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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Samuel N Zellner, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Mark Enzmann, Roswell, GA (US);
Robert T Moton, Alpharette, GA (US);
Nathan Sargent, Ackworth, GA (US);
Samuel N Zellner, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Mark Enzmann, Roswell, GA (US);
Robert T Moton, Alpharette, GA (US);
Nathan Sargent, Ackworth, GA (US);
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a system and a method for testing a communication network. The inventive method transmits a first signal from a first point to a second point of the communication network, where the first and the second points are remotely located. The inventive method further includes recording a first time value of the transmitting of the first signal using a first clock, receiving a second signal at the second point of the communication network, and recording a second time value of the receiving using a second clock. The first clock and the second clock operate from a substantially similar reference. The method may further include comparing the first signal and the second signal as a function of the first and second time values. Also, the method may determine at least one performance characteristic of the communication network based on the comparison.