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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Kevin Reese, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Alfonso Jones, Suwanee, GA (US);
Steven Mcdonald, Locust Grove, GA (US);
Kevin Reese, Fayetteville, GA (US);
Alfonso Jones, Suwanee, GA (US);
Steven McDonald, Locust Grove, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes receiving diagnostic data from a plurality of network interface devices via a plurality of network connections corresponding to the network interface devices. Each of the plurality of network interface devices includes a diagnostic module to gather diagnostic data pertaining to the network interface device, to gather diagnostic data pertaining to the corresponding network connection, and to gather diagnostic data pertaining to a video device at a user location. The video device is coupled to the network interface device to receive video data via the corresponding network connection. The method also includes analyzing the diagnostic data at the computing device to identify one or more performance alert conditions associated with a service provider network. The method further includes generating an output identifying the one or more performance alert conditions.