ROUTER-BASED END-USER PERFORMANCE MONITORING

摘要

A method (600) of obtaining end-user performance data associated with a target application executing at a predetermined location within a distributed information system, includes providing a network element (400) of the distributed information system proximate to the predetermined location. The network element (400) is configured to provide a primary network operations function, such as a router function (402), and further comprises an integrated applications execution environment (408) configured to operate substantially independently of the primary network operations function. The method further comprises executing (604) the target application within the integrated applications execution environment and performing (606) at least one automated operation of the target application by emulating user actions within the integrated applications execution environment. One or more images of a target application virtual display is captured (608) from within the integrated applications execution environment. Performance data of the target application are determined (610) by analysis of the captured images of the target application virtual display, and stored (612) in a memory store (614).

主权项

1. A method of obtaining end-user performance data associated with a target application executing at a predetermined location within a distributed information system, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a network element of the distributed information system proximate to the predetermined location, which is configured to provide a primary network operations function, and which further comprises an integrated applications execution environment configured to operate substantially independently of the primary network operations function; executing the target application within the integrated applications execution environment; performing at least one automated operation of the target application by emulating user actions within the integrated applications execution environment; capturing one or more images of a target application virtual display from within the integrated applications' execution environment, comprising a graphical user interface responsive to the emulated user actions; determining performance data of the target application by analysis of the captured images of the target application virtual display; and storing the performance data in a memory store.