Abstract: An intermediary gateway, such as a streaming meter, with internal failover operation. In an example, the gateway contains (i) main gateway logic, including as a main network interface and main processor with associated data storage holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway, and (ii) backup gateway logic, including as a backup network interface and backup processor with associated data storage also holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway. Further, the main program instructions are executable by the main processor to detect a failure of the main processor to communicate on the network and to responsively cause activation of the backup gateway logic as active gateway logic of the gateway, to facilitate continued operation of the gateway.

Abstract: A streaming meter on a LAN configures a host device on the LAN to use the streaming meter as a default gateway of the host, including engaging in Router Advertisement (RA) messaging to cause a host to use the streaming meter as the host’s default gateway and to denounce an RA message from a gateway (GW) and thus undo associated settings established by the GW. In particular, the streaming meter could respond to a Router Solicitation (RS) message from the host and/or to a RA message from the GW by (i) sending its own RA message configured to cause the host to use the streaming meter as the host’s default gateway and perhaps further as the host’s default Domain Name Server (DNS) and (ii) sending a spoofed RA message configured to denounce the GW’s RA message and thus to undo associated settings that the GW’s RA message sought to establish.

Abstract: An intermediary gateway, such as a streaming meter, with internal failover operation. In an example, the gateway contains (i) main gateway logic, including as a main network interface and main processor with associated data storage holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway, and (ii) backup gateway logic, including as a backup network interface and backup processor with associated data storage also holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway. Further, the main program instructions are executable by the main processor to detect a failure of the main processor to communicate on the network and to responsively cause activation of the backup gateway logic as active gateway logic of the gateway, to facilitate continued operation of the gateway.

Abstract: A method and system to facilitate measuring of media exposure. An example method comprises a streaming meter on a LAN configuring a host device on the LAN to use the streaming meter as a default gateway of the host device, including the streaming meter acquiring assignment from a router on the LAN of all IP addresses assignable by the router, to prevent the router from functioning as a DHCP server for the host device, and the streaming meter then responding to DHCP messaging from the host device to assign an IP address to the host device and set the host device to use the streaming meter as the default gateway of the host device. In the example method, the streaming meter then monitors network traffic of the host device that flows through the streaming meter and reports the monitored network traffic to a media-measurement platform to facilitate media-exposure measurement.

Abstract: An intermediary gateway, such as a streaming meter, with internal failover operation. In an example, the gateway contains (i) main gateway logic, including as a main network interface and main processor with associated data storage holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway, and (ii) backup gateway logic, including as a backup network interface and backup processor with associated data storage also holding instructions executable by the main processor to govern operation of the gateway. Further, the main program instructions are executable by the main processor to detect a failure of the main processor to communicate on the network and to responsively cause activation of the backup gateway logic as active gateway logic of the gateway, to facilitate continued operation of the gateway.

Abstract: A method and system to facilitate measuring of media exposure. An example method comprises a streaming meter on a LAN configuring a host device on the LAN to use the streaming meter as a default gateway of the host device, including the streaming meter acquiring assignment from a router on the LAN of all IP addresses assignable by the router, to prevent the router from functioning as a DHCP server for the host device, and the streaming meter then responding to DHCP messaging from the host device to assign an IP address to the host device and set the host device to use the streaming meter as the default gateway of the host device. In the example method, the streaming meter then monitors network traffic of the host device that flows through the streaming meter and reports the monitored network traffic to a media-measurement platform to facilitate media-exposure measurement.