摘要 |
A method for collecting individualized network usage data includes routing Internet communications between a plurality of local clients and a plurality of remote servers over a common data link between a router device and the Internet For each of the plurality of clients, characteristics of that client's communications routed over the data link are monitored at the router device A collection of statistics reflecting the monitored characteristics are maintained From the router device, the collection of statistics are periodically communicated over the data link to an interested server |