公开(公告)号：GB2500961B

公开(公告)日：2014-06-04

申请号：GB201300624

申请日：2013-01-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ABUELSAAD TAMER E ,  MOORE JOHN ELBERT JR ,  SINGI RAJESHKUMAR N ,  WENTWORTH ROBERT RICHARD

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/34

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a device for monitoring activity of a computing device connected to a network cable. The device includes a first interface for connecting the device to the network cable, a second interface for connecting the device to the computing device, and a third interface for connecting the device to a power cable. The device includes a first sensor for measuring network traffic to the computing device and/or network traffic from the computing device. The first sensor identifies an IP address accessing the computing device and/or a protocol used to access the computing device. The device further includes a second sensor for measuring power consumption of the computing device and a third sensor for identifying the computing device. A wireless communications module connected to the first sensor and/or the second sensor wirelessly transmits data from the first sensor and/or the second sensor to an external device.

公开(公告)号：GB2500961A

公开(公告)日：2013-10-09

申请号：GB201300624

申请日：2013-01-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： ABUELSAAD TAMER E ,  MOORE JOHN ELBERT JR ,  SINGI RAJESHKUMAR N ,  WENTWORTH ROBERT RICHARD

IPC: G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/34

Abstract: A device 100 for monitoring the activity of a computing device (C, fig. 4) connected to a network cable (N1) comprises interfaces 120, 130, 140 for connecting the device to the network cable, the computing device and to a power cable (P1). A first sensor 110 measures at least one of the network traffic to and from the computing device (C) and a second sensor 150 measures power consumption of the computing device. The device 100 may further comprise a wireless communications module (160, fig. 3) to wirelessly transmit data from at least one of the first sensor 110 and the second sensor 150 to an external device. The device 100 may further compare the network traffic to and from the computing device (C) and the power consumption of the computing device to a threshold to determine whether the computing device should be decommissioned. The computing device (C) may be a server in a data centre and the device 100 may comprise an adaptor.