Network quality of service localizer
US6909741B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 21, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0003
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for quality of service localization within a relatively time-invariant communications network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving quality of service estimations for a plurality of communications mediums, wherein each of the plurality of communications mediums is defined between a respective one of a plurality of transmitters located within the communications network to a common receiving point of the communications network, wherein each communications medium is conveyed over at least one shared physical communications path and at least one non-shared communications path; and comparing the quality of service estimations for the plurality of communications mediums with one another in order to localize a respective quality of service estimation to a likely physical communication path within the communications network.
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