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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
Jerald Robert Howcroft, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/065 (2013.01); H04L 43/0888 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one example, a method and apparatus for initiating Internet connection speed tests in residential gateways are disclosed. In one example, the method initiates, by a residential gateway of a subscriber premises, a test of an internet connection speed associated with the subscriber premises, such that the residential gateway and a test server are endpoints for an exchange of test data. A speed of the exchange of the test data is then measured.