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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2006
Bengi Karacali-akyamac, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Balaji Rao, Somerville, NJ (US);
Bengi Karacali-Akyamac, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Balaji Rao, Somerville, NJ (US);
Avaya Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
A network monitoring and analysis system is configured to conduct performance analysis on a network using a plurality of endpoint devices. Locations of respective endpoint devices for use in the performance analysis of the network are determined utilizing an algorithm which characterizes the network as a graph having edges and vertices and associates endpoint devices with particular ones of the vertices in an iterative manner based on impact of said vertices on achievement of a specified coverage criterion. The coverage criterion may comprise a links-covered criterion which specifies a percentage of a total number of links of the network that are covered by test communications. As another example, the coverage criterion may comprise a links-estimable criterion which specifies a percentage of a total number of links of the network for which performance is estimable from collected end-to-end path measurement data.