System and method for using distributed network performance information tables to manage network communications
First Claim
1. A network communications device, comprising:
- an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate first data packets with at least two network communications devices over respective node segments on a packet network;
a processing unit configured to receive second data packets from the at least two network communications devices, the second data packets including network performance information generated by the at least two network communications devices in response to receiving the first data packets; and
a memory in communication with said processing unit and configured to store a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments over which the second data packets are communicated with the at least two network communications devices, said processing unit further configured to process the second data packets to store the network performance information in the table, the network performance information being utilized to alter communications of data packets over the node segments.
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Abstract
A network communications device may include an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate first data packets with at least two network communications devices over respective node segments on a packet network A processing unit may be configured to receive second data packets from the network communications devices. The second data packets may include network performance information generated by the network communications devices in response to receiving the first data packets. A memory may be in communication with the processing unit and be configured to store a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments over which the second data packets are communicated. The processing unit may be further configured to process the second data packets to store the network performance information in the table. The network performance information may be utilized to alter communications of data packets over the node segments.
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20 Claims
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1. A network communications device, comprising:
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an input/output (I/O) unit configured to communicate first data packets with at least two network communications devices over respective node segments on a packet network; a processing unit configured to receive second data packets from the at least two network communications devices, the second data packets including network performance information generated by the at least two network communications devices in response to receiving the first data packets; and a memory in communication with said processing unit and configured to store a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments over which the second data packets are communicated with the at least two network communications devices, said processing unit further configured to process the second data packets to store the network performance information in the table, the network performance information being utilized to alter communications of data packets over the node segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for managing network communications, said method comprising:
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communicating first data packets via at least two node segments on a packet network to at least two network communications devices; receiving second data packets communicated from the at least two network communications devices via respective node segments, the second data packets including network performance information generated by the at least two network communications devices in response to receiving the first data packets; storing a table containing network performance information associated with the node segments over which the second data packets are communicated; parsing the second data packets to access the network performance information; storing the network performance information in the table; and altering communications over the node segments based on the stored network performance information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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