Real-time highly accurate network latency measurement with low generated traffic or data requirements
AssigneeDataCom Systems, Inc.
InventorsKevin Formby, Gil Kaufman
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Abstract
Systems and methods for accurately calculating the latency of a data-network, by providing an electronic device that receives data packets moving across a network data point and compares their time of arrival with a timestamp stored within a data packet. The electronic device may calculate the average latency by comparing N number of data packets. Further systems and methods for comparing the latencies at N number of electronic devices placed at unique network data points and calculating latencies between each device.
Claims20
A system for measuring network latency, comprising:
- an electronic device synced to a time source and configured to receive a plurality of data packets from a network data point, wherein each of said data packets contains data representing a predetermined time,
- wherein said electronic device is further configured to ascertain, according to said time source, a time when a first data packet from said plurality of data packets arrived at said electronic device and to calculate a first difference between said first data packet's arrival time with said first data packet's predetermined time.
A method for measuring network latency, comprising:
- receiving a plurality of data packets from a network data point at an electronic device,
- wherein each of said data packets contains data representing a predetermined time;
- ascertaining with said electronic device and according to a time source, a time when a first data packet from said plurality of data packets arrived at said electronic device;
- calculating with said electronic device, a first difference between said first data packet's arrival time with said first data packet's predetermined time.
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