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AssigneeTelecom Italia S.p.A.
InventorMauro COCIGLIO
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It is disclosed a method for transmitting through a packet-switched communication network a measurement result (for example, an RTT measurement result) available at a node of the network. The node applies to packets to be transmitted to a further node of the network a marking value, which is switchable between two alternative marking values. The node performs a first switching of the marking value, then waits a wait whose duration is equal to a value indicative of the measurement result available at the node itself, and then performs a second switching of the marking value. A probe placed on the path of the marked packets detects the first and second switching in the packets, and obtains a reading of the measurement result available at the node as the time lapsing between them.
A method for transmitting through a packet-switched communication network a measurement result available at a node of said packet-switched communication network, said node applying a marking value to packets of a packet flow to be transmitted to a further node of said packet-switched communication network, said marking value being switchable by said node between at least two alternative marking values, said method comprising, by said node:
A node for a packet-switched communication network, said node being configured to transmit a packet flow to a further node of said packet-switched communication network, said node being configured to apply a marking value to packets of said packet flow to be transmitted to said further node, said marking value being switchable by said node between at least two alternative marking values, said node being configured to:
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