Method and system for measuring quality of networking nodes
US8295179B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0829
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
This method is applied to nodes of networks based on carrier sense measurements and defines as well as determines accurately the values of two quality metrics to characterize respectively the accuracy of a node in carrier sensing and the ability of said node to cope with a given workload of concurrent incoming and outgoing communication traffic. These two quality metrics characterizes the intrinsic losses of a node due to different hardware and software limitations, which generate unexpected traffic losses in the node and make experimentally obtained results not match with those obtained through theoretical models. A testing controlled scenario is provided for allowing to measure the values of the two quality metrics separately, detecting the presence of the maximum value measured for concurrent workload of the node under test in the measurement of the accuracy of said node in carrier sensing.
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