CA2477376C - System and method for monitoring a packet network - Google Patents

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CA2477376C
CA2477376C CA002477376A CA2477376A CA2477376C CA 2477376 C CA2477376 C CA 2477376C CA 002477376 A CA002477376 A CA 002477376A CA 2477376 A CA2477376 A CA 2477376A CA 2477376 C CA2477376 C CA 2477376C
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    • H04M3/22—Arrangements for supervision, monitoring or testing
    • H04M3/2236—Quality of speech transmission monitoring
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    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
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    • H04L43/55—Testing of service level quality, e.g. simulating service usage
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    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/04—Processing captured monitoring data, e.g. for logfile generation
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
    • H04L43/0823—Errors, e.g. transmission errors
    • H04L43/0829—Packet loss
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
    • H04L43/0852—Delays
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L43/08—Monitoring or testing based on specific metrics, e.g. QoS, energy consumption or environmental parameters
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L43/00—Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
    • H04L43/18—Protocol analysers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L65/00—Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication
    • H04L65/80—Responding to QoS

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Audiology, Speech & Language Pathology (AREA)
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  • Maintenance And Management Of Digital Transmission (AREA)
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