Ethernet physical layer monitoring system employing social networking service for delivery of alerts to mobile devices
First Claim
1. A communication network physical layer monitoring system comprising:
- a media converter device configured to transport communication/Ethernet data traffic and sense network physical layer conditions and/or events;
an event collector device in communication with the media converter device to receive transmissions indicating network physical layer conditions and/or events from the media converter device, the event collector being configured to transmit messages indicating the network physical layer conditions and/or events via a Social Media/Networking Service to devices that subscribe to receive messages from the event collector device on the Social Media/Networking Service, wherein the media converter device is a Smart Media Converter device connected in an Ethernet local area network (LAN) made up of Ethernet switches and other media converter devices, and wherein the media converter device generates and transmits layer-2 Ethernet frames distinguished from other Ethernet frames in the Ethernet LAN by a unique reserved field and destination media access control (MAC) address.
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Abstract
A communication network physical monitoring system and method employs a media converter device configured to transport communication/Ethernet data traffic and sense network physical layer conditions and/or events. An event controller device in communication with the media converter device receives transmissions indicating network physical layer conditions and/or events from the media converter device. The event controller is configured to transmit messages indicating the network physical layer conditions and/or events via a Social Media/Networking Service to devices that subscribe to receive messages from the event controller device on the Social Media/Networking Service.
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1. A communication network physical layer monitoring system comprising:
- a media converter device configured to transport communication/Ethernet data traffic and sense network physical layer conditions and/or events;
an event collector device in communication with the media converter device to receive transmissions indicating network physical layer conditions and/or events from the media converter device, the event collector being configured to transmit messages indicating the network physical layer conditions and/or events via a Social Media/Networking Service to devices that subscribe to receive messages from the event collector device on the Social Media/Networking Service, wherein the media converter device is a Smart Media Converter device connected in an Ethernet local area network (LAN) made up of Ethernet switches and other media converter devices, and wherein the media converter device generates and transmits layer-2 Ethernet frames distinguished from other Ethernet frames in the Ethernet LAN by a unique reserved field and destination media access control (MAC) address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- a media converter device configured to transport communication/Ethernet data traffic and sense network physical layer conditions and/or events;
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16. A method of monitoring physical layer conditions of a communication network, the method comprising:
- sensing network physical layer conditions and/or changes of physical layer conditions; and
transmitting messages indicating a status of the network physical layer conditions via a Social Media/Networking Service to devices that subscribe to receive messages related to monitoring of the physical layer conditions of the communication network on the Social Media/Networking Service, wherein transmitting messages indicating a status of the network physical layer conditions comprises;
generating and transmitting layer-2 Ethernet frames that indicate the status of the network physical layer conditions;
forwarding the layer-2 Ethernet frames to an event collector device that is communicatively coupled to the Social Media/Networking Service; and
transmitting the messages indicating the status of the network physical layer conditions from the event collector device to the Social Media/Networking Service. - View Dependent Claims (17)
- sensing network physical layer conditions and/or changes of physical layer conditions; and
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