System and method for monitoring interlayer devices and optimizing 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 one of a data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device;
including said network performance information data in a data packet;
communicating said network performance information data in said data packet from one of said data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device to a data link layer device; and
in response to receiving said network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by said data link 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 one of a data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device; including the network performance information data in a data packet; communicating the network performance information data in the data packet from one of the data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device to a data link layer device; and in response to receiving the network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by the data link 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 one of a data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device; including said network performance information data in a data packet; communicating said network performance information data in said data packet from one of said data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device to a data link layer device; and in response to receiving said network performance information data, optimizing network performance by performing a function by said data link 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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at least one of a first 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 configured to; determine network performance information data indicative of network transmission characteristics; include said network performance information data in a data packet; a second data link layer device in communication with one of said first data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device to receive said network performance information data in said data packet from said first data link layer device, physical layer device, network layer device, transport layer device, session layer device, presentation layer device, and application layer device, wherein said second data link layer device performs 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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