LINK LAYER THROUGHPUT TESTING
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1. A method comprising:
- triggering a test of a path between a first station and a second station;
identifying one or more feedback enabling parameters associated with the path;
transmitting a test packet from the first station to the second station;
measuring, in response to the test packet, performance of the path between the first station and the second station;
generating one or more feedback enabling parameter values from the measured performance of the path, wherein the feedback enabling parameter values facilitate changing characteristics of the path.
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Abstract
A technique for testing a network path involves making use of feedback enabling parameters. Values for the feedback enabling parameters can be generated from a measurement of path performance. The technique can be implemented for wireless paths. The technique can also be implemented for multi-hop paths.
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1. A method comprising:
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triggering a test of a path between a first station and a second station; identifying one or more feedback enabling parameters associated with the path; transmitting a test packet from the first station to the second station; measuring, in response to the test packet, performance of the path between the first station and the second station; generating one or more feedback enabling parameter values from the measured performance of the path, wherein the feedback enabling parameter values facilitate changing characteristics of the path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 17)
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5. A system comprising
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a layer 2 performance engine (L2PE); a second station; wherein, in operation, the first station transmits a test packet to the second station to initiate measurement of the performance of a path between the first station and the second station, the L2PE measures performance of the path between the first station and the second station, the L2PE generates feedback enabling parameter values from the measured performance of the path, the L2PE records the feedback enabling parameter values. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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triggering a test of a multi-hop path between a mesh point and a station, wherein the path includes one or more intermediary mesh points; identifying one or more feedback enabling parameters associated with the multi-hop path; measuring performance of the multi-hop path between the mesh point and the station; generating values of the feedback enabling parameters in accordance with the measured performance; recording the feedback enabling parameter values.
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18. A system comprising:
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a first mesh point; a second mesh point; a mesh path performance engine (MPPE); one or more intermediary mesh points; wherein, in operation, the MPPE receives a command to trigger a test of a multi-hop path between the first mesh point and the second mesh point; the MPPE identifies one or more feedback enabling parameters associated with the multi-hop path; the first mesh point transmits a test packet to the second mesh point via the multi-hop path; the MPPE measures performance of the multi-hop path between the first mesh point and the second mesh point through the one or more intermediary mesh points; the MPPE generates feedback enabling parameter values from the measured performance of the multi-hop path; the MPPE records the feedback enabling parameter values. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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