Method and apparatus for testing an IP network
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1. A method for performing a measurement in a network comprising:
- creating an Internet Protocol Measurement Protocol (IPMP) packet by a measurement host, said IPMP packet including at least one data field;
including in the IPMP packet instructions in one or more control fields for a recipient of the IPMP packet;
encapsulating the IPMP packet in an Internet Protocol (IP) datagram and a predetermined link layer protocol; and
sending the IPMP packet into the network from the measurement host.
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Abstract
The practice and need for active network measurement is well established, however, current tools are not well suited to this task, mostly because the protocols which they employ have not been designed for measurement of the modem Internet. The IP Measurement Protocol (IPMP) is based on packet-probes, and is designed to allow routers to participate in measurements by the insertion of path information as the probe passes between a pair of hosts.
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1. A method for performing a measurement in a network comprising:
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creating an Internet Protocol Measurement Protocol (IPMP) packet by a measurement host, said IPMP packet including at least one data field;
including in the IPMP packet instructions in one or more control fields for a recipient of the IPMP packet;
encapsulating the IPMP packet in an Internet Protocol (IP) datagram and a predetermined link layer protocol; and
sending the IPMP packet into the network from the measurement host. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for performing a measurement in a network comprising:
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a processor to couple to the network; and
a memory to store computer readable instructions causing a processor to;
create an Internet Protocol Measurement Protocol (IPMP) packet, said IPMP packet including at least one data field;
include in the IPMP packet instructions in one or more control fields for a recipient of the IPMP packet;
encapsulate the IPMP packet in an Internet Protocol (IP) datagram and a predetermined link layer protocol; and
send the IPMP packet into the network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer readable media having stored thereon computer readable instructions causing a processor to:
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create an Internet Protocol Measurement Protocol (IPMP) packet, said IPMP packet including at least one data field;
include in the IPMP packet instructions in one or more control fields for a recipient of the IPMP packet;
encapsulate the IPMP packet in an Internet Protocol (IP) datagram and a predetermined link layer protocol; and
send the IPMP packet into the network.
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