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Traffic quality measurement apparatus and method

US7330434B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 29, 2003
Grant dateFeb 12, 2008
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A measurement apparatus for measuring traffic of packets with high time resolution is provided. The measurement apparatus includes an accumulation part for accumulating packet lengths of packets having predetermined header information in successively received packets, and storing an accumulated value of the packet lengths in a storage; and a periodic reading part for reading the accumulated value from the storage at predetermined time intervals, and outputting the accumulated value.

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