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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2023
Applicant:
128 Technology, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Scott A. McCulley, Burlington, MA (US);
Abilash Menon, Boxborough, MA (US);
Anna Yungelson, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
128 TECHNOLOGY, INC., Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/04 (2022.01); H04L 43/00 (2022.01); H04L 43/0829 (2022.01); H04L 43/0864 (2022.01); H04L 43/087 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/04 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04L 43/087 (2013.01); H04L 43/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
One function of a communications network, or of nodes in such a network, is to gather data that is useful in assessing network performance, and quantifying metrics of node and/or network performance. Various embodiments disclosed herein improve the ability of nodes and networks to gather such data, and quantify metrics of node and/or network performance by selectively marking existing network traffic, and in preferred embodiments without having to dilute network traffic by generating and transmitting dummy data packets.