System and method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network
First Claim
1. A method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
- receiving a request to monitor the network during the video conference conducted between two or more endpoints;
distributing a capture agent over a network from a central agent at a central device to a remote device in response to the request, the remote device associated with a collision domain that contains one of the two or more endpoints and operable to execute the capture agent;
collecting a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference in a capture file until a timer expires, the capture file located in a storage medium interfaced with the remote device; and
communicating the capture file from the remote device to the central device when the timer expires.
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Abstract
A system and method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a network are disclosed. A central device includes a central agent that detects an error during a video conference conducted on a network between two or more endpoints. The central agent distributes a capture agent via the network to a remote device associated with a collision domain that contains one of the two or more endpoints. The capture agent collects a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference in a capture file located in a storage medium associated with the remote device until a timer expires. When the timer expires, the capture agent communicates the capture file to the central agent at the central device.
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43 Claims
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1. A method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
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receiving a request to monitor the network during the video conference conducted between two or more endpoints; distributing a capture agent over a network from a central agent at a central device to a remote device in response to the request, the remote device associated with a collision domain that contains one of the two or more endpoints and operable to execute the capture agent; collecting a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference in a capture file until a timer expires, the capture file located in a storage medium interfaced with the remote device; and communicating the capture file from the remote device to the central device when the timer expires. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
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an interface operable to couple to the network; a storage medium; and a processing resource coupled to the storage medium and the interface, the processing resource operable to execute a capture agent received over the network from a central agent located at a central device and operable to; collect a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference conducted on the network between two or more endpoints in response to a request to monitor the network, the request received by the central agent; store the media packets in the storage medium until a timer expires; and communicate the media packets to the central device via the interface when timer expires. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
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a first endpoint operable to couple to the network and conduct the video conference, the first endpoint located in a first collision domain; a second endpoint operable to couple to the network and conduct the video conference, the second endpoint located in a second collision domain; a central device operable to couple to the network and distribute over the network a capture agent to a first remote device associated with the first collision domain and a second remote device associated with the second collision domain in response to receiving a request to monitor the network during the video conference, each remote device operable to execute the capture agent, the capture agent operable to; collect a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference; store the media packets in a first storage medium interfaced with the first remote device and a second storage medium interfaced with the second remote device until a timer expires; and communicate the media packets from the first and second storage mediums to the central device when the timer expires. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
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receiving a request to monitor the network during the video conference between two or more endpoints; distributing a capture agent over the network from a central device to each of the two or more endpoints in response to the request, the capture agent operable to collect a plurality of media packets transmitted and received by the two or more endpoints during the video conference; storing the media packets in storage mediums interfaced with each of the two or more endpoints until the end of video conference; communicating the media packets from each of the storage mediums to the central device when the video conference ends; and analyzing the media packets at the central device to determine one or more network parameters that caused the error. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A system for identifying errors in a video conference conducted on a packet-based network, comprising:
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means for receiving a request to monitor the network during the video conference conducted between two or more endpoints; means for distributing a capture agent over a network from a central agent at a central device to a remote device in response to the request, the remote device associated with a collision domain that contains one of the two or more endpoints and operable to execute the capture agent; means for collecting a plurality of media packets associated with the video conference in a capture file until a timer expires, the capture file located in a storage medium interfaced with the remote device; and means for communicating the capture file from the remote device to the central device when the timer expires.
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