Patent · US Active

Method and system for initiating a remote trace route

US7843842B2 · kind B2 · utility

7Cited by

15References

31Claims

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Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Randall Ethier · Herndon, US
Rajesh Kumar · Palo Alto, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2006
Grant date	Nov 30, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 7, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L43/087
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for initiating a remote trace route includes establishing a communication session between a first endpoint and a second endpoint. The method also includes detecting at the first endpoint a quality impairment in a communication sent from the second endpoint. In response to detecting the quality impairment, the method includes sending a request from the first endpoint to the second endpoint for the second endpoint to initiate a trace route from the second endpoint to the first endpoint. Upon receiving the request at the second endpoint, the method includes initiating a trace route from the second endpoint to the first endpoint.

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