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Method and apparatus for communicating data within measurement traffic

  • US 7,756,032 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2001
  • Issued: 07/13/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for communicating data within measurement traffic, the method comprising:

  • sending a plurality of one or more measurement packets over a plurality of one or more paths, each of the first plurality of one or more measurement packets having a common source and destination IP address, each of the plurality of one or more paths traversing at least a portion of an internetwork, and each of the plurality of one or more measurement packets including;

    information for a receiver of the measurement packet to compute measurements of performance characteristics of at least a portion of the path of the measurement packet,and data including control data comprising instructions that direct a receiver of the measurement packet to change one or more configuration parameters of the receiver, the data further including one or more of measurement statistics, a generic communication channel, and network information; and

    determining a delay average for the plurality of one or more measurement packets by analyzing at least two packets from the plurality of one or more measurement packets;

    determining a jitter average for the plurality of one or more measurement packets by analyzing at least two packets from the plurality of one or more measurement packets; and

    combining the jitter average and delay average for the plurality of one or more measurement packets into a single value; and

    including the single value in the data measurement statistics.

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