Multicast-Based Inference of Temporal Loss Characteristics in Packet Data Networks Patent uri icon

abstract

  • Disclosed are method and apparatus for characterizing the temporal loss characteristics of a packet data network by multicast-based inference. Multicast probes are transmitted from a source node to a plurality of receiver nodes, which record the arrivals of the multicast probes. From the aggregate data comprising recorded arrivals of the end-to-end paths from the source node to each receiver node, temporal loss characteristics of individual links within the network may be calculated. In a network with a tree topology, the complexity of calculations may be reduced through a process of subtree partitioning.

author list (cited authors)

  • Duffield, N., Arya, V., & Veitch, D. N.

complete list of authors

  • Duffield, N||Arya, V||Veitch, DN

publication date

  • October 2012