IP Library Granted Patent US 12,418,847
Granted Patent B2
US 12,418,847 · App. 18/012,358 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Server device, monitoring method, and non- transitory computer-readable medium

Inventor: Takamichi Inoue (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
H04W40/12
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Patent No.
US 12,418,847
App. No.
18/012,358
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object is to provide a server device capable of performing analysis on a terminal device applying redundancy to a communication path and simultaneously communicating with a plurality of access points. A server device ( 10 ) according to the present disclosure includes: a communication unit ( 11 ) receiving, from a sensor device that collects packets transferred between a wireless terminal and a first access point/a second access point, sensor information generated based on collected packets; a management unit ( 12 ) managing the first access point and the second access point in association with the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal communicates with the first access point and the second access point by applying redundancy to the communication path; and an analysis unit ( 13 ) generating information on a communication state of redundant communication paths by using sensor information regarding the first access point and the second access point.

Claims (20)

1. A server device comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions, and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to;

receive sensor information from a sensor device that collects packets transferred between a wireless terminal and a first access point and between the wireless terminal and a second access point, the sensor information being generated based on the collected packets;

manage the first access point and the second access point in association with the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal performs communication with the first access point and the second access point by applying redundancy to a communication path; and

generate information regarding a communication state of redundant communication paths by using the sensor information regarding the first access point and the second access point.

2. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to manage a first BSSID used by the wireless terminal for communication with a first access point and a second BSSID used by the wireless terminal for communication with a second access point in association with each other.

3. The server device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to combine first sensor information regarding a first communication path with the first access point and second sensor information regarding a second communication path with the second access point, average the first sensor information and the second sensor information, or select a maximum value or a minimum value of the first sensor information and the second sensor information, and generate information regarding the communication state.

4. The server device according to claim 3 , wherein, when the wireless terminal performs communication by switching between the first communication path and the second communication path, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to generate information indicating the number of times of switching in a predetermined period as information regarding the communication state.

5. The server device according to claim 3 , wherein, when the wireless terminal performs communication by switching between the first communication path and the second communication path, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the instructions to generate information indicating an establishment state of a wireless link in the first communication path or the second communication path that is not used for communication as information regarding the communication state.

6. A monitoring method in a server device, comprising:

receiving sensor information from a sensor device that collects packets transferred between a wireless terminal and a first access point and between the wireless terminal and a second access point, the sensor information being generated based on the collected packets;

managing the first access point and the second access point in association with the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal performs communication with the first access point and the second access point by applying redundancy to a communication path; and

generating information regarding a communication state of redundant communication paths by using the sensor information regarding the first access point and the second access point.

7. The monitoring method according to claim 6 , further comprising, when managing the first access point and the second access point in association with the wireless terminal, managing a first BSSID used by the wireless terminal for communication with a first access point and a second BSSID used by the wireless terminal for communication with a second access point in association with each other.

8. The monitoring method according to claim 6 , further comprising, when generating information regarding the communication state, combining first sensor information regarding a first communication path with the first access point and second sensor information regarding a second communication path with the second access point, averaging the first sensor information and the second sensor information or selecting a maximum value or a minimum value of the first sensor information and the second sensor information, and generating information regarding the communication state.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program that causes a computer to execute:

receiving sensor information from a sensor device that collects packets transferred between a wireless terminal and a first access point and between the wireless terminal and a second access point, the sensor information being generated based on the collected packets;

managing the first access point and the second access point in association with the wireless terminal when the wireless terminal performs communication with the first access point and the second access point by applying redundancy to a communication path; and

generating information regarding a communication state of redundant communication paths by using the sensor information regarding the first access point and the second access point.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2022
From: INOUE, TAKAMICHI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 062182/0997 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-114079 · Jul 1, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230254751A1 · Aug 10, 2023
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