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1. A method for determining a performance status in relation to a device on a network, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a device on the network to evaluate a location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a device further includes searching the network for one or more devices;
identifying the location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a location associated with the identified device further comprises determining location data to determine the location for the identified device;
identifying one or more reference devices on the network, which are within a predetermined location range associated with the identified device wherein the step of identifying one or more reference devices further includes searching the network for the one or more reference devices based on a predetermined criteria;
generating a performance event identifier identifying the performance status, wherein the performance event identifier indicates whether the identified device has a communications performance event or whether a portion of the network associated with the identified device has communications performance event.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to network communications, and more particularly to detecting devices having communications issues on a network. The present invention provides for determining a communications performance status in relation to a device on a communications network experiencing a communications issue by identifying the device, locating reference devices in relation to the identified device, and determining where a performance deficiency may exist in relation to the identified device and the communications network.
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1. A method for determining a performance status in relation to a device on a network, comprising the steps of:
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identifying a device on the network to evaluate a location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a device further includes searching the network for one or more devices; identifying the location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a location associated with the identified device further comprises determining location data to determine the location for the identified device; identifying one or more reference devices on the network, which are within a predetermined location range associated with the identified device wherein the step of identifying one or more reference devices further includes searching the network for the one or more reference devices based on a predetermined criteria; generating a performance event identifier identifying the performance status, wherein the performance event identifier indicates whether the identified device has a communications performance event or whether a portion of the network associated with the identified device has communications performance event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising:
- computer readable program means for causing a computer to control an execution of an application to perform a method for determining a performance status in relation to a device on a network, comprising the steps of;
identifying a device on the network to evaluate a location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a device further includes searching the network for one or more devices; identifying the location associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying a location associated with the identified device further comprises determining location data to determine the location for the identified device; identifying one or more reference devices on the network, which are within a predetermined location range associated with the identified device, wherein the step of identifying one or more reference devices further includes searching the network for the one or more reference devices based on a predetermined criteria; generating a performance event identifier identifying the performance status, wherein the performance event identifier indicates whether the identified device has a communications performance event or whether a portion of the network associated with the identified device has a communications performance event. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- computer readable program means for causing a computer to control an execution of an application to perform a method for determining a performance status in relation to a device on a network, comprising the steps of;
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