Patent ID: 7756033

Claim:
A system for monitoring a multicast feed, comprising a multicast-enabled network device for transmitting the multicast feed from a multicast feed source to a user device via a network; a feed agent operatively coupled to the multicast-enabled network device for collecting and storing statistical data relating to the multicast feed, where the feed agent is to: execute a configuration file during start up, the configuration file including at least an indication of a user datagram protocol (UDP) port on the multicast-enabled network device to monitor, and an Internet protocol (IP) address associated with the multicast feed; and a management server operatively coupled to the feed agent for receiving the statistical data collected by the feed agent, where the management server is to: execute a configuration file during start up, the configuration file including at least an indication of a host name and IP address associated with the feed agent; identify a log interval time indicating a frequency with which polling of the feed agent is conducted; periodically request the statistical data relating to the multicast feed from the feed agent; determine whether the statistical data relating to the multicast feed is received in response to the request; send a notification to a trap destination address when the statistical data relating to the multicast feed is not received; and store, in a database, the statistical data relating to the multicast feed when the statistical data is received in response to the request.