Metric computation for traceroute probes using cached data to prevent a surge on destination servers
US11153190B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 5, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/663
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for using traceroute with tunnels and cloud-based systems for determining measures of network performance are presented. Systems and methods include receiving a request, from a client, for one or more of a first trace of a tunnel and a second trace to a destination; checking a cache at the node for results from previous traces of the first trace and the second trace; responsive to the results not being in the cache, performing one or more of the first trace and the second trace; and providing the results to the client so that the client aggregates the results with details from one or more additional legs to provide an overall view of a service path between the client and the destination.
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