Performance measurement in a packet transmission network
US8045478B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 24, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0852
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data packet transmission network comprises a stream of packets of data sent by a first terminal passes in transit through at least one network equipment with which there is associated a stream measurement unit; wherein the first terminal and the measurement unit are connected to a collection unit. The measurement method comprising the following steps: the first terminal sends a specific stream of packets, each having a different determined size, the sizes being such that in a set of r packets, r being a positive integer less than or equal to the number of packets of the stream, there are not any two subsets of the set of r packets comprising the same number of packets and having the same cumulative total size; the measurement unit analyzes at least one packet and at most r packets of the stream passing in transit through the network equipment.
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