Network Management System Pre-Post Connection Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current network management systems lack the ability to effectively monitor and address pre-connection and post-connection issues in wireless and wired networks, leading to connectivity failures and poor user experience.
Innovation Solution
A network management system (NMS) that employs stateful machines to continuously monitor connection sessions, assess success or failure, and identify root causes of anomalies, enabling automatic remedial actions to mitigate issues and improve network performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If network management systems use traditional monitoring methods, then system complexity is reduced, but the ability to detect and address pre-connection and post-connection issues is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The connection monitoring process is segmented into distinct phases: pre-connection monitoring (detecting connection attempts and authentication issues) and post-connection monitoring (detecting connectivity and performance issues). This segmentation allows the system to apply specific monitoring techniques to each phase, improving detection precision while managing complexity through modular architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by monitoring connection sessions before complete disconnection occurs. It detects pre-connection issues (authentication failures, association problems) and post-connection issues (IP configuration problems, connectivity losses) in real-time, enabling proactive remediation before users experience complete service interruption.
2Measurement precision
If the NMS monitors all connection sessions comprehensively, then connectivity issues are identified more accurately, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and monitors only the critical phases of connection sessions - specifically pre-connection events (authentication, association) and post-connection events (IP acquisition, connectivity status). By focusing on these key extraction points rather than analyzing every packet, the system achieves high detection accuracy while minimizing processing overhead and time loss.
3Ease of operation
If the system implements automatic remedial actions, then user experience is improved, but system control complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The network management system implements self-service capabilities by automatically detecting connection failures and invoking remedial actions without human intervention. When pre-connection or post-connection issues are detected, the system autonomously applies corrective measures (such as re-authentication, IP reassignment, or connection reestablishment), improving user experience while the modular automation framework manages control complexity.
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AI summary
A network management system (NMS) initiates, for each of a plurality of wireless and/or wired client devices, a wireless/wired stateful machine configured to continuously monitor at least one pre-connection state and at least one post-connection state of a corresponding wireless/wired connection session, and determines one or more network connection assessments for the plurality of wireless/wired client devices based on success or failure of the pre-connection states and/or the post-connection states. The NMS may also output a notification including identification of a root cause of any network connection failure(s) and/or automatically invoke remedial action intended to address or mitigate the root cause of the network connection failure(s).