Monitoring of the packet-based communication performance of IP address pools
US9084140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An IP address pool monitor is communicatively coupled to a communication link carrying packets between a mobile wireless communication network and a wide area network. The pool monitor receives requests transmitted by mobile devices over the communication link to the wide area network, and stores a record for each request. The pool monitor also receives responses transmitted back to the mobile devices responsive to each request. Each mobile device is assigned an IP address from one of a plurality of IP address pools. Upon receiving a response, the pool monitor identifies the IP address pool that includes the IP address of the mobile device associated with the request responsive to which the response was transmitted. The pool monitor then calculates a performance statistic for the identified IP address pool based on the stored record of the request and the received response.
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