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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
May. 02, 2013
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Gregory Scott Schrecke, Upton, MA (US);
Steven Alan Davidson, Acton, MA (US);
Matthew Aaron Kahn, Maynard, MA (US);
Mu-Cheng Wang, Acton, MA (US);
Mark Warren Henry, Wellesley, MA (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Method for determining link characteristics of a network link including: selecting or configuring one or more existing network traffic packets with one or more requirements when necessary, wherein the one or more requirements include a receiving network node having knowledge about the packets it should receive; transmitting the selected one or more network traffic packets from a transmitting network node to the receiving network node; and examining the transmitted selected one or more network traffic packets to determine the link characteristics of a network link between the transmitting network node and the receiving network node, according to said knowledge about the packets.