Apparatuses, methods, and systems for detecting an unresponsive client

Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a first client that is associated with a first data item, identifying a first time when the first data item is obtained, identifying a second time associated with a second data item, wherein a receipt of the second data item has not been acknowledged by the first client when the first data item is obtained, computing a first time difference between the first time and the second time, comparing the first time difference to a first threshold, resulting in a first comparison, and initiating a first action based on the first comparison. Other embodiments are disclosed.