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Technique to measure network path bandwidth capacity using modal analysis

US6850541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 2002
Grant dateFeb 1, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/50
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is a system and method to measure network bandwidth. A source computer sends sets of packet pairs to a destination computer. Each set of packet pairs is centered around a different packet size. The destination computer times each packet pair to determine the time delta between the packets in the packet pair. The time deltas are then organized and analyzed to determine the network bandwidth.

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