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IP exchange quality testing system and method

US7948875B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 24, 2005
Grant dateMay 24, 2011
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Expiry dateDec 25, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for measuring a quality of an IP network of a member of a trading exchange includes finding a penultimate hop corresponding to each IP network IP network prefix in a set of IP network IP network prefixes of a member, determining a quality score for the each IP network IP network prefix based on tests performed at the penultimate hop, and creating a matrix for the member including the determined quality for the each IP network IP network prefix. The quality is used to facilitate matching the offers of the buyers and sellers.

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