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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2014
Mung Chiang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sangtae Ha, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlee Joe-wong, Princeton, NJ (US);
Harjot Singh Saluja, Nashua, NH (US);
Shantigram Jagannath, Bangalore, IN;
Wim Sweldens, New Providence, NJ (US);
Mung Chiang, Princeton, NJ (US);
Sangtae Ha, Princeton, NJ (US);
Carlee Joe-Wong, Princeton, NJ (US);
Harjot Singh Saluja, Nashua, NH (US);
Shantigram Jagannath, Bangalore, IN;
Wim Sweldens, New Providence, NJ (US);
TUBE, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Abstract
A system configured to generate a utilization metric using a plurality of client devices coupled to a network server is disclosed. The system includes a channel condition monitor and a probe packet coordinator located on each client device, the channel condition monitor being configured to gather channel information, the probe packet coordinator being configured to format a packet train containing the channel information, the probe packet coordinator being configured to schedule or control the transmission timing of the packet train. The system also includes a network congestion calculator located at the network server, the network congestion calculator being configured to receive the packet train from each client device and generate a utilization metric based on the packet train received from each client device.