Method of estimating call level traffic intensity based on channel link measurements
US6560204B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for estimating the source-destination traffic in a packet-switched network. Source-destination traffic is critical input to a variety of network engineering and planning functions. However, it is difficult and prohibitively expensive to directly measure source-destination traffic in a packet-switched network. Channel link measurements are more readily available for packet-switched networks. Thus, methods and systems in accordance with the present invention use channel link measurements, along with knowledge of traffic paths through the network for source-destination pairs, to estimate source-destination traffic.
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