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Network impairment metrics for timing over packet

US8345570B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 2009
Grant dateJan 1, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04J3/14
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention is directed to providing a system and method for monitoring a clock synchronization metric in a timing-over-packet system to provide a metric for service-level agreements (SLA), by providing a measure of the stability of the packet transfer delay relative to a representative statistic such as a median or minimum.

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