TWI255617B - Network status monitoring and alarming method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention relates to a network status monitoring and alarming method. It comprises the following procedures: firstly, it regularly transmits a test packet to a test host system. Further. it acquires all addresses of connection equipment for transmitting the test packet as a route information. Furthermore, it compares the route information with specialist information. Moreover, it treats the different connection equipment address of the compared information as an address of faulty connection equipment. Afterward, it provides an alarm to the faulty equipment contained in the specialist information to maintain a best route in terms of connection status. By means of this way, the connection equipment reduces service break time. Eventually, the network maintains its optimal connection state at any time.

Description

1255617 V. INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for monitoring the state of a network, and particularly relates to whether the transmission path according to the test packet is the best path, and the best is confirmed. The monitoring and warning method of the connection status of each connected device in the path [previous technology], the Internet (Internet) booming makes the network bring great convenience to people's life and work, and the Internet is also a lot of enterprises. One of the ways to improve your competitiveness; for example, many companies are striving for business opportunities by building a right website and providing various services (such as portals). ^ The Internet is connected by a local area network (local area netwQfk, un and wide area network (WAN) network through various network connection devices (for example, router (^,, +.^) servo Servers, hosts, and bridges are connected by the same protocol. However, each connected device or network area may have unexpected problems, such as hardware failures. The setting of the connected device is incorrect, or the network traffic is too large, so that the connected device has no processing. etc., and the above conditions may cause the network load to be unbalanced and the overall network effect is reduced. "Figure 1" shows the access path of the computer executable platform to access data through the Internet. As shown in the figure, when the computer can execute the flat screen, 2 you want to use the various connected devices in the Internet to access the computer from another computer. When executing the 3 sets of U download data, the best path for downloading the data should be: first connect to the host 4, then connect to the server 6 through the host 4, and finally cry through the servo 6 1255617 Ming (2) Connect to the computer executable platform 丨 2 to download the data. Assume that when the server 6 is in an unclear state, there is no response (for example, the server '9 and the host 4 requires the connection timing 4 Connect to the server 8, and then the fault or load is too large), the main 1 〇, and finally through the host 1 〇 connect to the two = server 8 connected to the host material. Fine executable platform 12 below the planting as described above Server 6 can not normally operate the port 1 〇 the load may increase relative to the inch, the servo 8 and the host. The seat also produces unpredictable conditions to prevent the above situation, the current network camp 弋石έ伢纲玖——m * pull', the door position is transmitted through various types of supervision: ensure that the parent connected devices (nodes) in the road can maintain normal heart, for example, through the pass-through service unit/digital service unit (CSU/DSU) ) Display = light to confirm whether the transmission connection has been disconnected, or use the display signal and diagnostic program of the router or the splicer to know if there is a fault, but the i W monitoring method can only confirm the connection between the connected device and the network. Is it normal? The method confirms the condition after connecting through the connected device. ... No other 'use of test equipment (eg, protocol analyzer (protoco; l analyzer), etc.) to confirm the connection status of each connected device is also frequently used by many network officials. One of the methods, but the cost of purchasing the test equipment is not easily affordable for the average user. In addition, it is the most commonly used by the network management unit and the user to confirm the connection status of each connected device through the built-in application in the operating program. The way, for example, IBM (International Business Machines) proposed to use tracer〇ut in UNIX systems, and Microsoft

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Page 7 1255617 V. INSTRUCTIONS (4) Normal service. In addition, according to the method proposed by the present invention, it can be applied to the network segment of the system data by using the system number (aut ο η〇m 〇ussystemnumber ' ASN) to make use of the autonomous system number. , and the road segment can also maintain normal operation. The main process steps are as follows: the IP address is the same as the process step of the comparison data. The difference between the two is that the connection is made to confirm the connection of the autonomous system number. If the status is normal, the data is made by the autonomous system number = road pair data to confirm the status of the connected device. In order to further improve the object, features and functions of the present invention, the following description is provided as follows: ', Solution [Embodiment] The second embodiment is the first embodiment of the network state monitoring warning method of the present invention. Method flow chart. The main process steps of this embodiment are as follows: First, the test packet is transmitted to the test host through the network to retrieve the path data, and the path data includes the address yipaddress of the device to which the test packet is transmitted to the test host. (Step 2〇〇); This test packet can be transmitted to the test host through a timer, τ 1 mer ), and connected to the device in a continuous application. The router is routed, (router), server (server), host and bridge (("π)...etc. I; ü machine: ϋ家贝料 This expert data is recorded test packet transmitted to the test host The address of each connected device that is required to pass through the path (step 210) 'takes the path required for the test packet to be transmitted to the test host

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V. Description of the invention (5) The path of the least connected equipment. Then compare the path data and the expert data (step 220), and diagonally compare the two volumes in the data. ^, ten according to the comparison results from the expert data; God ^: address-by comparison. Then, ^ 豕 豕 豕 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 撷 ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( When σ果亚 is not exactly the same, the connected device in the path can be int to determine the different address in the best material will be regarded as generating the question::: material and road from the foreign capital when the comparison result is exactly the same, then 2 : 5 and the address, another 9,,, door, a ^ then the soul test packet is transmitted according to the best road scale 'so confirm the best path, shy two n ^ ^ to each connected device only τ The status is normal. After receiving the transmission warning signal to the connected address of the captured address (step 240) 1 the signal can be an electronic mail (system reset signalai), when the warning signal is an electronic message' The time when the test packet is sent will be displayed in this email, and the transmission status of the test packet (such as connection time, transmission rate, etc.) transmitted by all connected devices for reference by the network management unit, and the warning signal is the system reset signal date. The system reset signal will cause the connected device of the captured address to re-plan the system state (start). Please refer to the "Graph 3" expert information and the comparison of the path information. As shown in the figure, when the address of the host sending the test packet is "1 4 0 _ 11 0 · 2 3 · 5 4", the address of the test host receiving the test packet is "2 1 1 · 7 5. 5" 9 · 1", according to the expert data, the best path for transmitting the test packet should be through four connecting devices. The addresses of the four connecting devices are "1 40.1 1 0.249.249" and "140.110.249.186", respectively.

1255617 V. Inventions (6) ~^ "137.164.22.2" and "137·164·22·127". However, according to the path data, the test packets are actually transmitted through five connected devices. The addresses of the five connected devices are "140.110.249.249", "140.110.249.186", and "1 3 7 . 1 6 4 · 2 2 · 2", "1 3 7 · 1 6 4. 2 2 . 2 5" and "137· 1 64. 2 2. 2 5", judged according to the comparison result, when the test packet is transmitted according to the best path When the connection to the address is "1 3 7.1 6 4.2 2.1 2 7", the connection device may not respond in time, and the connection device of the "137.164.22.2" is selected from other connection devices ( Routing) If the connection device whose address is "1 3 7 · 1 6 4 · 2 2 · 2 5" continues to transmit the test packet. "As mentioned above, when the address of the connection is "1 3 7 · 1 6 4 · 2 2 · 2", the best path is discarded and the test packet is transmitted through other connected devices, ie the table cannot be provided in time. The connection device that responds (the connection device with the address ^^ "137· 164_ 2 2. 1 2 7") may cause problems, so the network management unit needs to confirm the connection status. @ In addition, some of the connection devices are connected by E G Exterior ( Exterior Gateway Protocol ) , BGP ( Border Gateway P r o t o c 〇 1 ) or I D R P ( 0 S I I η ΐ e r - D o m a i n R 〇 u ΐ i n g

Protocols and other communication protocols are connected to the network, and the above-mentioned protocols use the autonomous system number (ASN) as the identification data of each connected device on the network. Therefore, it is not possible to use the IP address as the comparison data, so the present invention additionally proposes a second embodiment using the autonomous system number as the comparison data.

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Figure 4 _ with the first five, the invention description (7) Please refer to the method flow process steps: First, the data, this road is only the equipment required by this expert, after the comparison, the comparison results The autonomy of the device is taken from the state of the invention, and the data can be sent through the service status. The above is not used to define the perimeter of the network path data processing system number system has the connection of the set of data to the connection from the expert system number site can not only be self-contained in each invention, and then let the speaker Only the variations of the present invention and the method of the second embodiment are private. The main question is, therefore, the following will only explain the main transmission just, 44 a with the test cover 2 to the test host to find the path code (step to the test host through the test packet value. Then, draw expert resources The best path to the test host and the expert:: system number (step 310). Then in the material (step 32 〇). Then, the root Si two out "connected devices with different diameter data (step 34 〇 After t, 'transmit alarm signal detection, owing to the device;; the device is connected to the network to make the network:: instant warning. # # σ Connected devices are always kept the best users can The preferred embodiment is the preferred embodiment of the present invention through the network, and the scope of implementation; that is, the Shenxin modification according to the present invention is the cost covered by the patent scope of the present invention.

Page 11 1255617 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a transparent path of a computer executable platform; FIG. 2 is a third embodiment of the present invention, and a third embodiment of the present invention is the present invention. 】 2 computer executable 4 host 6 server 8 server 10 host 12 computer executable step 2 00 transfer sealing material step 210 capture expert resources step 220 than the path step 230 according to the comparison of the diameter data step 240 迗 迗 步骤 300 300 300 300 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送 传送And a flowchart of the method of the second embodiment. The platform platform is packaged to the test host to capture the path data and the expert tribute from the expert data, and the address of the connected device is extracted from the address of the connected device to the test host. Taking the path information and the expert tribute from the expert data

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Claims (1)

1255617 VI. Application for Patent Range 1. - Type = Status Monitoring Warning Method, including the following steps: Path data Y two-way transmission = one test packet to - test the host to take all the way - the road is covered with two materials The test packet is transmitted to the test host, and the address of the above connected device is UP address); sent to the test resource, the expert data has the test packet address; and the connection of the best path of α is required Equipment position = the road # information and 1 Hai I home information; $ # π 7, ', σ fruit from the expert data to extract the location of the device that is not inconsistent with the path data; and? ^ The connected device is bitten by the nickname to the address being retrieved. The network state monitoring warning method described in the first item, the sending-packet is generated by the timer (1)·) and is generated by the timing and the network state as described in the patent application scope. The monitoring warning method, the second I: can be selected from one of the routers ((10)w) and the server. Machine and bridge (group combination of bridges 4. If the scope of patent application is the first! The warning signal is the method of electronic product production, such as the application of the patent scope.) The warning signal 俜A, system, l,, the road state monitoring warning method, Slgnal). The tiger system is the reset signal of the system (system reset 6·such as the patent application scope 1st, and the road condition monitoring warning method, Page 14 1255617 VI. The scope of application for patents, in which the system resets the state of the new planning system. 7 - The network status monitor transmits data through the network, and more than one system number of the path passes an expert to the test. The host has a system number; it transmits a warning device to the connection that is different according to the comparison. 8 · If the scope of the patent application is as follows, the test package is sent to 〇 9. If the patent application scope is the connection device (server), the main, - 〇1 0. If the application is patented, the warning message; the monitoring warning method, the timed Generating a concurrent signal is a method for retrying the connection device of the retrieved address, comprising the steps of: sending a test packet to a test host to retrieve a path containing the test packet and transmitting the test packet to the test host connection a Autonomous system number (au 〇 〇 n 〇 m〇us, ASM); poor material 'This expert data is the self-poor material of the connected equipment that needs to pass through the best path of the test packet and the expert information; The expert information extracts the autonomous system number that is provided with the path data port; and the network status described in item 7 of the connection to the retrieved autonomous system number is crying "+ · Ding (10) V 11 mer) can be /% of the evil & 詈 詈 , , ,, machine with Si (router), server ^ 戍 and bridge f, (br 1 dge) group group ϋ 7th, +, & t rf Λ The network status monitoring warning method is “e-mail (ma(1). 1255617. VI. Patent application scope 1. 1. The network status monitoring warning method described in claim 7 of the patent application scope, wherein the police signal is The network state monitoring warning method of claim 7, wherein the system reset signal causes the connected device of the captured address to re-plan the system state. Page 16