output format.

Claims

1. An apparatus for remotely monitoring a terminal, the apparatus comprising:

a monitoring information output unit to output real-time monitoring information, the real-time monitoring information being obtained by polling Management Information Base (MIB) information from a terminal in real-time; and

an accumulated analysis information output unit to collect data based on target terminal information and a time scheduled conforming with a management policy that is set in advance, to process the collected data, to store the processed data, and to output accumulated analysis information, the accumulated analysis information being obtained in response to a request for a set analysis period.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the real-time monitoring information comprises:

default host information obtained by searching for terminal attribute information from an individual host and by outputting retrieved information, the individual host being connected to a network; and

detailed host information obtained by searching for detailed terminal attribute information from the individual host and by outputting retrieved information.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the real-time monitoring information further comprises:

client installation information obtained by receiving a client type list from the terminal through a query and by outputting detailed installation information regarding a client type in the received client type list, the client type list being a list of types of clients installed in the individual host; and

client download information indicating detailed information and a download state of a client in which a download is being performed or is completed.

4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the real-time monitoring information further comprises:

manager connection state information indicating information regarding a current connection state in a form of a table, the information being provided by a operating system; and

manager queue performance monitoring information indicating a performance index of at least one queue provided by the operating system.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the accumulated analysis information comprises:

client installation change information obtained by analyzing history information regarding a client installation change of the terminal based on collected object information during the analysis period, and by outputting the analyzed history information; and

information on a number of Impulse Pay Per View (IPPV) purchases obtained by analyzing a change rate of a number of IPPVs that are not collected during the analysis period and by outputting the analyzed change rate.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the accumulated analysis information further comprises:

Secure Micro (SM) state analysis statistical information obtained by analyzing a state of a terminal during the analysis period and by outputting analysis statistics based on a combination of each state.

7. An apparatus for remotely monitoring a terminal, the apparatus comprising:

an analyzer to map terminal information regarding at least one management target terminal, a collection period, a cycle setting value, or an analysis item, to group the at least one management target terminal, and to store the grouped at least one management target terminal in a form of a profile;

a management processor to perform a query for an MIB object requested by the at least one management target terminal conforming with a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) standard, and to transmit a value of the returned MIB object to the analyzer; and

an output unit to output, from a database, at least one of the analysis item, the analysis period, the terminal information, and an output format.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the analyzer comprises a data collector to receive target information and to transmit the received target information to the management processor, the target information being used to collect information regarding the MIB object, and the management processor functioning as an entity implementing an SNMP.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the analyzer further comprises a database to periodically and sequentially store a profile identifier (ID), terminal information, a collection time, an MIB ID, and the value of the returned MIB object, when the value of the returned MIB object is received.

10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the analyzer further comprises a data processor to process the information regarding the MIB object collected by the data collector to be available data based on an analysis item, set in advance, and to store the processed data in the database.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the analyzer further comprises a data extractor to select at least one data of the analysis item, the analysis period, the management target terminal, and the output format from the database, and to transmit the selected at least one data to the output unit.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the analyzer further comprises an analysis engine to systematically connect operations of the data collector, the data processor, and the data extractor.

13. A method of remotely monitoring a terminal, the method comprising:

outputting real-time monitoring information, the real-time monitoring information being obtained by polling MIB information from a terminal in real-time; and

collecting data based on target terminal information and a time scheduled conforming with a management policy that is set in advance, processing the collected data, storing the processed data, and outputting accumulated analysis information, the accumulated analysis information being obtained in response to a request for a set analysis period.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the collecting comprises:

selecting at least one record from a storage unit based on an analysis period and terminal information of the terminal; and

comparing dcasHostSecureMicroCurrentClientID with dcasHostSecureMicroPreviousClientID from the selected at least one record in a counterclockwise manner, and outputting a client installation history.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the collecting further comprises:

querying the terminal for a related value based on SNMP-get-request and SNMP-get-response; and

storing the returned value in a new record in a sequence of a collection time, an SM ID, and information on a number of IPPV purchases.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the collecting further comprises:

selecting at least one record from a database based on the terminal information and the analysis period; and

outputting, from the selected record, a change in the information on the number of IPPV purchases based on a change in time.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the collecting further comprises:

collecting the returned value, and storing the returned value in a new record in a sequence of a collection time, an SM ID, SM state information, and SM key paring state information, the returned value being information regarding a host SM state, and a host SM key paring state.

18. A method of remotely monitoring a terminal, the method comprising:

mapping terminal information regarding at least one management target terminal, a collection period, a cycle setting value, or an analysis item;

grouping the at least one management target terminal, and storing the grouped at least one management target terminal in a form of a profile;

performing a query for an MIB object requested by the at least one management target terminal conforming with an SNMP standard;

transmitting a value of the queried MIB object to an analyzer; and

outputting, from a database, at least one of an analysis item, an analysis period, the terminal information, and an output format.

19. A method of remotely monitoring a terminal, the method comprising:

generating profile information regarding at least one management target terminal;

collecting MIB information from the management target terminal at every collection period and every point of a collection cycle for the profile information;

storing, in a database, the collected MIB information, terminal information regarding the management target terminal, and collection time information;

processing the information stored in the database based on an analysis item of the profile information, and separately storing the processed information in the database;

outputting a real-time analysis result value for each analysis item, when real-time analysis of information collected is requested;

recollecting MIB information from the management target terminal, when an ending time of the collection period for the profile information is later than a current time; and

terminating the collecting of the MIB information, when the ending time of the collection period for the profile information is earlier than the current time.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising:

selecting a profile comprising the management target terminal from a profile list;

receiving a signal to select an analysis item based on the selected profile;

receiving a predetermined analysis period within a storage period based on the MIB information;

performing filtering and analyzing of the analysis item during the predetermined analysis period;

outputting an accumulated analysis result based on a result of the filtering and analyzing; and

determining whether to continue to analyze another analysis item in the selected profile.