System and method for measuring network performance using real network traffic
US7894356B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/028
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for measuring network performance include a first element in a network, the first element operable to receive a data packet and to create a clone packet based on the data packet, the clone packet having a destination the same as a destination of the data packet and having information identifying the clone packet as a clone, the first element operable to insert the clone packet into a data stream with the data packet.
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