Network usage monitoring device and associated method

Details Network usage monitoring device and associated method Network usage monitoring device and associated method

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Patel, Ajit (Department: 2664)

Multiplex communications

Data flow congestion prevention or control

Control of data admission to the network

C370S235000, C370S252000, C709S224000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07020082

ABSTRACT:
A network usage monitoring module is provided for monitoring network usage at a network access point, i.e. network traffic aggregation point, typically at a gateway device or a similar network interface device. As such, the network usage monitoring module can monitor the usage of a number of network users who are attempting to access various network services provided via the gateway device. Thus, the usage information collected by the usage monitoring module is considerably more robust than that offered by conventional monitoring techniques. As such, the information is considerably more valuable to network service providers, network users, network beneficiaries and the like. In addition, the usage monitoring method and apparatus offers a number of particular features to improve the monitoring process as well as the value of the usage information that is collected.

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