Simple Methodology

Method
- Every 30 mins ping each host with 11 * 100 byte followed by 10 * 1000 byte pings
- Min separation of pings is 1 second, timeout 20 seconds
- Throw away first ping
- Measure response, packet loss, host unreachable (no answer to any ping)
Easy for clients (no software to install)
Universally available
Low network impact