Apparatus and method for measuring and reporting redundant wireless connectivity over time
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- tracking a connectivity of a wireless device in a wireless network over time;
based on the tracked connectivity, identifying an amount of time that the wireless device previously did or did not have redundant connectivity in the wireless network during a specified time period; and
identifying a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period using the identified amount of time;
wherein the wireless device communicates over wireless communication paths for multiple purposes; and
wherein the redundant wireless connection availability is based on redundant connectivity for each purpose during the specified time period.
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Abstract
A method includes identifying an amount of time that a wireless device has or does not have redundant connectivity in a wireless network during a specified time period. The method also includes identifying a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period. Identifying the amount of time that the wireless device has or does not have redundant connectivity could include identifying connection events associated with the wireless device. The connection events can include events in which a wireless connection with the wireless device is formed and events in which a wireless connection with the wireless device is dropped. Time periods during which multiple wireless connections with the wireless device exist or do not exist can be identified. Identifying the redundant wireless connection availability could include identifying a percentage of the specified time period during which multiple wireless connections with the wireless device exist.
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22 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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tracking a connectivity of a wireless device in a wireless network over time; based on the tracked connectivity, identifying an amount of time that the wireless device previously did or did not have redundant connectivity in the wireless network during a specified time period; and identifying a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period using the identified amount of time; wherein the wireless device communicates over wireless communication paths for multiple purposes; and wherein the redundant wireless connection availability is based on redundant connectivity for each purpose during the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processing device configured to; track a connectivity of a wireless device in a wireless network over time; based on the tracked connectivity, identify an amount of time that the wireless device previously did or did not have redundant connectivity in the wireless network during a specified time period; and identify a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period using the identified amount of time; and at least one memory configured to store the redundant wireless connection availability; wherein the wireless device is configured to communicate over wireless communication paths for multiple purposes; and wherein the at least one processing device is configured to identify the redundant wireless connection availability based on redundant connectivity for each purpose during the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program, the computer program comprising computer readable program code for:
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tracking a connectivity of a wireless device in a wireless network over time; based on the tracked connectivity, identifying an amount of time that the wireless device previously did or did not have redundant connectivity in the wireless network during a specified time period; and identifying a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period using the identified amount of time; wherein the wireless device is configured to communicate over wireless communication paths for multiple purposes; and wherein the computer readable program code for identifying the redundant wireless connection availability comprises computer readable program code for identifying the redundant wireless connection availability based on redundant connectivity for each purpose during the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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tracking a connectivity of a wireless device in a wireless network over time; based on the tracked connectivity, identifying an amount of time that the wireless device previously did or did not have redundant connectivity in the wireless network during a specified time period; and identifying a redundant wireless connection availability of the wireless device during the specified time period using the identified amount of time; wherein the wireless device communicates over wireless communication paths for multiple purposes including process data publications, request/response communications, message routing, and clock synchronization; and wherein the redundant wireless connection availability is based on redundant connectivity for each purpose during the specified time period. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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