System and method for communicating network performance information over a packet network
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1. A system for communicating network performance information of a node segment of a packet network, said system comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate with at least one network communications device over a packet network; and
a processing unit in communication with said I/O unit and configured to generate network performance information indicative of transmission characteristics of a node segment on the packet network, said processing unit further configured to include the network performance information in a data packet and communicate the data packet using in-band signaling to a network communications device.
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating network performance information of a node segment of a packet network may include generating network performance information indicative of transmission characteristics of a node segment on a packet network. The network performance information may be included in a data packet and communicated using in-band signaling to a network communications device.
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1. A system for communicating network performance information of a node segment of a packet network, said system comprising:
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an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate with at least one network communications device over a packet network; and a processing unit in communication with said I/O unit and configured to generate network performance information indicative of transmission characteristics of a node segment on the packet network, said processing unit further configured to include the network performance information in a data packet and communicate the data packet using in-band signaling to a network communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for communicating network performance information of a node segment of a packet network, said system comprising:
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generating network performance information indicative of transmission characteristics of a node segment on a packet network; including the network performance information in a data packet; and communicating the data packet using in-band signaling to a network communications device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for identifying communication problems within one or more packet networks, said method comprising:
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generating network performance information at network communications devices in communication with one or more packet networks; generating, at a first network communications device, a first data packet including first network performance information generated at the first network communications device; communicating the first data packet including the first network performance information from the first network communications device to a second network communications device; generating, at the second network communications device, a second data packet including the first network performance information received from the first network communications device and second network performance information generated at the second network communications device; and communicating the second data packet including the first and second network performance information from the second network communications device to a third network communications device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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