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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2005
Shamim S. Pirzada, San Jose, CA (US);
Dale J. Seavey, Sunol, CA (US);
Peter M. Gits, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Cullen F. Jennings, San Jose, CA (US);
Shamim S. Pirzada, San Jose, CA (US);
Dale J. Seavey, Sunol, CA (US);
Peter M. Gits, Clarendon Hills, IL (US);
Cullen F. Jennings, San Jose, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for monitoring connectivity status includes network traffic transport entities and an aggregation server. The network traffic transport entities transport network traffic and are able to monitor a portion of the network traffic, access one or more network traffic alert rules, apply the network traffic alert rules to the portion of the network traffic, and determine whether an alert is required based on the application of the network traffic alert rules. The network traffic transport entities are also able to, in response to a determination that an alert is required, generate an alert message. The aggregation server is able to maintain a connectivity status profile, receive the alert message from the network traffic transport entity, identify a matching one of the communication devices in the connectivity status profile, determine an updated network connectivity status for the matching communication device, and update the connectivity status for the matching communication device.