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Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 03, 2022
Applicant:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Paul Overcash, Duluth, GA (US);

Stephen Alan Skinner, Jr., Atlanta, GA (US);

David Adam Taylor, Flowery Branch, GA (US);

Owen Thomas Parsons, Dunwoody, GA (US);

Daniel Ray Sciscoe, Dunwoody, GA (US);

Assignee:

Cox Communications, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/50 (2022.01); H04L 43/08 (2022.01); H04L 43/0829 (2022.01); H04L 43/0864 (2022.01); H04L 43/087 (2022.01); H04L 43/12 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/50 (2013.01); H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04L 43/087 (2013.01); H04L 43/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects are described that utilize a distributed network of measurement points to detect sources of lag in a network, but are not so limited. Sources of lag can be detected at particular locations in a network or multiple networks using a plurality of distributed measurement points. Each measurement point can be configured to monitor network conditions at a particular network location using a measurement client to perform a network testing procedure with a measurement stream. Each measurement point can also include a measurement server configured to receive a measurement stream from at least one measurement client. A controller is configured to manage and control one or more of the plurality of measurement clients using a secure connection. Aspects are configured to detect one or more sources of lag of a distributed network of devices and/or cause procedures to be implemented to mitigate identified sources of lag.


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