Patent · US Expired

Network quality estimation

US7417991B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2003
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
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Expiry dateMay 28, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L47/34
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed are new calculations of packet loss bursts, packet re-ordering, and an indication of relative alternate network path delay metrics, based upon differences between received and expected packet sequence numbers, for determining packet network performance.

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