IP exchange quality testing system and method
US7948875B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 25, 2028 |
Classification
- 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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