Determining the bandwidth of a communication link
US11190430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/23805
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of determining the bandwidth of a link carrying a plurality of data streams between a plurality of sources and a plurality of destinations in a network, the method including sending data packets from a first data stream over the link from one source to one destination at a first transmission rate, and measuring an associated first packet loss rate; sending further data packets from the first data stream over the link from the one source to the one destination at a second transmission rate, and measuring an associated second packet loss rate; and determining the bandwidth of the link in dependence on the first and second packet loss rates and the first and second transmission rates.
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