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Techniques and apparatus for one way transmission delay measurement for IP phone connections

US7590222B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 31, 2005
Grant dateSep 15, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 20, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04M3/2236
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for measuring a one way delay between two handsets over an Internet protocol (IP) network utilize a delay measurement subsystem connected to both handsets and a procedure to couple a test signal to both handsets and measure the response to the test signal. The delay measurement subsystem is connected to a call originating handset to play an acoustic test signal to the transmitter of the originating handset. The delay measurement subsystem is connected to a call terminating handset to play the acoustic test signal to the transmitter of the call terminating handset and to record acoustic signals received on the call terminating handset. Signals recorded at the call terminating handset include a sidetone signal and a signal received from the call originating handset. The difference between the sidetone signal and the signal received from the call originating handset represents the delay through the handsets and the IP network.

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