System and method for detecting a delay in a computer network

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a network management arrangement (“NMA”), a first signal and a second signal from a computing device;
• forwarding, by the NMA, the second signal to a wireless computing unit;
• receiving a third signal from the unit by the NMA, the third signal being indicative of an acknowledgment of receipt of the second signal;
• determining, by the NMA, a first time value indicative of a difference between a time of receipt of the first signal and a time of receipt of the second signal, and
• comparing the first time value to a first threshold range to generate a first output data;
• determining, by the NMA, a second time value indicative of a difference between a time of transmission of the second signal and a time of receipt of the third signal;
• comparing the second time value to a second threshold range to generate second output data;
• executing a response procedure as a function of at least one of the first and second output data.

A network management arrangement, comprising:

• a processor;
• a communications arrangement coupled to a computing device;
• and
• a memory,
• wherein, the communications arrangement receives a first signal and a second signal from the computing device,
• wherein, the processor determines a time value indicative of a difference between a time of receipt of the first signal and a time of receipt of the second signal,
• wherein, the processor compares the time value to a threshold range stored in the memory to generate output data,
• wherein, the processor executes a response procedure in response to the output data.