Network link testing using IP-in-IP encapsulation
US11374836B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0882
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Increasing a resolution of an error rate detectable on a link between two network nodes includes transmitting an IP-in-IP encapsulated test packet back and forth between the two network nodes. The test packet includes a series of nested data packets having alternating destinations between the two network nodes. The test packet is transmitted on the data plane of the network, thereby increasing the resolution of the detectable error rate.
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