A method of monitoring protocol health in a mobile device network , the protocol health indicating an ability of a mobile device to send and receive messages between devices communicating with or connected to the mobile device network , the method comprising: a message transmission rate threshold determination process including monitoring a message transmission rate associated with a selected address on the mobile device network to determine a count of messages for a defined period of time, if the message transmission rate is below a lock threshold, selecting another address and monitoring a message transmission rate associated with said selected another address, if the message transmission rate is at or above said lock threshold, locking said selected address and setting the therewith associated message transmission rate as a maximum transmission rate threshold, the lock threshold being set as at least 10 messages per second for a slow protocol and as at least 50 messages per second for a fast protocol, continue monitoring the message transmission rate associated with said locked address on said mobile device network for said period of time, comparing said message transmission rate associated with said locked address to the at least one maximum transmission rate threshold and logging a protocol health indication based on said comparing, wherein the protocol health indication is a notify indication when said monitored message transmission rate is between 51% and 60% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold, a warning indication when said monitored message transmission rate is between 40% and 50% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold and a severe indication when said monitored message transmission rate is less than 40% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold. a message transmission rate threshold determination process including monitoring a message transmission rate associated with a selected address on the mobile device network to determine a count of messages for a defined period of time, if the message transmission rate is below a lock threshold, selecting another address and monitoring a message transmission rate associated with said selected another address, if the message transmission rate is at or above said lock threshold, locking said selected address and setting the therewith associated message transmission rate as a maximum transmission rate threshold, the lock threshold being set as at least 10 messages per second for a slow protocol and as at least 50 messages per second for a fast protocol, continue monitoring the message transmission rate associated with said locked address on said mobile device network for said period of time, comparing said message transmission rate associated with said locked address to the at least one maximum transmission rate threshold and logging a protocol health indication based on said comparing, wherein the protocol health indication is a notify indication when said monitored message transmission rate is between 51% and 60% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold, a warning indication when said monitored message transmission rate is between 40% and 50% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold and a severe indication when said monitored message transmission rate is less than 40% of said at least one maximum transmission rate threshold. <EOS>