Controlled activation of performance monitoring component of network protocol

A method comprising:

• monitoring a communication session under a given communication protocol between a first endpoint device and a second endpoint device;
• determining that a designated network condition has occurred based at least in part on the monitoring of the communication session;
• determining whether or not an indication of consent to activate a performance monitoring component of the given communication protocol for the first endpoint device has been received:
• presenting a consent request to a user of the first endpoint device based at least in part on a determination that the indication of consent has not been received and the determination that the designated network condition has occurred:
• receiving a response from the user of the first endpoint device in response to the consent request the response comprising the indication of consent to activate the performance monitoring component;
• activating a performance monitoring component of the given communication protocol for the first endpoint device based at least in part on the determination that the designated network condition has occurred and the receipt of the response comprising the indication of consent to activate the performance monitoring component;
• and
• generating performance data for the communication session utilizing the activated performance monitoring component;
• wherein the method is performed by at least one processor of the first endpoint device.

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processor of a first endpoint device, the first endpoint device comprising at least one processor coupled to memory, the first endpoint device being configured to communicate with a second endpoint device over a network using a given communication protocol, causes the at least one processor:

• to monitor a communication session under the given communication protocol between the first endpoint device and the second endpoint device;
• to determine that a designated network condition has occurred based at least in part on the monitoring of the communication session;
• to determine whether or not an indication of consent to activate a performance monitoring component of the given communication protocol for the first endpoint device has been received;
• to present a consent request to a user of the first endpoint device based at least in part on a determination that the indication of consent has not been received and the determination that the designated network condition has occurred;
• to receive a response from the user of the first endpoint device in response to the consent request the response comprising the indication of consent to activate the performance monitoring component;
• to activate a performance monitoring component of the given communication protocol for the first endpoint device based at least in part on the determination that the designated network condition has occurred and the receipt of the response comprising the indication of consent to activate the performance monitoring component;
• and
• to generate performance data for the communication session utilizing the activated performance monitoring component.