# US 2025/0168660 A1 · Overall network performance effectiveness device configured to improve network performance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0168660 A1 - Document ID: US20250168660A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/951,240 - Filed: 2024-11-18 - Published: 2025-05-22 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-17 - Assignees: Belden Inc. - Applicants: Belden Inc. - Inventors: Michael S. FISHER; Aravind Rajendra KUMAR - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250168660A1 ## CPC - H04L 43/0805: by checking availability - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04L 41/0816: the condition being an adaptation, e.g. in response to network events - H04L 41/082: the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality - H04L 41/0823: characterised by the purposes of a change of settings, e.g. optimising configuration for enhancing reliability (for optimising operational conditions of wireless networks H04W24/02) - H04L 41/0896: Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities (flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76) - H04L 41/5009: Determining service level performance parameters or violations of service level contracts, e.g. violations of agreed response time or mean time between failures [MTBF] - H04L 43/08: Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters - H04L 43/0876: Network utilisation, e.g. volume of load or congestion level - H04L 43/16: Threshold monitoring - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04L 41/5025: by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade - H04L 43/0852: Delays - H04L 43/0888: Throughput - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract An overall network performance effectiveness improvement device that is configured to improve overall network performance based on a network availability level, a network capacity level, and/or a network quality level. The device may be configured to receive network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data and calculate a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level based on such network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data, to determine whether the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level, and to cause a network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An overall network performance effectiveness improvement device for improving overall network performance based on a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level, comprising: an overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller having overall network performance effectiveness improvement program instructions stored in a memory device; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to receive network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data regarding a network and calculate a network availability level, a network capacity level, and network quality level based on such network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an overall network performance effectiveness level of the network based on the calculated network availability level, the calculated network capacity level, and the calculated network quality level; wherein the overall network effectiveness level is determined based on the calculated network availability level times the calculated network capacity level times the calculated network quality level; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level; wherein the calculated network availability level comprises an available time link level that is configured to be available for use by the network during operation divided by an expected time link level that is expected to be available for use by the network during operation; wherein the calculated network capacity level comprises an unutilized network port utilization percentage of an unutilized port level of the network relative to a utilized network port level of the network; wherein the calculated network quality level comprises functional network packets received divided by total network packets received; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause a network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the overall network performance effectiveness level is below a first predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level; wherein the first predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level comprises an overall network performance effectiveness level indicative of an enhanced network performance level that is greater than the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to receive updated network availability data, updated network capacity data, and updated network quality data regarding the network as a result of the network improvement control event, and calculate an updated network availability level, an updated network capacity level, and an updated network quality level based on the updated network availability data, the updated network capacity data, and the updated network quality data; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an updated overall network performance effectiveness level of the network based on the updated network availability data, the updated network capacity data, and the updated network quality data; and wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause an updated network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the updated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a second predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level is 75% or higher. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network availability level is below a predetermined threshold network availability level and cause a network availability improvement control event that is configured to improve network availability performance effectiveness if the calculated network availability level is below the predetermined threshold network availability level. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level comprises a threshold enhanced network availability level that is indicative of a network with an enhanced network availability level that is greater than the calculated network availability level. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The device of claim 3, wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level is 98%. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network capacity level is below a predetermined threshold network capacity level and cause a network capacity improvement control event that is configured to improve network capacity performance effectiveness if the calculated network capacity level is below the predetermined threshold network capacity level. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level comprises a threshold enhanced network performance capacity level that is indicative of a network with an enhanced network performance capacity level that is greater than the calculated network capacity level. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level is 90%. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network quality factor is below a predetermined threshold network quality level and cause a network quality improvement control event that is configured to improve network quality performance effectiveness if the calculated network quality level is below the predetermined threshold network quality level. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the predetermined threshold network quality level comprises a threshold enhanced network performance quality level that is indicative of a network having an enhanced network performance quality level that is greater than the calculated network quality level. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The device of claim 9, wherein the predetermined threshold network quality level is 85%. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate successive overall network performance effectiveness levels regarding the network over time and calculate an average overall network performance effectiveness level based on the calculated successive overall network performance effectiveness levels. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause a network quality improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness if the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level is below the predetermined average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to compare subsequent calculated overall network performance effectiveness levels to the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the network improvement control event comprises improving a network connection or setting. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, wherein the network improvement control event comprises improving a network availability, capacity and/or quality connection, setting, node, or link that are each configured to improve network availability, capacity, and/or quality respectively. ### Claim 17 An overall network performance effectiveness improvement device for improving overall network performance based on a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level, comprising: an overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller configured to receive network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data regarding a network and calculate a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level based on such network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an overall network effectiveness level of the network based on the calculated network availability level, the calculated network capacity level, and the calculated network quality level; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level; wherein the calculated network availability level comprises an available time link level that is configured to be available for use by the network during operation divided by expected time link level that is configured to be expected to be available for use by the network during operation; wherein the calculated network capacity level comprises an unutilized network port utilization percentage of unutilized ports of the network relative to utilized ports of the network; wherein the calculated network quality level comprises functional network packets received divided by total network packets received; and wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause a network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level is 75%. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller includes overall network performance effectiveness improvement program instructions stored in a memory device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The device of claim 18, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level comprises a threshold network availability level indicative of a network with an enhanced network availability performance level. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The device of claim 20, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to receive updated network availability data, updated network capacity data, and updated network quality data regarding the network as a result of the network improvement control action, and calculate an updated network availability level, an updated network capacity level, and/or an updated network quality level based on the updated network availability data, the updated network capacity data, and the updated network quality data, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an updated overall network performance effectiveness level of the network, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level comprises a first predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level, and wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause an updated network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the updated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a second predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness level is calculated based on the network availability factor times the network capacity factor times the network quality factor. ### Claim 23 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network availability level is below a predetermined threshold network availability level and cause a network availability improvement control event to improve network availability performance effectiveness if the calculated network availability level is below the predetermined threshold network availability level. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The device of claim 23, wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level comprises a threshold network availability level indicative of a network with an enhanced performance availability level that is greater than the calculated network availability level. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The device of claim 23, wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level is 98%. ### Claim 26 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network capacity level is below a predetermined threshold network capacity level and cause a network capacity improvement control event that is configured to improve network capacity performance effectiveness if the calculated network capacity level is below the predetermined threshold network capacity level. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The device of claim 26, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level comprises an enhanced threshold network performance capacity level indicative of a network with an enhanced performance capacity level that is greater than the calculated network capacity level. ### Claim 28 (depends on 26) The device of claim 26, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level is 90%. ### Claim 29 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network quality factor is below a predetermined threshold network quality level and cause a network quality improvement control event that is configured to improve network quality performance effectiveness if the calculated network quality level is below the predetermined threshold network quality level. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The device of claim 29, wherein the predetermined threshold network quality level comprises an enhanced threshold network performance quality level indicative of a network having an enhanced network performance quality level that is greater than the calculated network quality level. ### Claim 31 (depends on 29) The device of claim 29, wherein the predetermined threshold network quality level is 85%. ### Claim 32 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate successive overall network performance effectiveness levels regarding the network over time, calculate an average overall network performance effectiveness level based on the calculated successive overall network performance effectiveness levels, and cause a network performance improvement event that is configured to improve the overall performance of the network based on the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 33 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause an overall network effectiveness improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness if the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level is below the predetermined average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 34 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to compare subsequent calculated overall network performance effectiveness levels to the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level, calculate a subsequent-to-calculated-average overall network performance effective level comparison, and cause an overall network effectiveness improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness based on the calculated subsequent-to-calculated-average overall network performance effective level comparison. ### Claim 35 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the network improvement control event comprises improving a connection, setting, switch, node, link, configuration, and/or state of the network that that are each configured to improve network availability, capacity, and/or quality respectively. ### Claim 36 An overall network performance effectiveness improvement device for improving overall network performance based on a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level, comprising: an overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller configured to receive network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data regarding a network and calculate a network availability level, a network capacity level, and a network quality level based on such network availability data, network capacity data, and network quality data; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an overall network performance effectiveness level of the network based on the calculated network availability level, the calculated network capacity level, and the calculated network quality level; wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level; and wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to cause a network improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the overall network performance effectiveness level is below a predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 37 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level is 75% or higher. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the calculated network availability level comprises time links available for the network divided by time links expected to be available for the network, the calculated network capacity level comprises unutilized network port utilization percentage, and the calculated network quality level comprises functional network packets received divided by total network packets received. ### Claim 39 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller includes overall network performance effectiveness improvement program instructions stored in a memory device, and wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level comprises an overall network performance effectiveness level indicative of network that is configured to perform at an enhanced network performance level that is greater than the calculated overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 40 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to receive updated network availability data, updated network capacity data, and updated network quality data regarding the network as a result of the network improvement control action, and calculate an updated network availability level, an updated network capacity level, and an updated network quality level based on the updated network availability data, the updated network capacity data, and the updated network quality data, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate an updated overall network performance effectiveness level of the network, wherein the predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level comprises a first predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to generate an updated network improvement control action that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness of the network if the updated overall network performance effectiveness level is below a second predetermined threshold overall network performance effectiveness level, and wherein the overall network performance effectiveness level is calculated based on the network availability level times the network capacity level times the network quality level. ### Claim 41 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network availability level is below a predetermined threshold network availability level, and generate a network availability improvement control action to improve network availability performance effectiveness if the calculated network availability level is below the predetermined threshold network availability level, and wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level comprises an enhanced network availability level that is greater than the calculated network availability level. ### Claim 42 (depends on 41) The device of claim 41, wherein the predetermined threshold network availability level is 98%. ### Claim 43 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network capacity level is below a predetermined threshold network capacity level, and generate a network capacity improvement control action to improve network capacity performance effectiveness if the calculated network capacity level is below the predetermined threshold network capacity level, and wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level comprises an enhanced network capacity level that is greater than the calculated network capacity level. ### Claim 44 (depends on 43) The device of claim 43, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level is 90%. ### Claim 45 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to determine whether the calculated network quality factor is below a predetermined threshold network quality level, and generate a network quality improvement control action to improve network quality performance effectiveness if the calculated network quality level is below the predetermined threshold network quality level, and wherein the predetermined threshold network quality level comprises an enhanced network quality level that is greater than the calculated network capacity level. ### Claim 46 (depends on 45) The device of claim 45, wherein the predetermined threshold network capacity level is 90%. ### Claim 47 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to calculate successive overall network performance effectiveness levels regarding the network over time, calculate an average overall network performance effectiveness level based on the calculated successive overall network performance effectiveness levels and cause a network performance improvement event that is configured to improve the overall performance of the network based on the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 48 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to generate an overall network effectiveness improvement control action to improve overall network performance effectiveness if the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level is below the predetermined average overall network performance effectiveness level. ### Claim 49 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the overall network performance effectiveness improvement controller is configured to compare subsequent calculated overall network performance effectiveness levels to the calculated average overall network performance effectiveness level, calculate a subsequent-to-calculated-average overall network performance effective level comparison, and cause an overall network effectiveness improvement control event that is configured to improve overall network performance effectiveness based on the calculated subsequent-to-calculated-average overall network performance effective level comparison. ### Claim 50 (depends on 36) The device of claim 36, wherein the network improvement control event comprises improving a connection, setting, switch, node, link, configuration, and/or state of the network that that are each configured to improve network availability, capacity, and/or quality respectively.