Method and system for using a downloadable agent for a communication system, device, or link

摘要

Described is a method performed by a downloadable agent, the method comprising: collecting WAN performance information, wherein the downloadable agent is 5 executable on a computing device coupled to a LAN of a broadband subscriber, wherein the LAN is coupled by another device to a WAN; and transmitting the WAN performance information to a machine; wherein the machine is operable to: store and analyze the performance information to generate an analysis result; and report the analysis result to at least one of the broadband subscriber and its service provider. 10 Described is a corresponding system which comprises a database; and a server coupled to the database, the server operable to: receive WAN performance information from a downloadable agent; store the information in the database, analyze the information to generate an analysis result; and report the analysis result to at least one of the broadband subscriber and the broadband subscriber's service provider. ICc) .___ 0- 0 a~) I i Ill -C c)0 co u0 ~co I----- ~ ) o U, C)/ _0 75 0 co C3o