High-precision packet train generation
US9674071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for generating a high-precision packet train includes configuring an initial packet generation flow of duration T in a network node and sending a packet to a loopback port to initiate the initial packet generation flow in the network node, where the loopback port loops packets back to the network node or recirculates packets within the network node, and where the loopback port is configured for traffic shaping that establishes a pre-determined inter-packet gap for packets output by the loopback port. The method further includes configuring a main packet generation flow having a duration t1 that commences on expiration of the duration T. Looped back packets in the network node are sent to the loopback port for the entirety of durations T and t1, while one copy of each looped back packet in the network node is sent to a network port during the duration t1.
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