Apparatus and method for monitoring quality metrics associated with a wireless network
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorChoon B. Shim
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for measuring metrics associated with a wireless network is described. One embodiment includes capturing a packet transmitted over a network and determining a minimum delay of a plurality of previously captured packets, where each previously captured packet of the plurality of previously captured packets is associated with a delay. The embodiment further includes determining a current overall delay of the packet based on features of the packet and calculating a congestion indicator based on the current overall delay and the minimum delay.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- capturing a packet transmitted over a network;
- determining, using a processor, a minimum delay of a plurality of previously captured packets, each previously captured packet of the plurality of previously captured packets associated with a delay;
- determining a current overall delay of the packet based on features of the packet;
- and
- calculating a congestion indicator based on the current overall delay and the minimum delay.
A system comprising:
- a receiver module to receive a packet transmitted over a network;
- and
- a processor:
- to determine a minimum delay of a plurality of previously captured packets, each previously captured packet of the plurality of previously captured packets associated with a delay;
- to determine a current overall delay of the packet based on features of the packet;
- and
- calculate a congestion indicator based on the current overall delay and the minimum delay.
One or more computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed. operable to:
- capture a packet transmitted over a network;
- determine, using a processor, a minimum delay of a plurality of previously captured packets, each previously captured packet of the plurality of previously captured packets associated with a delay;
- determine a current overall delay of the packet based on features of the packet;
- and
- calculate a congestion indicator based on the current overall delay and the minimum delay.
A system comprising:
- a receiver module to receive a packet transmitted over a network;
- and
- means for determining a minimum delay of a plurality of previously captured packets, each previously captured packet of the plurality of previously captured packets associated with a delay;
- a processor to determine a current overall delay of the packet based on features of the packet;
- and
- means for calculating a congestion indicator based on the current overall delay and the minimum delay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.