System and method for monitoring data link layer devices and optimizing interlayer network performance
First Claim
1. A method for monitoring and optimizing interlayer network performance comprising:
- generating network performance information data indicative of network transmission characteristics from a data link layer device;
including said network performance information data in a data packet;
communicating said network performance information data in said data packet from said data link layer device to a one of a physical layer device, said data link layer device, a network layer device, a transport layer device, a session layer device, a presentation layer device, and an application layer device; and
in response to receiving said network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by at least one of said physical layer device, data link layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device.
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Abstract
A method for monitoring and optimizing interlayer network performance including generating network performance information data indicative of network transmission characteristics from a data link layer device; including the network performance information data in a data packet; communicating the network performance information data in the data packet from the data link layer device to a one of a physical layer device, the data link layer device, a network layer device, a transport layer device, a session layer device, a presentation layer device, and an application layer device; and in response to receiving the network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by at least one of the physical layer device, data link layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device. A system for monitoring and optimizing interlayer network performance is also included.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for monitoring and optimizing interlayer network performance comprising:
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generating network performance information data indicative of network transmission characteristics from a data link layer device; including said network performance information data in a data packet; communicating said network performance information data in said data packet from said data link layer device to a one of a physical layer device, said data link layer device, a network layer device, a transport layer device, a session layer device, a presentation layer device, and an application layer device; and in response to receiving said network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by at least one of said physical layer device, data link layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring and optimizing interlayer network performance comprising:
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a first data link layer device configured to; determine network performance information data indicative of network transmission characteristics; include said network performance information data in a data packet; at least one of a second data link layer device, a physical layer device, a network layer device, a transport layer device, a session layer device, a presentation layer device, and an application layer device in communication with said first data link layer device to receive said network performance information data in said data packet from said first data link layer device, wherein at least one of said second data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device perform a function to optimize said network based on said network performance data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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