Systems and methods for monitoring and displaying performance metrics

Abstract

Systems and methods for monitoring and displaying performance metrics are described. One aspect of one described embodiment includes receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections to a plurality of networks, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device; determining a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.

1 . A method comprising: 
 receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections to a plurality of networks, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device;    determining a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and    providing the status of one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein receiving performance metrics comprises receiving an SNMP trap.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the performance metrics comprise a VPN status.  
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the VPN status comprises the VPN state and the VPN throughput.  
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the performance metrics comprise a measure of health of the client device.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the performance metrics comprise a measure of health of the network.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the performance metrics comprise at least one datum selected from the group consisting of a network node identifier, a transport identifier, a start time, a connection duration, a bytes sent quantity, a bytes received quantity, a data rate up quantity, a data rate down quantity, a protocol identifier, an application identifier, a success code, a signal strength quantity, a network type code, a packet size quantity, a CPU utilization quantity, a memory consumption quantity, a power level quantity, a disk space quantity, a device identifier, and a termination cause.  
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a problem.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the problem comprises congestion.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a bill reconciliation status.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the status of the one of the plurality of networks comprises a capacity planning status.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating a carrier audit report comprising the status of the one of the plurality of networks.  
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the carrier audit report comprises a plurality of carriers.  
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating a security-related policy based at least in part on the performance metrics.  
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface comprises generating an alert.  
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the user interface comprises a web portal.  
   
   
       17 . A computer-readable medium on which is encoded program code, the program code comprising: 
 program code for receiving performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device and a network;    program code for determining a status of the one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and    program code for providing the status of the one of the plurality of networks to a user interface.    
   
   
       18 . A system comprising: 
 a real-time monitor operable to: 
 receive performance metrics associated with a plurality of network connections, each of the plurality of network connections associated with a client device and a network;  
 determine a status of one of the plurality of networks based at least in part on the performance metrics; and  
   a portal in communication with the real-time monitor and operable to provide the status of the one of the plurality of networks in a user interface.