One disclosed embodiment of an electronic device includes an electronic device comprising an interface for communicating with at least one remote server, and one or more processors operably coupled to the interface and to memory, the one or more processors operable to, at least, create at least one device management object in a device management tree in memory of the electronic device, wherein a value of the at least one device management object is representative of a level of performance of a layer of a data communication protocol, establish a session of communication between the electronic device and a second location using the data communication protocol, receive, during the communication session, a device management message according to a device management protocol standard from the at least one remote server, the device management message accessing the value of the at least one device management object, and send the value of the at least one device management object to the at least one remote server.