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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2013
Applicant:
Calix, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Inventor:
Timothy Hayes, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Calix, Inc., Petaluma, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04L 12/42 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In general, techniques are described that may allow a network element to analyze the performance of a network without using external equipment external to the network. In one example, a method includes injecting a plurality of data units onto the network, forwarding the plurality of data units around the network loop, injecting at least one timing data unit on to the network, forwarding the at least one timing data unit around the network loop, and determining at least one latency statistic correlated to the at least one characteristic of the forwarded plurality of data units.