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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2006
Israel Cidon, Haifa, IL;
Lior Z Horn, Yoqneam Illit, IL;
Moshe Sidi, Haifa, IL;
Benny Zangiri, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Israel Cidon, Haifa, IL;
Lior Z Horn, Yoqneam Illit, IL;
Moshe Sidi, Haifa, IL;
Benny Zangiri, Zichron Yaakov, IL;
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for testing a communication network includes transmitting a flow of test packets over a path through the network. The flow includes a series of bursts of the test packets separated by intervals having an interval duration, each burst comprising a sequence of the test packets and having a burst duration less than the interval duration. Arrival characteristics of the test packets in the flow are measured at a receiving end of the path. The arrival characteristics include at least one of a packet loss characteristic, a packet delay characteristic, and a packet jitter characteristic. A quality defect in the network is detected based on the measured arrival characteristics.