TWM644142U - Network Status Monitoring System - Google Patents

Abstract

A network status monitoring system used to connect to an instant messaging platform; the network status monitoring system includes at least one network device and a server, wherein the network device has a status collection module, the status collection module collecting at least one device state of the network device, and the network device transmits the device state through the network; the server connects the network device and the instant messaging platform through the network, and the server receives the device state; the The server is set with a notification condition corresponding to the status of the device. When the server judges that the status of the device meets the notification condition, the server generates the notification message corresponding to the status of the device and sends it to the instant messaging platform. Through the real-time The communication platform sends a notification message to the user's electronic device.

Description

Network Status Monitoring System

This work is related to the status monitoring of network equipment; especially a network status monitoring system.

With the development of science and technology, the transmission rate of the network has also increased significantly. Therefore, many electronic devices have also added the function of connecting to the network. Users or administrators can connect to the electronic equipment through the network to query the status of the electronic equipment and/or control the electronic equipment.

However, when the state of the electronic device changes, the user or manager still needs to actively connect to the electronic device through the network to check the state. If the user or manager is not connected to the electronic device, they have no way of knowing the state of the device.

More advanced electronic devices are equipped with a notification function, but the notification function is to send an email notification to the user through the mail server. However, it is necessary to wait for the user or the administrator to actively open the receiving software to read the email, and The purpose of instantly notifying the user or the manager of the status change of the electronic equipment cannot be achieved.

Therefore, the user or manager cannot handle the status change of the electronic device in a timely manner, which is very inconvenient for the user or manager of the electronic device.

In view of this, the purpose of this creation is to provide a network status monitoring system, which can immediately notify the user or administrator of the device status of the network device that meets the notification conditions.

In order to achieve the above purpose, this creation provides a network status monitoring system, which is used to connect to an instant messaging platform, and send a notification message to at least one user electronic device through the instant messaging platform; the network status monitoring system includes at least A network device and a server, wherein the at least one network device has a state collection module, the state collection module collects at least one device state of the at least one network device, and the at least one network device passes through The at least one device status is transmitted through the network; the server is connected to the at least one network device and the instant messaging platform through the network, and the server receives the at least one device status; the server is configured with a device corresponding to the at least one device status A notification condition, when the server determines that the at least one device status meets the notification condition, the server generates the notification message corresponding to the at least one device status and sends it to the instant messaging platform.

The effect of this creation is that the server sends a notification message to the instant messaging platform when the device status meets the notification conditions, and the user's electronic device can receive the notification message in real time, so that the user or administrator can instantly know the status of the network device Device status makes network device management more convenient.

In order to illustrate this creation more clearly, a preferred embodiment is given hereby and detailed description is as follows in conjunction with drawings. Please refer to Fig. 1, which is a connection structure diagram of a network status monitoring system 1 of a preferred embodiment of this invention, the network status monitoring system 1 is used to connect an instant messaging platform 100 through the network, the instant messaging platform The 100 is connected to at least one user electronic device 200 via a network, and the instant messaging platform 100 can send instant messages to the user electronic device 200 . In this embodiment, the network can be the Internet, or a combination of a local area network and the Internet. The instant messaging platform 100 can be, for example, a LINE communication platform. The instant messaging platform 100 provides a notification service network service, such as "LINE Notify" service, but not limited thereto, and can also be other instant messaging platforms that provide notification services. communication platform. The instant message can be transmitted to the instant messaging platform 100 by linking with the notification service through an application programming interface (Application Programming Interface, API).

In this embodiment, the number of user electronic devices 200 is taken as an example, and each of the user electronic devices 200 can be, for example, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a computer, and other devices connected to the instant messaging platform. The user electronic device 200 is owned by a user or manager of a user-end network device. Preferably, a communication group corresponding to the user terminal is established in the instant messaging platform 100, and the accounts of one or more user electronic devices 200 of the user terminal are added to the communication group.

The network status monitoring system 1 includes at least one network device 10 and a server 20 .

The at least one network device 10 is plural in this embodiment, and each of the network devices 10 has a state collection module 102, and each of the state collection modules 102 collects at least one device state of each of the network devices 10 , and transmit the collected device status to the server 20 through the network. In this embodiment, the network devices 10 can be located at one or more clients, and each of the network devices 10 can be connected to the server 20 through a firewall (not shown) and/or a network switch at the client , that is, through a combined connection of the local area network and the Internet; or directly connect with the server 20, that is, directly connect with the Internet. Each of the network devices has an IP address, preferably a fixed IP address of the Internet, and each of the network devices 10 communicates its status via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The device status collected by the collection module 102 is sent to the server 20 .

Each of the network devices 10 can be a network switch, physical quantity detection equipment, printing peripherals, file processing equipment (server, NAS, terminal (PC)), firewall, access control and attendance system, mail server, physical quantity detection Devices and other devices that can connect to the network. The physical quantity detection device may be, for example, a detection device for detecting physical quantities such as temperature and humidity. According to various devices, the device states of each network device may be different, and the following table 1 lists the device states of various network devices by way of example. Each network device 10 has at least one corresponding device status.

Table 1 Device status of network devices and corresponding notification conditions network equipment device status notification conditions network switch CPU usage Above 90% for one minute Individual network port (Port) traffic By setting Internet connection status The connection was interrupted for more than 5 seconds Plug status of individual network ports plug in/out Print Peripherals Internet connection status Connection interrupted for more than 5 seconds File processing equipment (server, NAS, terminal) CPU usage Above 90% for one minute Each disk capacity Capacity utilization is higher than 90% Disk usage Utilization rate greater than 90% Internet connection status The connection was interrupted for more than 5 seconds memory usage The memory utilization rate is greater than 80% for 30 seconds file change status File rename, delete, add, move, modify firewall CPU usage Above 90% for one minute Each disk capacity Capacity utilization is higher than 90% Disk usage Utilization rate greater than 90% Internet connection status The connection was interrupted for more than 5 seconds memory usage The memory utilization rate is greater than 80% for 30 seconds Access Control and Attendance System Internet connection status Connection interrupted for more than 5 seconds mail server IMAP service service interruption SMTP service service interruption Internet connection status The connection was interrupted for more than 5 seconds Physical Quantity Detection Equipment Internet connection status Connection interrupted for more than 5 seconds physical quantity By setting

The server 20 connects each of the network devices 10 and the instant messaging platform 100 through a network, and the server 20 is used for receiving at least one device status from each of the network devices 10 . In this embodiment, the server 20 stores the received device statuses of the network devices 10 in a database (not shown), and the server 20 can record the A time stamp of the network state, or the device state transmitted from the network device 10 already contains the time stamp. The server 20 is linked with the notification service of the instant messaging platform 100 through API.

The server 20 is set with a notification condition corresponding to at least one device status of each of the network devices 10 , and the user or administrator can use the user electronic device 200 to connect to the server 20 to set notification conditions in advance. As shown in Table 1, each device state of each network device 10 has a corresponding notification condition. When the server 20 determines that the at least one device status from any of the network devices 10 meets the corresponding notification condition, the server 20 generates the notification message corresponding to the at least one device status and sends it to the instant messaging platform 100. After receiving the notification message, the instant messaging platform 100 sends the notification message to the corresponding user electronic device 200 .

In this embodiment, the server 20 sends an inquiry command to each of the network devices 10 at regular intervals, that is, sends the inquiry command to the network devices 10 respectively in a polling manner. Each network device 10 transmits one or more device states collected by its state collection module 102 to the server 20 each time it receives the inquiry command.

The server 20 records a corresponding relationship between the IP address of each of the network devices 10 and a device information of each of the network devices 10, and the device information may include, for example, a device name and/or a device name of the network device 10. Set the location. The user or administrator may use the user electronic device 200 to connect to the server 20 in advance, and establish the corresponding relationship in the database of the server 20 . In this way, when the server 20 receives the device status from any of the network devices 10, the server 20 obtains the device name of the network device 10 through the received IP address and the corresponding relationship and/or set the location. When the server 20 judges that the received at least one device status of the network device 10 meets its corresponding notification condition, the server 20 obtains the corresponding device information according to the IP address and the corresponding relationship, and the The notification message generated by the server 20 includes the obtained device information and at least one status of the device.

In addition, a communication corresponding relationship between the client terminal and the communication group of the instant messaging platform 100 is further established in the server 20, and the server 20 sends the notification message to the communication group of the instant messaging platform 100 according to the corresponding communication relationship. the distribution group. The user electronic device 200 whose account is added to the communication group can receive the notification message and display the notification message on the display of the user electronic device 200 .

For example, the network device 10 in FIG. 2 takes the network switch 12 in Table 1 as an example, which is a managed network switch, and its IP address can be set. The network switch 12 has a plurality of network connection ports (ports) 122, and each of the network connection ports 122 can be detachably connected to an electronic device 300 through a network line L. In this embodiment, one network connection port 122 is used to connect Taking an electronic device as an example, the electronic device 300 is a device connected to the network through the network switch 12 . Take the network port 122 connected to the electronic device 300 as "Port-5" as an example.

The device status collected by the status collection module 102 of the network switch 12 includes a plug status of each network connection port 122 , and the plug status can be plugged or unplugged. The server 20 records the plugging status every time it receives the status of the device, and the server 20 obtains the device information of the network switch 12 according to the IP address of the network switch 12 and the corresponding relationship. In this embodiment, it is Obtain the device name and installation location, and the server 20 records the time stamp, for example, the device name is "Switch-8port", the installation location is "US computer room", and the time stamp includes the date and time "2023.03.17, 19:12:26 ".

The notification condition of the server 20 includes comparing whether the received plug state has changed, and when the server 20 judges that the plug state received this time is different from the plug state received last time, a The device status in the notification message is the current plug-in status. Preferably, the plug state includes port information of the network port 122 to which the electronic device 300 is connected, and the port information may be the name of the network port 122 such as Port-5.

For example, the last plug-in state of the network port 122 recorded by the server 20 is plugged in, and when the plug-in state of the network port 122 received this time is plugged out, the notification generated by the server 20 The message includes the name of the device as "Switch-8port", the current plugging status of network port 122 and its port information as "Port-5 unplugged", the setting location as "US computer room", and the time stamp as "2023.03 .17, 19:12:26".

The server 20 sends the notification message to the instant messaging platform 100, and the instant messaging platform 100 sends the notification message to one or more user electronic devices 200 in the communication group. As shown in FIG. 3 , the notification message M1 is displayed on the display of the user electronic device 200 , so that the user or administrator can grasp the device status of the network device 10 in real time.

Similarly, when the network cable L of the electronic device 300 is plugged into Port-5 again, the previous plugging status of the network connection port 122 recorded by the server 20 is unplugged, and the received network connection port 122 When the plug state of the network port 122 is plugged in, the notification message generated by the server 20 includes the device name as "Switch-8port", the current plug state of network port 122 and its port information as "Port-5 plugged in". ", set the location as "US computer room", and set the time stamp as "2023.03.17, 19:15:07". The notification message M2 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed on the display of the user electronic device 200,

For example, the network device 10 in FIG. 4 takes the physical quantity detection device 14 in Table 1 as an example, which is a cloud thermometer that can be connected to the network. The physical quantity detection device 14 has a detector 142. The detector 142 is used to detect a physical quantity, the physical quantity is temperature as an example, and the equipment status collected by the status collection module 102 includes a temperature value. The notification condition corresponding to the temperature value of the server 20 includes a notification standard, for example, the notification standard is "the temperature value is greater than 45° C.". When the server 20 determines that the temperature value meets the notification standard, the server 20 generates the notification message, and the notification message includes the temperature value. The notification message generated by the server includes the name of the device as "Cloud Thermometer", the installation location as "US Computer Room", the status of the device as "abnormal temperature" and the physical quantity "50°C", and the time stamp as "2023.03.20, 14:16 :14". As shown in FIG. 3 , the server 20 sends the notification message M3 to the instant messaging platform, and the instant messaging platform 100 sends the notification message M3 to one or more user electronic devices 200 in the communication group.

For example, the two network devices 10 in FIG. 5 take the network switch 12 and the file processing device 16 in Table 1 as an example, and the file processing device 16 is connected to a network connection port of the network switch 12 . The file processing device 16 has at least one file folder, and the file folder has one or more files. The file processing device 16 runs at least one monitoring program to monitor a file transaction status of the file folder, and the at least one monitoring program constitutes the status collection module 102 . In this embodiment, the file processing device 16 runs two monitoring programs, the first monitoring program monitors the file changes of at least one file folder, and writes a log file (LOG file), and the second monitoring program monitors the record Whether the file meets an abnormal notification condition, such as renaming, deleting, adding, moving, or modifying. When the second monitoring program judges that the file change state meets the abnormal notification condition, it judges that the file change state is abnormal, and generates an abnormal message, and the file processing device 16 is connected to the simple network via the network switch. The management communication protocol transmits the abnormal message to the server 20, and the server 20 transmits the abnormal message to the instant messaging platform 100, and the instant messaging platform 100 transmits the abnormal message to one or more user electronic devices. Preferably, the abnormal message includes the port information of the network port 122 to which the file processing device 16 is connected, and the device information (such as device name and/or installation location) of the network switch 12 . In this way, the user or administrator can immediately know from the user electronic device 200 that the file of the file processing device 16 connected to the specific network connection port 122 of the network switch 12 is abnormal, and can perform further processing.

Certainly, also can set in this server 20 the notification condition corresponding to the abnormality of the file processing equipment 16 (as the notification condition corresponding to the file processing equipment in Table 1 is file rename, delete, add, move, or modify), the file processing The device status transmitted by the device 16 to the server 20 via the SIMP is the file transaction status. When the server 20 determines that the file change status meets the notification condition, a corresponding notification message is generated and sent to at least one user electronic device 200 via the instant messaging platform 100 . It can also achieve the purpose of immediately notifying users or managers.

The monitoring method of other network devices 10 is roughly the same as that of the network switch 12 or the physical quantity detection device 14, the difference lies in the device status and notification conditions are different, those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field can understand based on the above description Monitoring methods of other network devices 10 .

According to the above, the network status monitoring system of this creation uses the server to collect the equipment status of the network equipment, and when the equipment status meets the notification conditions, the notification message is sent to the instant messaging platform, and the user's electronic device can receive it immediately. Receive notification messages, so that users or administrators can know the status of network devices in real time, making network device management more convenient.

The above descriptions are only the preferred feasible embodiments of this creation, and all equivalent changes made by applying the instructions of this creation and the scope of the patent application should be included in the scope of the patent of this creation.

1: Network status monitoring system 10: Network equipment 102:Status collection module 12: Network switch 122: Network port 14: Physical quantity detection equipment 142: Detector 16: File processing equipment 20: Server 100: instant messaging platform 200: user electronic device 300: electronic device L: network line M1: Notification message M2: Notification message M3: Notification message

FIG. 1 is a structure diagram of a network status monitoring system in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a network switch in a preferred embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a notification message displayed on a display of a user electronic device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a physical quantity detection device in a preferred embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a network switch and a file processing device in a preferred embodiment of the invention.

1: Network status monitoring system

10: Network equipment

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100: instant messaging platform

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Claims (10)

A network status monitoring system, used to connect to an instant messaging platform, and send a notification message to at least one user electronic device through the instant messaging platform; the network status monitoring system includes: At least one network device has a state collection module, the state collection module collects at least one device state of the at least one network device, and the at least one network device transmits the at least one device state through the network; and A server, connecting the at least one network device and the instant messaging platform through the network, the server receives the state of the at least one device; the server is set with a notification condition corresponding to the state of the at least one device, when the server When judging that the at least one device status meets the notification condition, the server generates the notification message corresponding to the at least one device status and sends it to the instant messaging platform. The network status monitoring system as described in claim 1, wherein the server sends an inquiry command to the at least one network device at regular intervals, and each time the at least one network device receives the inquiry command, the At least one device status is sent to the server. The network status monitoring system as described in Claim 2, wherein the at least one network device transmits the status of the at least one device to the server through Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). The network status monitoring system as described in claim 3, wherein the at least one network device has an IP address; the server records a correspondence between the IP address and a device information of the at least one network device , when the server determines that the at least one device status meets the notification condition, the server obtains corresponding device information according to the IP address and the corresponding relationship, and the notification message includes the device information and the at least one device status. The network status monitoring system as described in claim 4, wherein, the at least one network device is a network switch, and the network switch has a plurality of network connection ports, and each network connection port can be detachably used for Connecting an electronic device; the at least one device status collected by the status collection module includes a plug status of each of the network ports; the server records the plug status each time the at least one device status is received; the The notification condition includes comparing whether the received plug state has changed. When the server judges that the plug state received this time is different from the plug state received last time, at least one of the notification messages generated is A device state is the current plug-in state. The network status monitoring system as described in claim 5, wherein the notification message includes port information of the network port to which the electronic device is connected. The network status monitoring system as described in claim 5, wherein the at least one network device is plural and includes the network switch and a file processing device, and the file processing device is connected to a network of the network switch The connection port; the file processing device has at least one file folder; the file processing device runs at least one monitoring program to monitor a file transaction status of the file folder; when the at least one monitoring program determines that the file transaction status is abnormal, a An abnormal message, and the file processing device sends the abnormal message to the server through the at least one network device; the server sends the abnormal message to the instant messaging platform, and the instant messaging platform sends the abnormal message to the at least one Consumer Electronics Devices. The network status monitoring system as described in Claim 7, wherein the abnormal message includes port information of one of the network ports connected to the file processing device. The network status monitoring system as described in Claim 4, wherein, the at least one network device is a physical quantity detection device, and the physical quantity detection device has a detector, and the detector is used to detect a physical quantity; The at least one equipment status collected by the status collection module includes the physical quantity; the notification condition includes a notification standard, and when the server judges that the physical quantity meets the notification standard, the server generates the notification message, and the notification message includes the physical quantity . The network status monitoring system as described in claim 1, wherein the at least one network device is located at a client, and the instant messaging platform has established a communication group corresponding to the client; the server has established the client and A communication correspondence of the communication group, when the server determines that the status of the at least one device meets the notification condition, the server sends the notification message to the communication group of the instant messaging platform according to the communication correspondence .

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