MEASURING MESSAGE STREAM QUALITY ACROSS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method, comprising the steps of:
- sending a stream of service messages to create sent service messages from a source in a first network to a destination in a second network; and
receiving responses to said sent service messages to create an estimate of jitter in a travel time between said source and said destination of said stream of service messages and a packet loss measurement of said stream of service messages.
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Abstract
Service message streams are sent to create sent service messages from a source across networks to a destination and receive responses to the sent service messages to create an estimate of the jitter in the travel time and a packet loss measurement at each device traversed between the source and destination. Communication with the service provider of one of the devices may estimate the quality of service across each device based upon the jitter estimate and packet loss measurement, and possibly also based upon the service message type and/or the message rate. Multiple sources may be operated at multiple sites within an enterprise. The service provider may operate agents at the source and destination to estimate two-way quality of service.
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1. A method, comprising the steps of:
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sending a stream of service messages to create sent service messages from a source in a first network to a destination in a second network; and receiving responses to said sent service messages to create an estimate of jitter in a travel time between said source and said destination of said stream of service messages and a packet loss measurement of said stream of service messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for sending a stream of service message to create sent service messages from a source across networks to a destination; and means for receiving responses to said sent service messages to create an estimate of jitter in a travel time between said source and said destination of said stream of said service messages and a packet loss measurement of said stream of said service messages. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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