System and method for synchronizing counters on an asynchronous packet communications network
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a first network node including a plurality of first performance manager counters, each of the first performance manager counters operable to count a different type of network performance information associated with data packets communicated over an asynchronous communications network; and
a second network node including a plurality of second performance manager counters, each of the second performance manager counters operable to count a different type of network performance information associated with data packets communicated over the asynchronous communications network, said first network node configured to communicate a first network performance data packet including a first indicia to said second network node, a second network performance data packet including a second indicia to said second network node, and at least one communications data packet to said second network node between the first and second network performance data packets, said second network node incrementing at least one of the second performance manager counters in response to receiving each communications data packet between the first and second network performance data packets.
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Abstract
A system and method for monitoring performance of an asynchronous network may include communicating a first network performance data packet including a first indicia over an asynchronous network from a first network node to a second network node. A second network performance data packet including a second indicia may be communicated from the first network node to the second network node. At least one communications data packet may be communicated from the first network node to the second network node between communicating the first and second network performance data packets. At least one performance manager counter at the second network node may be incremented in response to receiving each communications data packet between the first and second network performance data packets.
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27 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a first network node including a plurality of first performance manager counters, each of the first performance manager counters operable to count a different type of network performance information associated with data packets communicated over an asynchronous communications network; and a second network node including a plurality of second performance manager counters, each of the second performance manager counters operable to count a different type of network performance information associated with data packets communicated over the asynchronous communications network, said first network node configured to communicate a first network performance data packet including a first indicia to said second network node, a second network performance data packet including a second indicia to said second network node, and at least one communications data packet to said second network node between the first and second network performance data packets, said second network node incrementing at least one of the second performance manager counters in response to receiving each communications data packet between the first and second network performance data packets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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communicating a first network performance data packet including a first indicia over an asynchronous network from a first network node to a second network node; communicating a second network performance data packet including a second indicia from the first network node to the second network node; communicating at least one communications data packet from the first network node to the second network node between the first and second network performance data packets; and incrementing, at the second network node, at least one performance manager counter of a plurality of performance manager counters operable to count a different type of network performance information in response to receiving each communications data packet between the first and second network performance data packets. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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