Apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium for calculating throughput requirements of a network
US9143406B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/5067
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method and computer-readable storage medium are provided for calculating an estimated throughput requirement of a network, such as to facilitate selecting the minimum bandwidth, maximum bandwidth or some other appropriate bandwidth for providing network services to a customer accessing that network. In this regard, a method of calculating a throughput requirement of a network includes receiving a bandwidth requirement. The method also includes calculating a data link-layer frame rate requirement based on the bandwidth requirement and a frame size, where the calculated frame rate requirement is limited by a line rate for transmission of data packets across a core network. In addition, the method includes calculating a data link-layer throughput requirement based on the calculated frame rate requirement and the frame size.
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