Measuring data packet delay in an end-to-end communication path

A method performed by a processor of a first computing device, comprising:

• transmitting to a second computing device a first delay measurement information in a first packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the first packet is a data packet;
• receiving from the second computing device a second delay measurement information in a second packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the second packet is a data packet;
• determining a data packet delay between the first computing device and the second computing device based on transmit timing information of the first packet and receive timing information of the second packet;
• and
• using the determined packet delay to set a quality of service for a communication path between the first computing device and the second computing device.

A computing device, comprising:

• means for transmitting to another computing device a first delay measurement information in a first packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the first packet is a data packet;
• means for receiving from the other computing device a second delay measurement information in a second packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the second packet is a data packet;
• means for determining a data packet delay between the computing device and the other computing device based on transmit timing information of the first packet and receive timing information of the second packet;
• and
• means for using the determined packet delay to set a quality of service for a communication path between the computing device and the other computing device.

A non-transitory processor-readable medium having stored thereon processor-executable instructions configured to cause a processing device in a computing device to perform operations comprising:

• transmitting to another computing device a first delay measurement information in a first packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the first packet is a data packet;
• receiving from the other computing device a second delay measurement information in a second packet with a header portion configured to indicate that the second packet is a data packet;
• determining a data packet delay between the computing device and the other computing device based on transmit timing information of the first packet and receive timing information of the second packet;
• and
• using the determined packet delay to set a quality of service for a communication path between the computing device and the other computing device.