SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING NETWORK CONNECTIONS

• US 20130326010A1
• Filed: 11/21/2012
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Novatium Solutions Pvt Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Novatium Solutions Pvt Ltd.
• Inventors: Singh, Alok, Kumar, G. Vinod, Badrinath, S.
• Application Number:
  US13/683,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20130326010A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/217
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/06 Generation of reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/10 Active monitoring, e.g. heartbeat, ping or trace-route

Abstract

System and method for monitoring network connection are provided. The system includes at least one client device configured for providing a user access to a public network via a network connection and a network monitoring module coupled to the client device, the network monitoring module configured for monitoring the network connection based on an establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between the client device and the public network. The method includes steps of monitoring establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between a client device and a worldwide web server and generating network monitoring statistics on availability of network connection based on the information derived from monitoring.

Claims

1. A system for monitoring network connection, the system comprising:

at least one client device configured for providing a user access to a public network; and

a network monitoring module coupled to the client device, the network monitoring module configured for monitoring the network connection based on an establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between the client device and the public network.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the network monitoring module is embedded within the client device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the public network comprises one or more public network protocols.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the public network is one of a wired and a wireless network.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the private network comprises one or more private network protocols.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a server unit coupled to each of the client devices via a private network, the server unit configured for managing one or more user requests from each of the client devices.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the private network is one of a wired and a wireless network.

8. A method of monitoring network connection, the method comprising:

monitoring establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between a client device and a worldwide web server; and

generating statistics on availability of network connection based on the information derived from monitoring.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein monitoring establishment of connection comprises:

monitoring a successful establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between the client device and the worldwide web server;

updating the statistics on availability of network connection following a successful establishment of the connection; and

recording a time stamp indicating the time of successful establishment of the connection.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein monitoring establishment of connection comprises:

monitoring a failed establishment of a transmission control protocol connection between the client device and the worldwide web server;

updating the statistics on availability of network connection following a failed establishment of the connection; and

recording a time stamp indicating the time of failed establishment of the connection.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising conducting a probe test, the probe test comprising:

transmitting a test packet to a gateway server, the gateway server configured for interfacing the client device with the worldwide web server;

updating the statistics on availability of network connection following a successful establishment of the connection upon receiving a response from the gateway sever; and

recording a time stamp indicating the time of successful establishment of the connection following the receipt of response.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising conducting a probe test, the probe test comprising:

transmitting a test packet to a gateway server, the gateway server configured for interfacing the client device with the worldwide web server;

updating the statistics on availability of network connection following a failed establishment of the connection upon not receiving a response from the gateway sever within a predetermined time period; and

recording a time stamp indicating the time of failed establishment of the connection.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising generating an alert to be displayed on the client device.

14. A method of monitoring network connection, the method comprising:

installing a network monitoring module in a client device, the network monitoring module configured for monitoring an inflow of one or more internet protocol packets;

receiving an internet protocol packet from a worldwide web server;

updating network monitoring statistics following a successful establishment of the connection upon receiving the internet packet; and

recording a time stamp indicating the time of successful establishment of the connection.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising generating a dynamic report based on network monitoring statistics and the time stamp;

and

sending the report to the server unit based on a trigger, the trigger being time based, change based and request based.