Abstract
Network monitoring services typically do not collect signal or data regarding the state of connectivity between end-user devices on a network segment and their serving access points. Identifying that a network device is up does not guarantee that end users have network connectivity. The practice of only monitoring infrastructure devices results in service outages being identified only through end-user reporting. This disclosure describes a network service that measures end-user connectivity via active requests and responses. Valid end-user addresses are loaded, grouped by network type and device, and sampled for connectivity at periodic intervals. If the fraction of responding end-user devices falls below certain thresholds, network operations personnel are alerted.
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Recommended Citation
N/A, "Detection of end-user device connectivity via active requests", Technical Disclosure Commons, (November 14, 2019)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/2690