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Packet loss rate detection method, apparatus, and system

US8730821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2011
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 3, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L43/0829
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A packet loss rate detection method, apparatus, and system relating to a Packet Switching Network (PSN) are provided, and the method includes: transmitting, by a transmitting end, data packets and Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) packets, and writing a counting value of the data packets into the subsequent OAM packets after a time delay, and receiving, by a receiving end, the data packets and the OAM packets, counting a number of the received data packets, and calculating a packet loss rate based on the number of the practically received data packets and the counting value carried in the OAM packets.

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