Transmission of maintenance information of an active packet connection through employment of packets communicated over the active packet connection
US7821940B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 5, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L65/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A maintenance component of an apparatus in one example employs one or more packets that are communicated over an active packet connection to evaluate the active packet connection.
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