Method and apparatus for packet buffering measurement
US8867350B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L43/0882
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product for packet buffering measurement is presented. A plurality of packets are transmitted to a packet switching device. Packets are received from the packet switching device. A determination is made, with respect to a particular time, based on packets transmitted to the packet switching device and packets received from the packet switching device, regarding a number of packets being held in a memory of the packet switching device.
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